104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026
HB5620

Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 66/65

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Permits an incumbent or retired judge of the Illinois Supreme, Appellate, or circuit court who has a concealed carry license to carry a firearm on or into: (i) any building designated for matters before a circuit court, the Appellate Court, or the Supreme Court, or any building or portion of a building under the control of the Supreme Court; and (ii) any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, real property, and parking area under the control of a public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part with public funds. Effective immediately.

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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning public 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, an appellate court, or the Supreme Court,

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

13 of the Supreme Court. This prohibition does not apply to

14 any holder of a concealed carry license who is an

15 incumbent or retired judge of the Illinois Supreme Court,

16 the Illinois Appellate Court, or an Illinois circuit

17 court, regardless of whether the judge was elected or

18 appointed.

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

20 control of a unit of local government.

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

22 under the control of an adult or juvenile detention or

23 correctional institution, prison, or jail.

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

25 under the control of a public or private hospital or

26 hospital affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing

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1 home.

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

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

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

5 public transportation facility paid for in whole or in

6 part with public funds. This prohibition does not apply to

7 any holder of a concealed carry license who is an

8 incumbent or retired judge of the Illinois Supreme Court,

9 the Illinois Appellate Court, or an Illinois circuit

10 court, regardless of whether the judge was elected or

11 appointed.

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

13 under the control of an establishment that serves alcohol

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

15 gross receipts within the prior 3 months are ~~is~~ from the

16 sale of alcohol. The owner of an establishment who

17 knowingly fails to prohibit concealed firearms on its

18 premises as provided in this paragraph or who knowingly

19 makes a false statement or record to avoid the prohibition

20 on concealed firearms under this paragraph is subject to

21 the penalty under subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the

22 Liquor Control Act of 1934.

23 (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted

24 on property open to the public that requires the issuance

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

26 this prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must

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

2 her residence, place of business, or vehicle.

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

4 issued a special event retailer's ~~Special Event Retailer's~~

5 license as defined in Section 1-3.17.1 of the Liquor

6 Control Act of 1934 during the time designated for the

7 sale of alcohol by the special event retailer's ~~Special~~

8 ~~Event Retailer's~~ license, or a special ~~Special~~ use permit

9 license as defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the

10 Liquor Control Act of 1934 during the time designated for

11 the sale of alcohol by the special ~~Special~~ use permit

12 license.

13 (12) Any public playground.

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

15 facility under the control of a municipality or park

16 district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit

17 a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a

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

19 includes a public park.

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

21 County Forest Preserve District.

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

23 clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue,

24 entertainment venue, officially recognized

25 university-related organization property, whether owned or

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

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

2 or private community college, college, or university.

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

4 under the control of a gaming facility licensed under the

5 Illinois Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of

6 1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee.

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

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

9 collegiate or professional sporting event.

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

11 under the control of a public library.

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

13 under the control of an airport.

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

15 under the control of an amusement park.

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

17 under the control of a zoo or museum.

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

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

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

21 or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory

22 Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance

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

24 compartment or container within a vehicle located anywhere

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

26 building, or facility described in this paragraph.

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1 (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under

2 federal law.

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

4 private community college, college, or university from:

5 (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within

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

7 university;

8 (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies

9 regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and

10 discipline, including suspension and expulsion;

11 (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies

12 regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which

13 must include designated areas where persons can park

14 vehicles that carry firearms; and

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

16 purpose of instruction and curriculum of officially

17 recognized programs, including, but not limited to,

18 military science and law enforcement training programs, or

19 in any designated area used for hunting purposes or target

20 shooting.

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

22 prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property

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

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

25 firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property

26 is a private residence.

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

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

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

4 into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in

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

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

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

8 firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked

9 vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the

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

11 firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle

12 within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited

13 purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the

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

15 includes a glove compartment or console that completely

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

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

18 container.

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

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

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

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

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

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

25 licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of

26 law.

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1 (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms is

2 prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the

3 entrance of a building, premises, or real property specified

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

5 premises is a private residence. Signs shall be of a uniform

6 design as established by the Illinois State Police and shall

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

8 shall adopt rules for standardized signs to be used under this

9 subsection.

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

11 revised 7-11-25.)

12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

13 becoming law.