101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB4344

Introduced , by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

520 ILCS 5/3.4b

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that in addition to a current or retired law enforcement officer who is authorized by law, a person who is the holder of a valid concealed carry license issued under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act is exempt from the provisions of the Code that prohibit the possession of those firearms.

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A BILL FOR

HB4344

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1 AN ACT concerning wildlife.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section

5 3.4b as follows:

6 (520 ILCS 5/3.4b)

7 Sec. 3.4b. Concealed firearm exemption. A current or

8 retired law enforcement officer authorized by law to possess a

9 concealed firearm, or a person who is the holder of a valid

10 concealed carry license issued under the Firearm Concealed

11 Carry Act, shall be exempt from the provisions of this Code

12 prohibiting possession of those firearms. However, nothing in

13 this Section authorizes the use of those firearms except as

14 authorized by law.

15 (Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19.)