104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1318

Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
430 ILCS 65/7 from Ch. 38, par. 83-7
430 ILCS 66/10

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall expire on the cardholder's birthday occurring immediately after the 10-year period from the date of issuance. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a concealed carry license shall expire on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after the 5-year period from the date of issuance.
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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,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
5amended by changing Section 7 as follows:
6 (430 ILCS 65/7) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-7)
7 Sec. 7. Validity of Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
8 (a) Except as provided in Section 8 of this Act or
9elsewhere in this Section, a Firearm Owner's Identification
10Card issued under the provisions of this Act shall be valid for
11the person to whom it is issued for a period of 10 years from
12the date of issuance. A Firearm Owner's Identification Card
13issued under the provisions of this Act shall expire on the
14cardholder's birthday occurring immediately after the 10-year
15period from the date of issuance. Unless the person no longer
16meets the requirements or becomes subject to suspension or
17revocation under this Act, a card issued under an application
18made as provided in subsection (a-25) of Section 4 shall
19remain valid if the person meets the requirements of
20subsection (b-5) of Section 3.1.
21 (b) If a renewal application is submitted to the
22Department before the expiration date of the applicant's
23current Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the Firearm

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1Owner's Identification Card shall remain valid, unless the
2person is subject to or becomes subject to revocation under
3this Act. Unless the person no longer meets the requirements
4or becomes subject to suspension or revocation under this Act,
5a card issued under a renewal application made as provided in
6subsection (a-25) of Section 4 shall remain valid if the
7person meets the implementation requirements of Section 3.1.
8 (c) Beginning January 1, 2022, if the Firearm Owner's
9Identification Card of a licensee under the Firearm Concealed
10Carry Act expires during the term of the licensee's concealed
11carry license, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card and the
12license remain valid during the validity of the concealed
13carry license and the licensee does not have to renew his or
14her Firearm Owner's Identification Card, if the Firearm
15Owner's Identification Card has not been otherwise renewed as
16provided in this Act. Unless the Illinois State Police has
17reason to believe the licensee is no longer eligible for the
18card, the Illinois State Police may automatically renew the
19licensee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
20(Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22.)
21 Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
22changing Section 10 as follows:
23 (430 ILCS 66/10)
24 Sec. 10. Issuance of licenses to carry a concealed

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1firearm.
2 (a) The Illinois State Police shall issue a license to
3carry a concealed firearm under this Act to an applicant who:
4 (1) meets the qualifications of Section 25 of this
5 Act;
6 (2) has provided the application and documentation
7 required in Section 30 of this Act;
8 (3) has submitted the requisite fees; and
9 (4) does not pose a danger to himself, herself, or
10 others, or a threat to public safety as determined by the
11 Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in accordance with
12 Section 20.
13 (b) The Illinois State Police shall issue a renewal,
14corrected, or duplicate license as provided in this Act.
15 (c) A license shall be valid throughout the State for a
16period of 5 years from the date of issuance. A license shall
17expire on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after
18the 5-year period from the date of issuance. A license shall
19permit the licensee to:
20 (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm,
21 fully concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or
22 her person; and
23 (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed
24 firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle.
25 (d) The Illinois State Police shall make applications for
26a license available no later than 180 days after July 9, 2013

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1(the effective date of this Act). The Illinois State Police
2shall establish rules for the availability and submission of
3applications in accordance with this Act.
4 (e) An application for a license submitted to the Illinois
5State Police that contains all the information and materials
6required by this Act, including the requisite fee, shall be
7deemed completed. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no
8later than 90 days after receipt of a completed application,
9the Illinois State Police shall issue or deny the applicant a
10license. The Illinois State Police shall notify the applicant
11for a concealed carry license electronically to confirm if all
12the required information and materials have been received. If
13an applicant for a concealed carry license submits his or her
14application electronically, the Illinois State Police shall
15notify the applicant electronically if his or her application
16is missing information or materials.
17 (f) The Illinois State Police shall deny the applicant a
18license if the applicant fails to meet the requirements under
19this Act or the Illinois State Police receives a determination
20from the Board that the applicant is ineligible for a license.
21The Illinois State Police must notify the applicant stating
22the grounds for the denial. The notice of denial must inform
23the applicant of his or her right to an appeal through
24administrative and judicial review.
25 (g) A licensee shall possess a license at all times the
26licensee carries a concealed firearm except:

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1 (1) when the licensee is carrying or possessing a
2 concealed firearm on his or her land or in his or her
3 abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on
4 the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an
5 invitee with that person's permission;
6 (2) when the person is authorized to carry a firearm
7 under Section 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except
8 subsection (a-5) of that Section; or
9 (3) when the handgun is broken down in a
10 non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or
11 is unloaded and enclosed in a case.
12 (h) If an officer of a law enforcement agency initiates an
13investigative stop, including, but not limited to, a traffic
14stop, of a licensee or a non-resident carrying a concealed
15firearm under subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act, upon
16the request of the officer the licensee or non-resident shall
17disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a
18concealed firearm under this Act, or present the license upon
19the request of the officer if he or she is a licensee or
20present upon the request of the officer evidence under
21paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act that
22he or she is a non-resident qualified to carry under that
23subsection. The disclosure requirement under this subsection
24(h) is satisfied if the licensee presents his or her license to
25the officer or the non-resident presents to the officer
26evidence under paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40

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1of this Act that he or she is qualified to carry under that
2subsection. Upon the request of the officer, the licensee or
3non-resident shall also identify the location of the concealed
4firearm and permit the officer to safely secure the firearm
5for the duration of the investigative stop. During a traffic
6stop, any passenger within the vehicle who is a licensee or a
7non-resident carrying under subsection (e) of Section 40 of
8this Act must comply with the requirements of this subsection
9(h).
10 (h-1) If a licensee carrying a firearm or a non-resident
11carrying a firearm in a vehicle under subsection (e) of
12Section 40 of this Act is contacted by a law enforcement
13officer or emergency services personnel, the law enforcement
14officer or emergency services personnel may secure the firearm
15or direct that it be secured during the duration of the contact
16if the law enforcement officer or emergency services personnel
17determines that it is necessary for the safety of any person
18present, including the law enforcement officer or emergency
19services personnel. The licensee or nonresident shall submit
20to the order to secure the firearm. When the law enforcement
21officer or emergency services personnel have determined that
22the licensee or non-resident is not a threat to the safety of
23any person present, including the law enforcement officer or
24emergency services personnel, and if the licensee or
25non-resident is physically and mentally capable of possessing
26the firearm, the law enforcement officer or emergency services

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1personnel shall return the firearm to the licensee or
2non-resident before releasing him or her from the scene and
3breaking contact. If the licensee or non-resident is
4transported for treatment to another location, the firearm
5shall be turned over to any peace officer. The peace officer
6shall provide a receipt which includes the make, model,
7caliber, and serial number of the firearm.
8 (i) The Illinois State Police shall maintain a database of
9license applicants and licensees. The database shall be
10available to all federal, State, and local law enforcement
11agencies, State's Attorneys, the Attorney General, and
12authorized court personnel. Within 180 days after July 9, 2013
13(the effective date of this Act), the database shall be
14searchable and provide all information included in the
15application, including the applicant's previous addresses
16within the 10 years prior to the license application and any
17information related to violations of this Act. No law
18enforcement agency, State's Attorney, Attorney General, or
19member or staff of the judiciary shall provide any information
20to a requester who is not entitled to it by law.
21 (j) No later than 10 days after receipt of a completed
22application, the Illinois State Police shall enter the
23relevant information about the applicant into the database
24under subsection (i) of this Section which is accessible by
25law enforcement agencies.
26 (k) The Illinois State Police shall continuously monitor

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