104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4765
 
Introduced , by Rep. Jawaharial Williams
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
    Creates the Ammunition Vending Machine Prohibition Act. Provides that no person shall install, maintain, place, or operate, or cause to be installed, maintained, placed or operated, any mechanical or electronic device that, upon insertion of money, tokens, or any other form of payment, automatically dispenses ammunition without the contemporaneous oversight of a licensed dealer or his or her authorized employee. Provides for penalties. Effective January 1, 2027.


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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Ammunition Vending Machine Prohibition Act.
 
6    Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly 
7finds that:
8    (1) Unattended vending machines that dispense live 
9ammunition pose an unacceptable risk of theft, straw purchase, 
10and access by minors.
11    (2) No existing State regulatory scheme adequately 
12supervises the real-time identity verification or safe-storage 
13requirements necessary for ammunition sales.
14    (3) Therefore, the operation of such machines is contrary 
15to the public health, safety, and welfare.
 
16    Section 10. Definitions. 
17    "Ammunition" has the meaning ascribed to that term in 18 
18U.S.C. 921(a)(17).
19    "Ammunition vending machine" means any mechanical or 
20electronic device that, upon insertion of money, tokens, or 
21any other form of payment, automatically dispenses ammunition 
22without the contemporaneous oversight of a licensed dealer or 
 
 
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1his or her authorized employee.
 
2    Section 15. Prohibition. No person shall install, 
3maintain, place, operate, or cause to be installed, 
4maintained, placed, or operated, an ammunition vending machine 
5anywhere in the State.
 
6    Section 20. Penalty. A violation of this Act is a business 
7offense punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more 
8than $5,000 for each machine.
 
9    Section 25. Confiscation and disposal. Ammunition and 
10machines seized pursuant to this Act are subject to forfeiture 
11under the procedures in the Drug Asset and Forfeiture 
12Procedure Act.
 
13    Section 30. Home rule preemption. A home rule unit may not 
14regulate or license the operation of ammunition vending 
15machines in a manner inconsistent with the regulation by the 
16State of ammunition vending machines under this Act. This 
17Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of 
18Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent 
19exercise by home rule units of powers and function exercised 
20by the State.
 
21    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are 
 
 
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1severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
31, 2027.