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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2757 Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Armed Security Protection Act. Provides that for a period of 3 years beginning July 1, 2022, banks, pawn shops, grocery stores, and gas stations in municipalities having a population in excess of 2,000,000 inhabitants must employ and have on the premises at least one guard during the hours they conduct business with the public.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB2757 | | LRB102 13196 JLS 18540 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Armed |
| 5 | | Security Protection Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: |
| 7 | | "Armed private security guard" or "guard" has the meaning |
| 8 | | ascribed to the term "armed employee" under the Private |
| 9 | | Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint |
| 10 | | Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. |
| 11 | | "Bank" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the |
| 12 | | Illinois Banking Act. |
| 13 | | "Gas station" means a business subject to the Motor Fuel |
| 14 | | Sales Act. |
| 15 | | "Grocery store" means a business engaged in the sale of |
| 16 | | food, beverages and other goods usually used in a home. |
| 17 | | "Pawn shop" means a business subject to the Pawnbroker |
| 18 | | Regulation Act.
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| 19 | | Section 10. Guards required in municipalities having in |
| 20 | | excess of 2,000,000 inhabitants. A bank, gas station, grocery |
| 21 | | store, and pawn shop shall employ and have on its premises at |
| 22 | | least one guard during the hours it is conducting business |