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 Bill Status of SB2287  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  CORRECTIONAL OFFICER-FIREARMS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Dan McConchie - Bill Cunningham - Scott M. Bennett - Laura M. Murphy

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/24-2
730 ILCS 5/3-2-12 new
730 ILCS 125/26.1 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the County Jail Act. Permits currently employed and retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers to carry their own firearms off duty without being in violation of the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes if they meet certain training requirements. Deletes provision exempting from the unlawful use of weapons statute and the aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statute athlete's possession, transport on official Olympic and Paralympic transit systems established for athletes, or use of competition firearms sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the International Shooting Sport Federation, or USA Shooting in connection with such athlete's training for and participation in shooting competitions at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and sanctioned test events leading up to the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2018SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Dan McConchie
  1/10/2018SenateFirst Reading
  1/10/2018SenateReferred to Assignments
  1/24/2018SenateAssigned to Judiciary
  1/30/2018SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
  1/30/2018SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
  2/28/2018SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  4/13/2018SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 27, 2018
  4/27/2018SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018
  5/3/2018SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die

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