Rep. Daniel J. Burke
Filed: 2/28/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1469




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1469, AS AMENDED, 
3with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 
41, on page 2, by inserting immediately below line 21 the 
5following:
6        "(1.1  Qualified retired law enforcement officers as 
7    defined in the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act 
8    of 2004."; and
 
9on page 3, by inserting immediately below line 17  the 
10following:
11        "(9)  Any non-resident who transports, within 24 hours, 
12    a
weapon for any lawful purpose from any place where he or

13    she may lawfully possess and carry that weapon to any other

14    place where he or she may lawfully possess and carry that

15    weapon if, during the transportation the weapon is

16    unloaded, and neither the weapon nor any ammunition being

17    transported is readily accessible or is directly

 
 
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1    accessible from the passenger compartment of the

2    transporting vehicle. Provided that, in the case of a

3    vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver's

4    compartment the weapon or ammunition shall be contained in

5    a locked container other than the glove compartment or 
6    console."; and
 
7on page 4, by inserting immediately below line 13 the 
8following:
9        "(1.1  Qualified retired law enforcement officers as 
10    defined in the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act 
11    of 2004."; and
 
12on page 4, by inserting immediately below line 19 the 
13following:
14        "(3.1)  Retired corrections officers.  As used in this 
15    paragraph (3.1), "retired corrections officer" means any 
16    former sworn officer of the Department of Corrections,  
17    Department of Juvenile Justice, or sheriff who was 
18    primarily responsible for the control and custody of 
19    offenders, detainees, or inmates and who had not been 
20    discharged from employment as a corrections officer for 
21    misconduct."; and 
 
22on page 4, by inserting immediately below line 22 the 
23following:
 
 
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1        "(4.1)  Retired members of the Armed Services or 
2    Reserved Forces of the United States or the Illinois 
3    National Guard who have not been dishonorably discharged.
4        (4.2)  Fire fighters employed by the Office of State 
5    Fire Marshal, fire departments, and fire protection

6    districts and voluntary fire fighters.   As used in this 
7    paragraph (4.2) "fire fighter" means any person engaged in 
8    fire administration, fire prevention, fire suppression, 
9    fire education, and arson investigation, including any 
10    permanently employed, trainee or volunteer fire fighter, 
11    whether or not that person, trainee, or volunteer is 
12    compensated for all or any fraction of his or her time.
13        (4.3)  Paramedics. As used in this paragraph (4.3), 
14    "paramedic" means an Emergency Medical 
15    Technician-Paramedic certified by
the Illinois Department 
16    of Public Health under the Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) 
17    Systems Act, and all other emergency medical personnel

18    certified by the Illinois Department of Public Health who 
19    are members of an
organized body or not-for-profit 
20    corporation under the jurisdiction of
a city, village, 
21    incorporated town, fire protection district, or county, 
22    that
provides emergency medical treatment to persons of a 
23    defined geographical area.
24        (4.4)  Any person deemed by a law enforcement agency or 
25    a licensed security guard to be in need of body armor."; 
26    and
 
 
 
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1on page 5, immediately below line 7, by inserting the 
2following:


3        "(9) Sale or possession of a backpack that has been 
4    manufactured or designed to include Kevlar or any other 
5    similar material or metal, fiberglass, plastic, or nylon 
6    plates with the intended purpose of stopping not only 
7    missile fragmentation from mines, grenades, mortar shells, 
8    and artillery fire but also fire from rifles, machine guns, 
9    and small arms; or a removable backpack insert made of 
10    Kevlar or any other similar material or metal, fiberglass, 
11    plastic, or nylon plates with the intended purpose of 
12    stopping not only missile fragmentation from mines, 
13    grenades, mortar shells, and artillery fire but also fire 
14    from rifles, machine guns, and small arms that have been 
15    manufactured or designed to be included in a backpack.
16        (10)  Any non-resident who transports, within 24 hours, 
17    body armor for any lawful purpose from any place where he 
18    or
she may lawfully possess and carry that body armor to 
19    any other
place where he or she may lawfully possess and 
20    carry that
body armor if, during the transportation the 
21    body armor is
not readily accessible or directly
accessible 
22    from the passenger compartment of the
transporting 
23    vehicle.".