104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3132
 
Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Neil Anderson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 65/2  from Ch. 38, par. 83-2
430 ILCS 65/3  from Ch. 38, par. 83-3
    Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Eliminates language providing that no person may acquire or possess firearm ammunition within the State without having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or her name by the Illinois State Police under the provisions of the Act. Eliminates language providing that no person may knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm ammunition to any person within the State unless the transferee with whom the person deals displays either: (1) a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card which has previously been issued in his or her name by the Illinois State Police under the provisions of the Act; or (2) a currently valid license to carry a concealed firearm which has previously been issued in his or her name by the Illinois State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.


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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 Sections 2 and 3 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 65/2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-2)
7    Sec. 2. Firearm Owner's Identification Card required; 
8exceptions. 
9    (a) (1) No person may acquire or possess any firearm, stun 
10gun, or taser within this State without having in his or her 
11possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously 
12issued in his or her name by the Illinois State Police under 
13the provisions of this Act.
14    (2) (Blank). No person may acquire or possess firearm 
15ammunition within this State without having in his or her 
16possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously 
17issued in his or her name by the Illinois State Police under 
18the provisions of this Act.
19    (b) The provisions of this Section regarding the 
20possession of firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns, and 
21tasers do not apply to:
22        (1) United States Marshals, while engaged in the 
23    operation of their official duties;
 
 
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1        (2) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
2    or the National Guard, while engaged in the operation of 
3    their official duties;
4        (3) Federal officials required to carry firearms, 
5    while engaged in the operation of their official duties;
6        (4) Members of bona fide veterans organizations which 
7    receive firearms directly from the armed forces of the 
8    United States, while using the firearms for ceremonial 
9    purposes with blank ammunition;
10        (5) Nonresident hunters during hunting season, with 
11    valid nonresident hunting licenses and while in an area 
12    where hunting is permitted; however, at all other times 
13    and in all other places these persons must have their 
14    firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
15        (6) Those hunters exempt from obtaining a hunting 
16    license who are required to submit their Firearm Owner's 
17    Identification Card when hunting on Department of Natural 
18    Resources owned or managed sites;
19        (7) Nonresidents while on a firing or shooting range 
20    recognized by the Illinois State Police; however, these 
21    persons must at all other times and in all other places 
22    have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;    
23        (8) Nonresidents while at a firearm showing or display 
24    recognized by the Illinois State Police; however, at all 
25    other times and in all other places these persons must 
26    have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
 
 
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1        (9) Nonresidents whose firearms are unloaded and 
2    enclosed in a case;
3        (10) Nonresidents who are currently licensed or 
4    registered to possess a firearm in their resident state;
5        (11) Unemancipated minors while in the custody and 
6    immediate control of their parent or legal guardian or 
7    other person in loco parentis to the minor if the parent or 
8    legal guardian or other person in loco parentis to the 
9    minor has a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification 
10    Card;
11        (12) Color guards of bona fide veterans organizations 
12    or members of bona fide American Legion bands while using 
13    firearms for ceremonial purposes with blank ammunition;
14        (13) Nonresident hunters whose state of residence does 
15    not require them to be licensed or registered to possess a 
16    firearm and only during hunting season, with valid hunting 
17    licenses, while accompanied by, and using a firearm owned 
18    by, a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's 
19    Identification Card and while in an area within a 
20    commercial club licensed under the Wildlife Code where 
21    hunting is permitted and controlled, but in no instance 
22    upon sites owned or managed by the Department of Natural 
23    Resources;
24        (14) Resident hunters who are properly authorized to 
25    hunt and, while accompanied by a person who possesses a 
26    valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card, hunt in an area 
 
 
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1    within a commercial club licensed under the Wildlife Code 
2    where hunting is permitted and controlled; and 
3        (15) A person who is otherwise eligible to obtain a 
4    Firearm Owner's Identification Card under this Act and is 
5    under the direct supervision of a holder of a Firearm 
6    Owner's Identification Card who is 21 years of age or 
7    older while the person is on a firing or shooting range or 
8    is a participant in a firearms safety and training course 
9    recognized by a law enforcement agency or a national, 
10    statewide shooting sports organization. 
11    (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the 
12acquisition and possession of firearms, firearm ammunition,    
13stun guns, and tasers do not apply to law enforcement 
14officials of this or any other jurisdiction, while engaged in 
15the operation of their official duties.
16    (c-5) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
17subsection (a) of this Section regarding the possession of 
18firearms and firearm ammunition do not apply to the holder of a 
19valid concealed carry license issued under the Firearm 
20Concealed Carry Act who is in physical possession of the 
21concealed carry license. 
22    (d) Any person who becomes a resident of this State, who is 
23not otherwise prohibited from obtaining, possessing, or using 
24a firearm or firearm ammunition, shall not be required to have 
25a Firearm Owner's Identification Card to possess firearms or 
26firearms ammunition until 60 calendar days after he or she 
 
 
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1obtains an Illinois driver's license or Illinois 
2Identification Card. 
3(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
 
4    (430 ILCS 65/3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)
5    Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may 
6knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm, 
7firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within 
8this State unless the transferee with whom he deals displays 
9either: (1) a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification 
10Card which has previously been issued in his or her name by the 
11Illinois State Police under the provisions of this Act; or (2) 
12a currently valid license to carry a concealed firearm which 
13has previously been issued in his or her name by the Illinois 
14State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. In 
15addition, all firearm, stun gun, and taser transfers by 
16federally licensed firearm dealers are subject to Section 3.1 
17and beginning January 1, 2027, the federally licensed firearm 
18dealers shall check the Illinois State Police Internet-based 
19system upon which the serial numbers of firearms that have 
20been reported stolen are available for public access for 
21individuals to ensure any firearms are not reported stolen 
22prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm under subsection 
23(a-25) of this Section. New firearms shipped directly from the 
24manufacturer are exempt from this provision.
25    (a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm 
 
 
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1dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that 
2person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or 
3transferring the firearm, request the Illinois State Police to 
4conduct a background check on the prospective recipient of the 
5firearm in accordance with Section 3.1 and beginning January 
61, 2027, the person who is not a federally licensed firearm 
7dealer shall check the Illinois State Police Internet-based 
8system upon which the serial numbers of firearms that have 
9been reported stolen are available for public access for 
10individuals to ensure any firearms are not reported stolen 
11prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm under subsection 
12{a-25} of this Section. New firearms shipped directly from the 
13manufacturer are exempt from this provision. 
14    (a-10) Notwithstanding item (2) of subsection (a) of this 
15Section, any person who is not a federally licensed firearm 
16dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm or 
17firearms to any person who is not a federally licensed firearm 
18dealer shall, before selling or transferring the firearms, 
19contact a federal firearm license dealer under paragraph (1) 
20of subsection (a-15) of this Section to conduct the transfer 
21or the Illinois State Police with the transferee's or 
22purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card number to 
23determine the validity of the transferee's or purchaser's 
24Firearm Owner's Identification Card under State and federal 
25law, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check 
26System. This subsection shall not be effective until July 1, 
 
 
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12023. Until that date the transferor shall contact the 
2Illinois State Police with the transferee's or purchaser's 
3Firearm Owner's Identification Card number to determine the 
4validity of the card. The Illinois State Police may adopt 
5rules concerning the implementation of this subsection. The 
6Illinois State Police shall provide the seller or transferor 
7an approval number if the purchaser's Firearm Owner's 
8Identification Card is valid. Approvals issued by the Illinois 
9State Police for the purchase of a firearm pursuant to this 
10subsection are valid for 30 days from the date of issue.
11    (a-15) The provisions of subsection (a-10) of this Section 
12do not apply to:
13        (1) transfers that occur at the place of business of a 
14    federally licensed firearm dealer, if the federally 
15    licensed firearm dealer conducts a background check on the 
16    prospective recipient of the firearm in accordance with 
17    Section 3.1 of this Act and follows all other applicable 
18    federal, State, and local laws as if he or she were the 
19    seller or transferor of the firearm, although the dealer 
20    is not required to accept the firearm into his or her 
21    inventory. The purchaser or transferee may be required by 
22    the federally licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to 
23    exceed $25 per firearm, which the dealer may retain as 
24    compensation for performing the functions required under 
25    this paragraph, plus the applicable fees authorized by 
26    Section 3.1;
 
 
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1        (2) transfers as a bona fide gift to the transferor's 
2    husband, wife, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, 
3    father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, 
4    nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother, 
5    grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, 
6    son-in-law, or daughter-in-law;
7        (3) transfers by persons acting pursuant to operation 
8    of law or a court order;
9        (4) transfers on the grounds of a gun show under 
10    subsection (a-5) of this Section;
11        (5) the delivery of a firearm by its owner to a 
12    gunsmith for service or repair, the return of the firearm 
13    to its owner by the gunsmith, or the delivery of a firearm 
14    by a gunsmith to a federally licensed firearms dealer for 
15    service or repair and the return of the firearm to the 
16    gunsmith;
17        (6) temporary transfers that occur while in the home 
18    of the unlicensed transferee, if the unlicensed transferee 
19    is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms and 
20    the unlicensed transferee reasonably believes that 
21    possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent 
22    death or great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee;
23        (7) transfers to a law enforcement or corrections 
24    agency or a law enforcement or corrections officer acting 
25    within the course and scope of his or her official duties;
26        (8) transfers of firearms that have been rendered 
 
 
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1    permanently inoperable to a nonprofit historical society, 
2    museum, or institutional collection; and
3        (9) transfers to a person who is exempt from the 
4    requirement of possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification 
5    Card under Section 2 of this Act.
6    (a-20) The Illinois State Police shall develop an 
7Internet-based system for individuals to determine the 
8validity of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card prior to the 
9sale or transfer of a firearm. The Illinois State Police shall 
10have the Internet-based system updated and available for use 
11by January 1, 2024. The Illinois State Police shall adopt 
12rules not inconsistent with this Section to implement this 
13system; but no rule shall allow the Illinois State Police to 
14retain records in contravention of State and federal law. On 
15or before January 1, 2027, the Internet-based system shall 
16include a written notice, in both English and Spanish, of a 
17firearm owner's obligation to report to local law enforcement 
18any lost or stolen firearm within 48 hours after the owner 
19first discovers the loss or theft. 
20    (a-25) On or before January 1, 2022, the Illinois State 
21Police shall develop an Internet-based system upon which the 
22serial numbers of firearms that have been reported stolen are 
23available for public access for individuals to ensure any 
24firearms are not reported stolen prior to the sale or transfer 
25of a firearm under this Section. The Illinois State Police 
26shall have the Internet-based system completed and available 
 
 
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1for use by July 1, 2022. The Illinois State Police shall adopt 
2rules not inconsistent with this Section to implement this 
3system. On or before January 1, 2027, the Illinois State 
4Police shall make the Internet-based system created under this 
5subsection accessible to federally licensed firearms dealers 
6to verify that the make, model, and serial numbers of firearms 
7that are being bought, sold, or transferred by the dealers 
8have not been reported stolen and shall also provide a receipt 
9or approval number to a transferor or federally licensed 
10firearms dealer as verification that the firearm being 
11transferred did not appear on the stolen firearm database. 
12    (a-30) On or before January 1, 2027, the Illinois State 
13Police shall establish an electronic mechanism by which law 
14enforcement shall report individuals who have failed to report 
15the loss or theft of a firearm pursuant to Section 24-4.1 of 
16the Criminal Code of 2012. 
17    (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes 
18to be transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a 
19record of such transfer for a period of 10 years from the date 
20of transfer. Any person within this State who receives any 
21firearm, stun gun, or taser pursuant to subsection (a-10) 
22shall provide a record of the transfer within 10 days of the 
23transfer to a federally licensed firearm dealer and shall not 
24be required to maintain a transfer record. The federally 
25licensed firearm dealer shall maintain the transfer record for 
2620 years from the date of receipt. A federally licensed 
 
 
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1firearm dealer may charge a fee not to exceed $25 to retain the 
2record. The record shall be provided and maintained in either 
3an electronic or paper format. The federally licensed firearm 
4dealer shall not be liable for the accuracy of any information 
5in the transfer record submitted pursuant to this Section. 
6Such records shall contain the date of the transfer; the 
7description, serial number or other information identifying 
8the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number is 
9available; and, if the transfer was completed within this 
10State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card 
11number and any approval number or documentation provided by 
12the Illinois State Police pursuant to subsection (a-10) of 
13this Section; if the transfer was not completed within this 
14State, the record shall contain the name and address of the 
15transferee. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall 
16contain the date of application for transfer of the firearm. 
17On demand of a peace officer such transferor shall produce for 
18inspection such record of transfer. For any transfer pursuant 
19to subsection (a-10) of this Section, on the demand of a peace 
20officer, such transferee shall identify the federally licensed 
21firearm dealer maintaining the transfer record. If the 
22transfer or sale took place at a gun show, the record shall 
23include the unique identification number. Failure to record 
24the unique identification number or approval number is a petty 
25offense. For transfers of a firearm, stun gun, or taser made on 
26or after January 18, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 
 
 
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1100-1178), failure by the private seller to maintain the 
2transfer records in accordance with this Section, or failure 
3by a transferee pursuant to subsection a-10 of this Section to 
4identify the federally licensed firearm dealer maintaining the 
5transfer record, is a Class A misdemeanor for the first 
6offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense 
7occurring within 10 years of the first offense and the second 
8offense was committed after conviction of the first offense. 
9Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of 
10any violation of subsection (a-5), the court may grant 
11supervision pursuant to and consistent with the limitations of 
12Section 5-6-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections. A transferee 
13or transferor shall not be criminally liable under this 
14Section provided that he or she provides the Illinois State 
15Police with the transfer records in accordance with procedures 
16established by the Illinois State Police. The Illinois State 
17Police shall establish, by rule, a standard form on its 
18website. 
19    (b-5) (Blank). Any resident may purchase ammunition from a 
20person within or outside of Illinois if shipment is by United 
21States mail or by a private express carrier authorized by 
22federal law to ship ammunition. Any resident purchasing 
23ammunition within or outside the State of Illinois must 
24provide the seller with a copy of his or her valid Firearm 
25Owner's Identification Card or valid concealed carry license 
26and either his or her Illinois driver's license or Illinois 
 
 
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1State Identification Card prior to the shipment of the 
2ammunition. The ammunition may be shipped only to an address 
3on either of those 2 documents.
4    (c) (Blank). The provisions of this Section regarding the 
5transfer of firearm ammunition shall not apply to those 
6persons specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act.
7(Source: P.A. 104-31, eff. 1-1-26.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
9becoming law.