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Public Act 102-1067
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HB4729 Enrolled | LRB102 23682 CPF 32865 b |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
amended by adding Section 2310-542 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2310/2310-542 new) |
Sec. 2310-542. Safe gun storage public awareness campaign. |
(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall develop |
and implement a comprehensive 2-year statewide safe gun |
storage public awareness campaign. The campaign shall include |
the following: |
(1) Sustained and focused messaging over the course of |
the 2-year campaign period. |
(2) Messages paired with information about enforcement |
or incentives for safe gun storage. |
(3) Geographic and cultural considerations. |
(b) The campaign shall be divided into the following 3 |
phases: |
(1) A statewide messaging strategy that shall develop |
research-based, culturally appropriate messaging for |
awareness of gun safety, reducing access to lethal means, |
and encouraging safe storage. The campaign shall include |
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formats such as paid advertising on Chicago Transit |
Authority trains, bus stops, billboards, digital or social |
media campaigns, radio, and other public education and |
outreach. |
(2) A gun lock and gun safe distribution campaign and |
gun buy-back programs. This phase shall require the |
following: |
(A) Developing a focused strategy to distribute, |
through community-based organizations, gun locks and |
gun safes in areas most affected by gun violence. |
(B) Pairing gun lock distribution with brief |
counseling or education sessions, which has been shown |
to significantly increase safe storage practices. |
(C) Developing an education and training program |
on safe storage counseling and screening for health |
care professionals, including pediatric primary care |
and emergency room departments. |
(D) Developing education and training on the |
Firearms Restraining Order Act for practitioners, law |
enforcement, and the general public. |
(E) Focusing on suicide prevention, youth or young |
adult survivors of gun violence, and families at risk |
due to domestic violence. |
(F) Incorporating gun buy-back opportunities in |
partnership with law enforcement, community-based |
organizations, and other local stakeholders. |
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(3) A comprehensive evaluation to measure changes in |
gun safety behaviors and the overall impact and |
effectiveness of the campaign to promote safety. Metrics |
to be measured include, but are not limited to, the |
following: |
(A) Changes in parent behavior and perception. |
(B) Media campaign metrics and digital analytics. |
(C) The number of people reached through each |
strategy. |
(D) The number of gun locks and gun safes |
distributed. |
(E) Changes in intentional and unintentional |
firearm injury. |
(c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
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