Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB6183
Legislation Overview
Title: GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM
Description: Creates the Gun Buyback Program Act. Provides that the Department of State Police and the State's Attorneys of this State shall establish a gun trade-in program in which events are held in each county of this State, once per year in each county, to buy back from any person a firearm, gun, rifle, shotgun, or other similar weapon for a nominal fee. The Department of State Police and representatives of the State's Attorney who are present at a Gun Buyback Program event shall not question any person regarding the documentation of the firearm, gun, rifle, shotgun, or other similar weapon presented, such as if the person has a valid firearm owner's identification card or concealed carry license, or request proper registration for the firearm, gun, rifle, shotgun, or other similar weapon. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Gun Buyback Fund as a special fund in the State treasury.
Session: 99th General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
Last Action Date: February 11, 2016
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Luis Arroyo;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 118)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Luis Arroyo |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | First Reading |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Referred to Rules Committee |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 11, 2016 | 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
