Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB5415
Legislation Overview
Title: TANF-GUN PURCHASE PROHIBITION
Description: Amends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that no person shall knowingly use or accept cash assistance benefits provided under the Article for the purchase or sale of any firearm or firearms ammunition. Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt any rules necessary to implement the amendatory Act, including rules and practices to prevent recipients of cash assistance from accessing their cash assistance benefits at automated teller machines or point of sale terminals that are located in a store or other establishment in which the principal place of business is the sale of firearms or ammunitions.
Session: 101st General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
Last Action Date: February 18, 2020
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Darren Bailey (R); Grant Wehrli (R); Amy Grant (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 118)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 18, 2020 | First Reading |
| House | Feb 18, 2020 | Referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Feb 14, 2020 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Darren Bailey |
| House | Feb 14, 2020 | Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli |
| House | Feb 14, 2020 | Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 14, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
