Date	Chamber	Action
4/14/2005	Senate	Third Reading - Lost; 020-034-000

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Firearms Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	New Act

	Adds reference to:
	720 ILCS 5/24-3	from Ch. 38, par. 24-3

720 ILCS 5/24-3.1A new

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes references in the statute on unlawful sale of firearms from "sell" or "give" to "transfer". Prohibits multiple sales of handguns within a 30-day period. Creates the offense of unlawful acquisition of handguns. Provides exemptions and affirmative defenses. Penalty is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2005	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
2/18/2005	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
2/18/2005	Senate	First Reading
2/18/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/24/2005	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
3/9/2005	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
3/16/2005	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
3/17/2005	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 008-001-001
3/17/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
4/11/2005	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
4/11/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
4/11/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
4/11/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
4/12/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Executive
4/13/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 007-006-000
4/13/2005	Senate	Second Reading
4/13/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter
4/13/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
4/14/2005	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
4/14/2005	Senate	Third Reading - Lost; 020-034-000

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