104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026
SB3909

Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Cristina Castro

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

`30 ILCS 500/Art. 43 heading new`
`30 ILCS 500/43-5 new`
`30 ILCS 500/43-10 new`

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Creates requirements for bidders or offerors seeking the award of a contract with a State agency for the procurement of firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories and contractors who are awarded those contracts. Effective immediately.

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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning finance.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by

5 adding Article 43 as follows:

6 (30 ILCS 500/Art. 43 heading new)

7 ARTICLE 43. FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION

8 (30 ILCS 500/43-5 new)

9 Sec. 43-5. Definition. As used in this Article:

10 "Firearm" has the same meaning as defined in Section 1.1

11 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.

12 "Firearm accessory" means a supplementary item designed to

13 enhance a firearm's functionality, performance, or user

14 experience or to modify a firearm or external gear used in

15 conjunction with a firearm, including, but not limited to, the

16 following: sights and optics; holsters; magazines; grips;

17 slings; muzzle devices; suppressors; compensators; flash

18 hiders; bipods; trigger upgrades and conversion devices;

19 cleaning kits; and ammunition carriers.

20 "Firearm ammunition" has the same meaning as defined in

21 Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.

22 "Firearm precursor part" means any forging, casting,

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1 printing, extrusion, machined body, or similar object that has

2 reached a stage in manufacture where it may readily be

3 completed, assembled, or converted to be used as a firearm

4 frame or receiver or that is marketed or sold to the public to

5 become or be used as a firearm frame or receiver once

6 completed, assembled, or converted.

7 (30 ILCS 500/43-10 new)

8 Sec. 43-10. Bidder, offeror, and contractor requirements;

9 firearms.

10 (a) In the case of a contract to supply a State agency with

11 firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories, the

12 bidder or offeror shall certify, before the contract is

13 awarded, renewed, amended, or extended, that the bidder or

14 offeror does not sell unserialized gun build kits or firearm

15 precursor parts, including, but not limited to, unserialized

16 firearms, unserialized unfinished frames, and unserialized

17 unfinished receivers.

18 (b) A bidder or offeror seeking the award of a contract

19 with a State agency for the procurement of firearms, firearm

20 ammunition, or firearm accessories and a contractor who is

21 awarded such a contract shall, during the public procurement

22 process, on an annual basis, and upon request of the State

23 agency, provide to the State agency:

24 (1) a copy of all required valid licenses, permits, or

25 certificates;

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1 (2) materials documenting the number of trace requests

2 the bidder, offeror, or contractor received from the

3 federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and

4 Explosives during the previous 5 calendar years and the

5 time between the sale of a firearm subject to a trace

6 request and the receipt of the request; if a bidder or

7 offeror for a contract with a State agency for the

8 procurement of firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm

9 accessories or a party to such a contract is unable to

10 provide sufficient materials under this item (2), the

11 bidder, offeror, or contractor must provide to the State

12 agency a declaration explaining why it is unable to do so

13 and the steps it is taking to be able to do so within a

14 year;

15 (3) materials documenting any thefts or losses of

16 firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories from

17 the bidder's, offeror's, or contractor's premises for the

18 past 5 calendar years; if a bidder, offeror, or contractor

19 is unable to provide sufficient materials under this item

20 (3), then the bidder, offeror, or contractor must provide

21 to the State agency a declaration explaining why it is

22 unable to do so;

23 (4) copies of the 2 most recent inspection reports of

24 any inspection conducted by a federal, State, or local

25 agency focused on compliance with firearm or firearm

26 ammunition laws, including, but not limited to, any

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1 follow-up materials documenting administrative actions

2 taken by that agency;

3 (5) materials documenting any corrective actions taken

4 by the bidder, offeror, or contractor in response to a

5 finding of noncompliance or a violation of any federal,

6 State, or local firearm, firearm ammunition, or firearm

7 accessory law, rule, or other requirement, if applicable;

8 and

9 (6) an affirmation of compliance with all applicable

10 local, State, and federal laws related to the sale or

11 transfer of firearms, firearm ammunition, and firearms

12 accessories.

13 (c) A bidder or offeror seeking the award of a contract

14 with a State agency for the procurement of firearms, firearm

15 ammunition, or firearm accessories and a contractor who is

16 awarded such a contract shall also, during the public

17 procurement process, on an annual basis, and upon request of

18 the State agency, provide to the State agency, in writing, any

19 practices or policies, including, but not limited to, any

20 amendments to those practices or policies made during the

21 public procurement process, that are in effect or adopted by

22 the bidder, offeror, or contractor, or required by any

23 contract term that:

24 (1) prevent, detect, and screen for the transfer of

25 firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories to

26 straw purchasers or to firearm traffickers;

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1 (2) prevent, detect, and screen against the sale of

2 firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories to an

3 individual prohibited from possessing a firearm by

4 federal, State, or local law, or court order;

5 (3) prevent, detect, and document the theft or loss of

6 firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories;

7 (4) train employees to ensure compliance with all

8 applicable federal, State, and local firearms, firearm

9 ammunition, and firearm accessories laws and rules;

10 (5) assist law enforcement agencies in the

11 investigation and prevention of criminal access to

12 firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories; and

13 (6) operate a digital video surveillance system, as

14 described in the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act.

15 (d) Each State agency shall fully review, consider, and

16 score all information and documentation supplied by bidders,

17 offerors, and contractors under this Section as one factor in

18 the bidding and award process.

19 (e) A State agency shall reject a bid from a bidder or

20 offeror if the bidder or offeror has not complied with the

21 provisions of this Section.

22 (f) A State agency shall not waive any of the requirements

23 of this Section or make exigent or emergency purchases of

24 firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories.

25 (g) The Office of the Attorney General shall develop

26 processes and procedures to implement this Section, which

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1 shall include, but may not be limited to, a process to

2 administer and assess a bidder's, offeror's, or contractor's

3 compliance with the requirements of this Section as part of

4 contract awards and renewals.

5 (h) The processes and procedures developed pursuant to

6 this Section may include:

7 (1) a prequalification process to preapprove potential

8 bidder or offerors; and

9 (2) a scoring system to be used in contracting or

10 purchasing that evaluates a bidder's, offeror's, or

11 contractor's public safety values relating to firearms,

12 firearm ammunition, and firearm accessories.

13 (i) This Section applies to any contract for the

14 procurement of firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm

15 accessories that a State agency solicits, enters into, awards,

16 amends, renews, or extends on or after the effective date of

17 this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.

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

19 becoming law.