Bill Status of HB2254  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  SAFE GUN STORAGE

House Sponsors
Rep. Kathleen Willis - Jonathan Carroll - John Connor - Kelly M. Cassidy - Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer and Michelle Mussman

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
720 ILCS 5/24-9


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, properly engaged so as to render the firearm inaccessible or unusable to any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. Provides that if the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user, then the firearm is deemed lawfully stored or kept. Provides that a violation is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500. Provides that a violation is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 if any person knows or reasonably should know that a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to a firearm belonging to or under the control of that person and a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains the firearm. Provides that a violation is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and uses it to injure or cause the death of a person or uses the firearm in connection with a crime. Provides that any money received from the collection of a civil penalty shall be deposited in the Mental Health Fund. Makes corresponding changes in the Criminal Code of 2012.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/7/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen Willis
  2/7/2019HouseFirst Reading
  2/7/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/13/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
  2/13/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
  2/19/2019HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  3/29/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  2/4/2020HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  2/26/2020HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  2/26/2020HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer
  5/22/2020HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  6/23/2020HouseRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die