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 Bill Status of SB0056  94th General Assembly


Short Description:  FIREARM SALES-GUN SHOWS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Peter J. Roskam - Edward Petka

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
430 ILCS 65/1.1from Ch. 38, par. 83-1.1
430 ILCS 65/3from Ch. 38, par. 83-3
430 ILCS 65/3.1from Ch. 38, par. 83-3.1
430 ILCS 65/3afrom Ch. 38, par. 83-3a
720 ILCS 5/24-3from Ch. 38, par. 24-3


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person who is not a federally licensed firearm dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that person is on the grounds of a gun show must, prior to the sale or transfer of the firearm, request the Department of State Police to conduct a background check on the prospective recipient of the firearm. Provides that if the receipt of a firearm does not violate federal or State law, the Department of State Police shall (1) assign a unique number to the transfer; (2) provide the licensee, gun show promoter, or gun show vendor with the number; and (3) destroy all records of the system with respect to the call, other than the identifying number and the date the number was assigned, and all records of the system relating to the person or the transfer within 24 hours. Provides that the Department of State Police may not retain, copy, or distribute any such information previously collected. Provides that if the transfer of a firearm is denied by the Department of State Police, the Department may keep the records of a denial until the denial is appealed and overturned, or as long as necessary for a criminal prosecution. Provides that approvals issued by the Department of State Police for the purchase of a firearm are valid for 30 days from the date of issue. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the waiting period for obtaining a firearm after its purchase does not apply to the sale of a firearm at a gun show. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
720 ILCS 5/24-3
Adds reference to:
430 ILCS 65/5from Ch. 38, par. 83-5
720 ILCS 5/24-11 new

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill with the following exceptions: (1) changes the definition of "gun show"; (2) provides that if a transfer of a firearm takes place at a gun show, the record of transfer must include the unique identification number assigned to the transfer by the Department of State Police; (3) provides that records of firearms transfers maintained by the Department of State Police must be destroyed within 90 days rather 24 hours of the transfer; (4) eliminates provision that the waiting period for withholding delivery of a firearm after application for its purchase has been made does not apply to the sale of a firearm at a gun show; and (5) provides for home rule preemption of local governmental regulation of the acquisition, possession, transportation, storage, purchase, sale, or other dealings in firearms and ammunition in a manner other than as provided by State law in municipalities of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/26/2005SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Peter J. Roskam
  1/26/2005SenateFirst Reading
  1/26/2005SenateReferred to Rules
  2/3/2005SenateAssigned to Judiciary
  2/16/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  2/24/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  3/2/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  3/9/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary
  3/10/2005SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward Petka
  3/11/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Peter J. Roskam
  3/11/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  3/15/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
  3/15/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  3/16/2005SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary; 006-004-000
  3/16/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005
  4/6/2005SenateSecond Reading
  4/6/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
  5/10/2005SenateMotion Filed Sen. Louis S. Viverito; , Cullerton, Hendon, Petka and Roskam, Motion to Re-refer, pursuant to Senate Rule 3-7. Re-referred to the Senate Rules Committee.
  5/10/2005SenateMotion Prevailed
  5/10/2005SenateRe-referred to Rules
  1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die

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