Bill Status of HB 5374   102nd General Assembly

Short Description:  FIREARMS RESTRAINING ORDER

House Sponsors
Rep. Daniel Didech, Margaret Croke, Maura Hirschauer, Joyce Mason, Greg Harris, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Sam Yingling, Kelly M. Cassidy, Jonathan Carroll, Michelle Mussman, Rita Mayfield, Mark L. Walker and Denyse Wang Stoneback

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 120/2from Ch. 102, par. 42
5 ILCS 140/7from Ch. 116, par. 207
405 ILCS 5/6-103.3
430 ILCS 65/8.1from Ch. 38, par. 83-8.1
430 ILCS 67/5
430 ILCS 67/10

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides that a public body may hold a closed meeting to consider security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel, equipment, reporting to law enforcement, or legal action to respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public, or public property. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from inspection and copying records concerning a school employee's determination about whether an individual poses a clear and present danger, a school district's report of a threat to law enforcement, or an action by a school district under the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that when the Illinois State Police is notified that a person has been determined to pose a clear and present danger, it shall determine whether to file an action under the Firearms Restraining Order Act with that person as the respondent. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that when the Illinois State Police is notified that a person has been determined to pose a clear and present danger, the Illinois State Police shall determine whether to revoke the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card and whether to file an action under the Firearms Restraining Order Act with that person as the respondent. Provides that any information disclosed under this provision shall remain privileged and confidential, and shall not be redisclosed, except as required under the provisions reporting a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Index, Denied Persons Files or for the purpose of an action under the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Provides that a school district board of directors or board of education may by policy or resolution authorize a designee or designees to file petitions for firearms restraining orders on its behalf with or without prior board approval of a specific petition. Provides that for any petition filed by a designee without prior board approval, the board must approve a resolution ratifying the specific petition as soon as possible after the filing of the petition, but no later than 30 days after the filing of the petition.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/28/2022HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
  1/31/2022HouseFirst Reading
  1/31/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/9/2022HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  2/18/2022HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  5/27/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  7/6/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  7/7/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  7/7/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
  7/7/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  7/7/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
  7/8/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  7/8/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
  7/8/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  7/8/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  7/8/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
  7/14/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

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