103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2926

Introduced , by Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 66/65

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Deletes a provision requiring a sign to be clearly and conspicuously posted, at the entrance of a building, premises, or real property specified as a prohibited area, stating that the carrying of firearms is prohibited.

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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning safety.

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

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by

5 changing Section 65 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 66/65)

7 Sec. 65. Prohibited areas.

8 (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a

9 firearm on or into:

10 (1) Any building, real property, and parking area

11 under the control of a public or private elementary or

12 secondary school.

13 (2) Any building, real property, and parking area

14 under the control of a pre-school or child care facility,

15 including any room or portion of a building under the

16 control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in

17 this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care

18 facility in a family home from owning or possessing a

19 firearm in the home or license under this Act, if no child

20 under child care at the home is present in the home or the

21 firearm in the home is stored in a locked container when a

22 child under child care at the home is present in the home.

23 (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a

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1 building under the control of an officer of the executive

2 or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing

3 in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying

4 a concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or

5 trail in a park regulated by the Department of Natural

6 Resources or any other designated public hunting area or

7 building where firearm possession is permitted as

8 established by the Department of Natural Resources under

9 Section 1.8 of the Wildlife Code.

10 (4) Any building designated for matters before a

11 circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or

12 any building or portion of a building under the control of

13 the Supreme Court.

14 (5) Any building or portion of a building under the

15 control of a unit of local government.

16 (6) Any building, real property, and parking area

17 under the control of an adult or juvenile detention or

18 correctional institution, prison, or jail.

19 (7) Any building, real property, and parking area

20 under the control of a public or private hospital or

21 hospital affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing

22 home.

23 (8) Any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for

24 in whole or in part with public funds, and any building,

25 real property, and parking area under the control of a

26 public transportation facility paid for in whole or in

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1 part with public funds.

2 (9) Any building, real property, and parking area

3 under the control of an establishment that serves alcohol

4 on its premises, if more than 50% of the establishment's

5 gross receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale

6 of alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly

7 fails to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as

8 provided in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false

9 statement or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed

10 firearms under this paragraph is subject to the penalty

11 under subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor

12 Control Act of 1934.

13 (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted

14 on property open to the public that requires the issuance

15 of a permit from the unit of local government, provided

16 this prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must

17 walk through a public gathering in order to access his or

18 her residence, place of business, or vehicle.

19 (11) Any building or real property that has been

20 issued a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in

21 Section 1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time

22 designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event

23 Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as

24 defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor

25 Control Act during the time designated for the sale of

26 alcohol by the Special use permit license.

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1 (12) Any public playground.

2 (13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic

3 facility under the control of a municipality or park

4 district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit

5 a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a

6 trail or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway

7 includes a public park.

8 (14) Any real property under the control of the Cook

9 County Forest Preserve District.

10 (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical

11 clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue,

12 entertainment venue, officially recognized

13 university-related organization property, whether owned or

14 leased, and any real property, including parking areas,

15 sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public

16 or private community college, college, or university.

17 (16) Any building, real property, or parking area

18 under the control of a gaming facility licensed under the

19 Illinois Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of

20 1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee.

21 (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or

22 parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any

23 collegiate or professional sporting event.

24 (18) Any building, real property, or parking area

25 under the control of a public library.

26 (19) Any building, real property, or parking area

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1 under the control of an airport.

2 (20) Any building, real property, or parking area

3 under the control of an amusement park.

4 (21) Any building, real property, or parking area

5 under the control of a zoo or museum.

6 (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property,

7 building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used

8 by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site

9 or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory

10 Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance

11 store a firearm or ammunition in his or her vehicle or in a

12 compartment or container within a vehicle located anywhere

13 in or on the street, driveway, parking area, property,

14 building, or facility described in this paragraph.

15 (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under

16 federal law.

17 (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or

18 private community college, college, or university from:

19 (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within

20 a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or

21 university;

22 (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies

23 regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and

24 discipline, including suspension and expulsion;

25 (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies

26 regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which

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1 must include designated areas where persons can park

2 vehicles that carry firearms; and

3 (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms for the

4 purpose of instruction and curriculum of officially

5 recognized programs, including but not limited to military

6 science and law enforcement training programs, or in any

7 designated area used for hunting purposes or target

8 shooting.

9 (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may

10 prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property

11 under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in

12 accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that

13 firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property

14 is a private residence.

15 (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of

16 this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection

17 (a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm

18 into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in

19 subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be

20 permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her

21 person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a

22 firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked

23 vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the

24 vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed

25 firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle

26 within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited

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1 purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the

2 vehicle's trunk. For purposes of this subsection, "case"

3 includes a glove compartment or console that completely

4 encloses the concealed firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the

5 vehicle, or a firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other

6 container.

7 (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section

8 while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that

9 touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a),

10 (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed firearm is

11 carried on his or her person in accordance with the provisions

12 of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by the

13 licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of

14 law.

15 (d) (Blank). ~~Signs stating that the carrying of firearms~~

16 ~~is prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the~~

17 ~~entrance of a building, premises, or real property specified~~

18 ~~in this Section as a prohibited area, unless the building or~~

19 ~~premises is a private residence. Signs shall be of a uniform~~

20 ~~design as established by the Illinois State Police and shall~~

21 ~~be 4 inches by 6 inches in size. The Illinois State Police~~

22 ~~shall adopt rules for standardized signs to be used under this~~

23 ~~subsection.~~

24 (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)