104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5209

 

Introduced , by Rep. Maura Hirschauer

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 65/1.1
430 ILCS 65/8

    Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person who has had the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card revoked or denied under certain provisions because the person was a patient in a mental health facility shall not be permitted to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, after the 5-year period has lapsed, unless the person has received a mental health evaluation by a licensed clinical mental health professional (rather than a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner as those terms are defined in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code). Provides that the person receiving a mental health evaluation shall share all collateral records with the licensed clinical mental health professional making the certification and shall attest that all collateral records have been provided before the evaluation. Provides that the licensed clinical mental health professional shall attest that the licensed clinical mental health professional has requested, received, reviewed, and considered all of the person's collateral records in making the licensed clinical mental health professional's determination that the person is not a clear and present danger to self or others. Provides that the licensed clinical mental health professional shall identify the types of collateral records received. Requires the licensed clinical mental health professional to make all reasonable attempts to obtain collateral records, and, if no collateral records are obtained, requires the licensed clinical mental health professional to document the efforts used to obtain such collateral records. Provides that the results of the mental health evaluations that are performed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be transmitted to the Illinois State Police. Defines terms.


LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB5209LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

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 Sections 1.1 and 8 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 65/1.1)
7    Sec. 1.1. For purposes of this Act:
8    "Addicted to narcotics" means a person who has been:
9        (1) convicted of an offense involving the use or
10    possession of cannabis, a controlled substance, or
11    methamphetamine within the past year; or
12        (2) determined by the Illinois State Police to be
13    addicted to narcotics based upon federal law or federal
14    guidelines.
15    "Addicted to narcotics" does not include possession or use
16of a prescribed controlled substance under the direction and
17authority of a physician or other person authorized to
18prescribe the controlled substance when the controlled
19substance is used in the prescribed manner.
20    "Adjudicated as a person with a mental disability" means
21the person is the subject of a determination by a court, board,
22commission or other lawful authority that the person, as a
23result of marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness,

 

 

HB5209- 2 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1mental impairment, incompetency, condition, or disease:
2        (1) presents a clear and present danger to himself,
3    herself, or to others;
4        (2) lacks the mental capacity to manage his or her own
5    affairs or is adjudicated a person with a disability as
6    defined in Section 11a-2 of the Probate Act of 1975;
7        (3) is not guilty in a criminal case by reason of
8    insanity, mental disease or defect;
9        (3.5) is guilty but mentally ill, as provided in
10    Section 5-2-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections;
11        (4) is incompetent to stand trial in a criminal case;
12        (5) is not guilty by reason of lack of mental
13    responsibility under Articles 50a and 72b of the Uniform
14    Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. 850a, 876b;
15        (6) is a sexually violent person under subsection (f)
16    of Section 5 of the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment
17    Act;
18        (7) is a sexually dangerous person under the Sexually
19    Dangerous Persons Act;
20        (8) is unfit to stand trial under the Juvenile Court
21    Act of 1987;
22        (9) is not guilty by reason of insanity under the
23    Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
24        (10) is subject to involuntary admission as an
25    inpatient as defined in Section 1-119 of the Mental Health
26    and Developmental Disabilities Code;

 

 

HB5209- 3 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1        (11) is subject to involuntary admission as an
2    outpatient as defined in Section 1-119.1 of the Mental
3    Health and Developmental Disabilities Code;
4        (12) is subject to judicial admission as set forth in
5    Section 4-500 of the Mental Health and Developmental
6    Disabilities Code; or
7        (13) is subject to the provisions of the Interstate
8    Agreements on Sexually Dangerous Persons Act.
9    "Advanced practice psychiatric nurse" has the meaning
10ascribed to that term in Section 1-101.3 of the Mental Health
11and Developmental Disabilities Code.
12    "Clear and present danger" means a person who:
13        (1) communicates a serious threat of physical violence
14    against a reasonably identifiable victim or poses a clear
15    and imminent risk of serious physical injury to himself,
16    herself, or another person as determined by a physician,
17    clinical psychologist, advanced practice psychiatric
18    nurse, or qualified examiner; or
19        (2) demonstrates threatening physical or verbal
20    behavior, such as violent, suicidal, or assaultive
21    threats, actions, or other behavior, as determined by a
22    physician, clinical psychologist, advanced practice
23    psychiatric nurse, qualified examiner, school
24    administrator, or law enforcement official.
25    "Clinical psychologist" has the meaning provided in
26Section 1-103 of the Mental Health and Developmental

 

 

HB5209- 4 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1Disabilities Code.
2    "Collateral records" means (1) any medical records related
3to the patient's current and past clinical or mental status
4and history from the last 5 years from all current and prior
5physicians, qualified examiners, or any other individuals who
6provided health care services, as that term is defined in
7Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act, to the patient and
8(2) correspondence or other communication between the licensed
9clinical mental health professional and the patient's current
10and prior physicians, qualified examiners, or any other
11individuals who provided health care services, as that term is
12defined in Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act, to the
13patient, if any.
14    "Controlled substance" means a controlled substance or
15controlled substance analog as defined in the Illinois
16Controlled Substances Act.
17    "Counterfeit" means to copy or imitate, without legal
18authority, with intent to deceive.
19    "Department-approved continuing education sponsor" means a
20person, firm, association, corporation, or any other group
21which is approved by the Department of Financial and
22Professional Regulation to coordinate and present continuing
23education courses or programs.
24    "Developmental disability" means a severe, chronic
25disability of an individual that:
26        (1) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment

 

 

HB5209- 5 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1    or combination of mental and physical impairments;
2        (2) is manifested before the individual attains age
3    22;
4        (3) is likely to continue indefinitely;
5        (4) results in substantial functional limitations in 3
6    or more of the following areas of major life activity:
7            (A) Self-care.
8            (B) Receptive and expressive language.
9            (C) Learning.
10            (D) Mobility.
11            (E) Self-direction.
12            (F) Capacity for independent living.
13            (G) Economic self-sufficiency; and
14        (5) reflects the individual's need for a combination
15    and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic
16    services, individualized supports, or other forms of
17    assistance that are of lifelong or extended duration and
18    are individually planned and coordinated.
19    "Federally licensed firearm dealer" means a person who is
20licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the
21federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923).
22    "Firearm" means any device, by whatever name known, which
23is designed to expel a projectile or projectiles by the action
24of an explosion, expansion of gas or escape of gas; excluding,
25however:
26        (1) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or

 

 

HB5209- 6 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1    B-B gun which expels a single globular projectile not
2    exceeding .18 inch in diameter or which has a maximum
3    muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet per second;
4        (1.1) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun,
5    or B-B gun which expels breakable paint balls containing
6    washable marking colors;
7        (2) any device used exclusively for signaling or
8    safety and required or recommended by the United States
9    Coast Guard or the Interstate Commerce Commission;
10        (3) any device used exclusively for the firing of stud
11    cartridges, explosive rivets or similar industrial
12    ammunition; and
13        (4) an antique firearm (other than a machine-gun)
14    which, although designed as a weapon, the Illinois State
15    Police finds by reason of the date of its manufacture,
16    value, design, and other characteristics is primarily a
17    collector's item and is not likely to be used as a weapon.
18    "Firearm ammunition" means any self-contained cartridge or
19shotgun shell, by whatever name known, which is designed to be
20used or adaptable to use in a firearm; excluding, however:
21        (1) any ammunition exclusively designed for use with a
22    device used exclusively for signaling or safety and
23    required or recommended by the United States Coast Guard
24    or the Interstate Commerce Commission; and
25        (2) any ammunition designed exclusively for use with a
26    stud or rivet driver or other similar industrial

 

 

HB5209- 7 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1    ammunition.
2    "Gun show" means an event or function:
3        (1) at which the sale and transfer of firearms is the
4    regular and normal course of business and where 50 or more
5    firearms are displayed, offered, or exhibited for sale,
6    transfer, or exchange; or
7        (2) at which not less than 10 gun show vendors
8    display, offer, or exhibit for sale, sell, transfer, or
9    exchange firearms.
10    "Gun show" includes the entire premises provided for an
11event or function, including parking areas for the event or
12function, that is sponsored to facilitate the purchase, sale,
13transfer, or exchange of firearms as described in this
14Section. Nothing in this definition shall be construed to
15exclude a gun show held in conjunction with competitive
16shooting events at the World Shooting Complex sanctioned by a
17national governing body in which the sale or transfer of
18firearms is authorized under subparagraph (5) of paragraph (g)
19of subsection (A) of Section 24-3 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
20    Unless otherwise expressly stated, "gun show" does not
21include training or safety classes, competitive shooting
22events, such as rifle, shotgun, or handgun matches, trap,
23skeet, or sporting clays shoots, dinners, banquets, raffles,
24or any other event where the sale or transfer of firearms is
25not the primary course of business.
26    "Gun show promoter" means a person who organizes or

 

 

HB5209- 8 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1operates a gun show.
2    "Gun show vendor" means a person who exhibits, sells,
3offers for sale, transfers, or exchanges any firearms at a gun
4show, regardless of whether the person arranges with a gun
5show promoter for a fixed location from which to exhibit,
6sell, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange any firearm.
7    "Intellectual disability" means significantly subaverage
8general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with
9deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the
10developmental period, which is defined as before the age of
1122, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
12    "Involuntarily admitted" has the meaning as prescribed in
13Sections 1-119 and 1-119.1 of the Mental Health and
14Developmental Disabilities Code.
15    "Licensed clinical mental health professional" means an
16individual who (1) holds an active license in good standing
17issued by the State of Illinois as a clinical social worker
18under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, a
19clinical psychologist under the Clinical Psychologist
20Licensing Act, or a physician licensed to practice medicine in
21all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 who is
22board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of
23Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board of
24Neurology and Psychiatry; (2) has successfully completed at
25least 3 hours of continuing education, provided by a
26Department-approved continuing education sponsor, that

 

 

HB5209- 9 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1included education regarding suicide prevention and trauma
2evaluation; (3) has successfully completed training provided
3by the Illinois Department of Human Services Division of
4Mental Health Firearm Owners Identification Mental Health
5Reporting Team on the issuance, revocation, and reinstatement
6of Firearm Owners Identification Cards under this Act; and (4)
7maintains a practice location within the State of Illinois or
8is authorized to provide telehealth services to Illinois
9residents in compliance with Illinois law. An individual
10practicing in Illinois under temporary practice authority,
11reciprocity provisions, interstate compact provisions, or any
12other mechanism that does not constitute full Illinois
13licensure shall not qualify as a licensed clinical mental
14health professional for purposes of this Act.
15    "Mental health evaluation" means a mental health
16evaluation performed by a licensed clinical mental health
17professional during at least 2 office visits on separate,
18nonconsecutive days. "Mental health evaluation" includes a
19mental health evaluation that may require more than 2 office
20visits, subject to the professional discretion of the
21evaluating licensed clinical mental health professional.
22    "Mental health facility" means any licensed private
23hospital or hospital affiliate, institution, or facility, or
24part thereof, and any facility, or part thereof, operated by
25the State or a political subdivision thereof which provides
26treatment of persons with mental illness and includes all

 

 

HB5209- 10 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1hospitals, institutions, clinics, evaluation facilities,
2mental health centers, colleges, universities, long-term care
3facilities, and nursing homes, or parts thereof, which provide
4treatment of persons with mental illness whether or not the
5primary purpose is to provide treatment of persons with mental
6illness.
7    "National governing body" means a group of persons who
8adopt rules and formulate policy on behalf of a national
9firearm sporting organization.
10    "Noncitizen" means a person who is not a citizen of the
11United States, but is a person who is a foreign-born person who
12lives in the United States, has not been naturalized, and is
13still a citizen of a foreign country.
14    "Patient" means:
15        (1) a person who is admitted as an inpatient or
16    resident of a public or private mental health facility for
17    mental health treatment under Chapter III of the Mental
18    Health and Developmental Disabilities Code as an informal
19    admission, a voluntary admission, a minor admission, an
20    emergency admission, or an involuntary admission, unless
21    the treatment was solely for an alcohol abuse disorder; or
22        (2) a person who voluntarily or involuntarily receives
23    mental health treatment as an out-patient or is otherwise
24    provided services by a public or private mental health
25    facility and who poses a clear and present danger to
26    himself, herself, or others.

 

 

HB5209- 11 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1    "Physician" has the meaning as defined in Section 1-120 of
2the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
3    "Protective order" means any orders of protection issued
4under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, stalking no
5contact orders issued under the Stalking No Contact Order Act,
6civil no contact orders issued under the Civil No Contact
7Order Act, and firearms restraining orders issued under the
8Firearms Restraining Order Act or a substantially similar
9order issued by the court of another state, tribe, or United
10States territory or military judge.
11    "Qualified examiner" has the meaning provided in Section
121-122 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
13Code.
14    "Sanctioned competitive shooting event" means a shooting
15contest officially recognized by a national or state shooting
16sport association, and includes any sight-in or practice
17conducted in conjunction with the event.
18    "School administrator" means the person required to report
19under the School Administrator Reporting of Mental Health
20Clear and Present Danger Determinations Law.
21    "Stun gun or taser" has the meaning ascribed to it in
22Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
23(Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-407, eff. 7-28-23;
24104-270, eff. 8-15-25.)
 
25    (430 ILCS 65/8)

 

 

HB5209- 12 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1    Sec. 8. Grounds for denial and revocation. The Illinois
2State Police has authority to deny an application for or to
3revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
4previously issued under this Act only if the Illinois State
5Police finds that the applicant or the person to whom such card
6was issued is or was at the time of issuance:
7        (a) A person under 21 years of age who has been
8    convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or
9    adjudged delinquent;
10        (b) This subsection (b) applies through the 180th day
11    following July 12, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act
12    101-80). A person under 21 years of age who does not have
13    the written consent of his parent or guardian to acquire
14    and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or whose
15    parent or guardian has revoked such written consent, or
16    where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a
17    Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
18        (b-5) This subsection (b-5) applies on and after the
19    181st day following July 12, 2019 (the effective date of
20    Public Act 101-80). A person under 21 years of age who is
21    not an active duty member of the United States Armed
22    Forces or the Illinois National Guard and does not have
23    the written consent of his or her parent or guardian to
24    acquire and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or
25    whose parent or guardian has revoked such written consent,
26    or where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a

 

 

HB5209- 13 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1    Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
2        (c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of
3    this or any other jurisdiction;
4        (d) A person addicted to narcotics;
5        (e) A person who has been a patient of a mental health
6    facility within the past 5 years or a person who has been a
7    patient in a mental health facility more than 5 years ago
8    who has not received the certification required under
9    subsection (u) of this Section. An active law enforcement
10    officer employed by a unit of government or a Department
11    of Corrections employee authorized to possess firearms who
12    is denied, revoked, or has his or her Firearm Owner's
13    Identification Card seized under this subsection (e) may
14    obtain relief as described in subsection (c-5) of Section
15    10 of this Act if the officer or employee did not act in a
16    manner threatening to the officer or employee, another
17    person, or the public as determined by the treating
18    clinical psychologist or physician, and the officer or
19    employee seeks mental health treatment;
20        (f) A person whose mental condition is of such a
21    nature that it poses a clear and present danger to the
22    applicant, any other person or persons, or the community;
23        (g) A person who has an intellectual disability;
24        (h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement
25    in the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application or
26    endorsement affidavit;

 

 

HB5209- 14 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1        (i) A noncitizen who is unlawfully present in the
2    United States under the laws of the United States;
3        (i-5) A noncitizen who has been admitted to the United
4    States under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined
5    in Section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality
6    Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection
7    (i-5) does not apply to any noncitizen who has been
8    lawfully admitted to the United States under a
9    non-immigrant visa if that noncitizen is:
10            (1) admitted to the United States for lawful
11        hunting or sporting purposes;
12            (2) an official representative of a foreign
13        government who is:
14                (A) accredited to the United States Government
15            or the Government's mission to an international
16            organization having its headquarters in the United
17            States; or
18                (B) en route to or from another country to
19            which that noncitizen is accredited;
20            (3) an official of a foreign government or
21        distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
22        designated by the Department of State;
23            (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a
24        friendly foreign government entering the United States
25        on official business; or
26            (5) one who has received a waiver from the

 

 

HB5209- 15 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1        Attorney General of the United States pursuant to 18
2        U.S.C. 922(y)(3);
3        (j) (Blank);
4        (k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5
5    years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation
6    of an order of protection, or a substantially similar
7    offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was
8    used or possessed;
9        (l) A person who has been convicted of domestic
10    battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially
11    similar offense in another jurisdiction committed before,
12    on or after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public
13    Act 97-158). If the applicant or person who has been
14    previously issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
15    under this Act knowingly and intelligently waives the
16    right to have an offense described in this paragraph (l)
17    tried by a jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results
18    in a conviction for an offense in which a domestic
19    relationship is not a required element of the offense but
20    in which a determination of the applicability of 18 U.S.C.
21    922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the Code of
22    Criminal Procedure of 1963, an entry by the court of a
23    judgment of conviction for that offense shall be grounds
24    for denying an application for and for revoking and
25    seizing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously
26    issued to the person under this Act;

 

 

HB5209- 16 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1        (m) (Blank);
2        (n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or
3    possessing firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois
4    State statute or by federal law;
5        (o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section
6    5-520 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the
7    minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an
8    offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony;
9        (p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent
10    minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the
11    commission of an offense that if committed by an adult
12    would be a felony;
13        (q) A person who is not a resident of the State of
14    Illinois, except as provided in subsection (a-10) of
15    Section 4;
16        (r) A person who has been adjudicated as a person with
17    a mental disability;
18        (s) A person who has been found to have a
19    developmental disability;
20        (t) A person involuntarily admitted into a mental
21    health facility;
22        (u) A person who has had his or her Firearm Owner's
23    Identification Card revoked or denied under subsection (e)
24    of this Section or item (iv) of paragraph (2) of
25    subsection (a) of Section 4 of this Act because he or she
26    was a patient in a mental health facility as provided in

 

 

HB5209- 17 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1    subsection (e) of this Section, shall not be permitted to
2    obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, after the
3    5-year period has lapsed, unless he or she has received a
4    mental health evaluation by a licensed clinical mental
5    health professional physician, clinical psychologist,
6    advanced practice psychiatric nurse, or qualified examiner
7    as those terms are defined in the Mental Health and
8    Developmental Disabilities Code, and has received a
9    certification that he or she is not a clear and present
10    danger to himself, herself, or others. The person
11    receiving a mental health evaluation shall provide, or
12    approve the sharing of, all collateral records to the
13    licensed clinical mental health professional making the
14    certification, and the person shall attest, by signature,
15    that all collateral records have been provided to the
16    licensed clinical mental health professional before the
17    mental health evaluation. The licensed clinical mental
18    health professional, as part of the certification, shall
19    attest that the licensed clinical mental health
20    professional has requested, received, reviewed, and
21    considered all of the person's collateral records in
22    making the determination that the person is not a clear
23    and present danger to self or others. In addition, the
24    licensed clinical mental health professional shall
25    identify the types of collateral records received. The
26    licensed clinical mental health professional shall make

 

 

HB5209- 18 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1    all reasonable attempts to obtain collateral records, and,
2    if no collateral records are obtained, the licensed
3    clinical mental health professional must document the
4    efforts used to obtain the collateral records. The
5    licensed clinical mental health professional physician,
6    clinical psychologist, advanced practice psychiatric
7    nurse, or qualified examiner making the certification and
8    his or her employer shall not be held criminally, civilly,
9    or professionally liable for making or not making the
10    certification required under this subsection, except for
11    willful or wanton misconduct. This subsection does not
12    apply to a person whose firearm possession rights have
13    been restored through administrative or judicial action
14    under Section 10 or 11 of this Act. The results of all
15    mental health evaluations that are performed under this
16    subsection (u) on or after the effective date of this
17    amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly shall be
18    transmitted to the Illinois State Police. A licensed
19    clinical mental health professional who complies with the
20    requirements of this subsection and documents reasonable
21    attempts to obtain collateral records shall not be subject
22    to professional discipline, civil liability, or criminal
23    liability based on: (1) the person's failure to disclose
24    all treatment history; (2) the existence of collateral
25    records that were not identified by the person and not
26    discovered through the licensed clinical mental health

 

 

HB5209- 19 -LRB104 19512 BDA 32960 b

1    professional's documented reasonable attempts; or (3) the
2    licensed clinical mental health professional's
3    determination that was made in good faith based on
4    information available at the time of the evaluation, even
5    if additional records are later discovered. This liability
6    protection shall not apply in cases of willful or wanton
7    misconduct. ; or
8        (v) A person who fails 2 or more times to report a loss
9    or theft of a firearm within 48 hours of the discovery of
10    such loss or theft to local law enforcement as required
11    under subsection (a) of Section 24-4.1 of the Criminal
12    Code of 2012.
13    Upon revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's
14Identification Card, the Illinois State Police shall provide
15notice to the person and the person shall comply with Section
169.5 of this Act.
17(Source: P.A. 104-31, eff. 1-1-26; 104-270, eff. 8-15-25;
18revised 11-21-25.)