104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2526
 
Introduced , by Rep. Nabeela Syed
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 67/5
 Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Includes in the definition of "petitioner" under the Act any of the following health care professionals who have treated the person against whom the order is sought in the 6 months immediately preceding the filing of the petition: (1) a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987; (2) a psychiatrist as defined in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code; (3) a clinical psychologist licensed under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act; (4) a licensed clinical social worker licensed under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act; (5) an advanced practice registered nurse, nationally certified as a mental health or psychiatric nurse practitioner and licensed under the Nurse Practice Act; or (6) a licensed marriage and family therapist licensed under the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act.


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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 Firearms Restraining Order Act is amended 
5by changing Section 5 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 67/5)
7 Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8 "Family member of the respondent" means a spouse, former 
9spouse, person with whom the respondent has a minor child in 
10common, parent, child, or step-child of the respondent, any 
11other person related by blood or present marriage to the 
12respondent, or a person who shares a common dwelling with the 
13respondent.
14 "Firearms restraining order" means an order issued by the 
15court, prohibiting and enjoining a named person from having in 
16his or her custody or control, purchasing, possessing, or 
17receiving any firearms or ammunition, or removing firearm 
18parts that could be assembled to make an operable firearm. 
19 "Intimate partner" means a spouse, former spouse, a person 
20with whom the respondent has or allegedly has a child in 
21common, or a person with whom the respondent has or has had a 
22dating or engagement relationship.
23 "Petitioner" means:
 
 
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1  (1) a family member of the respondent as defined in 
2 this Act; or 
3  (2) a law enforcement officer who files a petition 
4 alleging that the respondent poses a danger of causing 
5 personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having 
6 in his or her custody or control, purchasing, possessing, 
7 or receiving a firearm, ammunition, or firearm parts that 
8 could be assembled to make an operable firearm or removing 
9 firearm parts that could be assembled to make an operable 
10 firearm; or
11  (3) any of the following health care professionals who 
12 have treated the person against whom the order is sought 
13 in the 6 months immediately preceding the filing of the 
14 petition:
15   (A) a physician licensed to practice medicine in 
16 all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 
17 1987;
18   (B) a psychiatrist as defined in Section 1-121 of 
19 the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code;
20   (C) a clinical psychologist licensed under the 
21 Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act;
22   (D) a licensed clinical social worker licensed 
23 under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work 
24 Practice Act;
25   (E) an advanced practice registered nurse, 
26 nationally certified as a mental health or psychiatric 
 
 
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