Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation SB1899
Legislation Overview
Title: FOID-DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM
Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person charged with certain weapon-related offenses under the Criminal Code of 2012 and sentenced to the First Time Weapons Offense Program under the Unified Code of Corrections or any other court-ordered diversionary program created by law or by a court of the State of Illinois may submit an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card before receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the program. Directs the Illinois State Police to issue a Firearm Owner's Identification Card to such a person upon receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the program, provided the person is otherwise eligible to receive a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Specifies that a FOID application made under this provision shall be approved or denied within 10 business days of receiving a court order or written notification from a State's Attorney that the person completed a diversionary program.
Session: 104th General Assembly
Last Action: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Last Action Date: February 19, 2025
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Elgie Sims (D); Mattie Hunter (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (2 of 59)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | First Reading |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | Referred to Assignments |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 6, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
