HB0222 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0222

Introduced 01/13/05, by Rep. Ron Stephens - David Reis

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 65/13.1

from Ch. 38, par. 83-13.1

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Prohibits home rule units from regulating the acquisition, possession, or transfer of firearm ammunition legally purchased or possessed under State and federal law. Effective immediately.

HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning safety.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is amended by changing Section 13.1 as follows:

(430 ILCS 65/13.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-13.1)

Sec. 13.1. Local regulation of firearms and firearm ammunition.

(a) The provisions of any ordinance enacted by any municipality that which requires registration or imposes greater restrictions or limitations on the acquisition, possession, and transfer of firearms than are imposed by this Act, are not invalidated or affected by this Act. This subsection does not apply to the regulation of firearm ammunition legally purchased or possessed under State and federal law.

(b) The regulation of the acquisition, possession, and transfer of firearm ammunition is an exclusive power and function of the State. A unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not regulate the acquisition, possession, or transfer of firearm ammunition legally purchased or possessed under State and federal law. This subsection (b) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

(Source: P.A. 76-1939.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.