101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5546

Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

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Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall establish and maintain an email and text message notification system for persons who are applying for or possess Firearm Owner's Identification Cards or concealed carry licenses. Provides that in addition to receiving a mail notification of the status of a person's application for, renewal, suspension, or revocation of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license, the person may request email or text message, or both, notifications of the status of his or her application, renewal, suspension, revocation, and other notifications concerning his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall notify a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license of the expiration of his or her Card or license at least 90 days before its expiration. Provides that that if a person is issued a concealed carry license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, the person may be issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card that is valid for the person to whom it is issued for a period of 5 years and which expires upon the expiration of the person's concealed carry license. Provides that if the only reason for the revocation of a person's concealed carry license is the expiration of the licensee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the person does not have to submit a form to the Illinois State Police to conduct an investigation of the person's suitability for the issuance of a concealed carry license.

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1 AN ACT concerning safety.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is

5 amended by changing Sections 5 and 7 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-5)

7 Sec. 5. Application and renewal.

8 (a) The Department of State Police shall either approve or

9 deny all applications within 30 days from the date they are

10 received, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,

11 and every applicant found qualified under Section 8 of this Act

12 by the Department shall be entitled to a Firearm Owner's

13 Identification Card upon the payment of a $10 fee. Any

14 applicant who is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of

15 the United States, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or

16 a member of the Reserve Forces of the United States is exempt

17 from the application fee. $6 of each fee derived from the

18 issuance of Firearm Owner's Identification Cards, or renewals

19 thereof, shall be deposited in the Wildlife and Fish Fund in

20 the State Treasury; $1 of the fee shall be deposited in the

21 State Police Services Fund and $3 of the fee shall be deposited

22 in the State Police Firearm Services Fund.

23 (b) Renewal applications shall be approved or denied within

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1 60 business days, provided the applicant submitted his or her

2 renewal application prior to the expiration of his or her

3 Firearm Owner's Identification Card. If a renewal application

4 has been submitted prior to the expiration date of the

5 applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the Firearm

6 Owner's Identification Card shall remain valid while the

7 Department processes the application, unless the person is

8 subject to or becomes subject to revocation under this Act. The

9 cost for a renewal application shall be $10 which shall be

10 deposited into the State Police Firearm Services Fund. The

11 Illinois State Police shall notify a person who possesses a

12 valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card of the expiration of

13 his or her Card at least 90 days before its expiration. The

14 Illinois State Police shall establish and maintain an email and

15 text message notification system for persons who are applying

16 for or possess a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. In

17 addition to receiving a mail notification of the status of a

18 person's application for, renewal, suspension, or revocation

19 of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the person

20 may request email or text message, or both, notifications of

21 the status of his or her application, renewal, suspension,

22 revocation, and other notifications concerning his or her

23 Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

24 (Source: P.A. 100-906, eff. 1-1-19.)

25 (430 ILCS 65/7) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-7)

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1 Sec. 7. Validity of Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

2 (a) Except as provided in Section 8 of this Act or

3 subsection (b) of this Section, a Firearm Owner's

4 Identification Card issued under the provisions of this Act

5 shall be valid for the person to whom it is issued for a period

6 of 10 years from the date of issuance, except that if a person

7 is issued a concealed carry license under the Firearm Concealed

8 Carry Act, the person may be issued a Firearm Owner's

9 Identification Card that is valid for the person to whom it is

10 issued for a period of 5 years and expires upon the expiration

11 of the person's concealed carry license.

12 (b) If a renewal application is submitted to the Department

13 before the expiration date of the applicant's current Firearm

14 Owner's Identification Card, the Firearm Owner's

15 Identification Card shall remain valid for a period of 60

16 business days, unless the person is subject to or becomes

17 subject to revocation under this Act.

18 (Source: P.A. 100-906, eff. 1-1-19.)

19 Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by

20 changing Section 50 and by adding Section 50.1 as follows:

21 (430 ILCS 66/50)

22 Sec. 50. License renewal.

23 (a) This subsection (a) applies through the 180th day

24 following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the

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1 101st General Assembly. Applications for renewal of a license

2 shall be made to the Department. A license shall be renewed for

3 a period of 5 years upon receipt of a completed renewal

4 application, completion of 3 hours of training required under

5 Section 75 of this Act, payment of the applicable renewal fee,

6 and completion of an investigation under Section 35 of this

7 Act. The renewal application shall contain the information

8 required in Section 30 of this Act, except that the applicant

9 need not resubmit a full set of fingerprints.

10 (b) This subsection (b) applies on and after the 181st day

11 following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the

12 101st General Assembly. Applications for renewal of a license

13 shall be made to the Department. A license shall be renewed for

14 a period of 5 years from the date of expiration on the

15 applicant's current license upon the receipt of a completed

16 renewal application, completion of 3 hours of training required

17 under Section 75 of this Act, payment of the applicable renewal

18 fee, and completion of an investigation under Section 35 of

19 this Act. The renewal application shall contain the information

20 required in Section 30 of this Act, except that the applicant

21 need not resubmit a full set of fingerprints.

22 (c) The Illinois State Police shall notify a person who

23 possesses a valid concealed carry license of the expiration of

24 his or her license at least 90 days before its expiration. If

25 the only reason for the revocation of a person's concealed

26 carry license is the expiration of the licensee's Firearm

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1 Owner's Identification Card, the person does not have to submit

2 a form to the Illinois State Police to conduct an investigation

3 of the person's suitability for the issuance of a concealed

4 carry license.

5 (Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19.)

6 (430 ILCS 66/50.1 new)

7 Sec. 50.1. Email and text message notifications. The

8 Illinois State Police shall establish and maintain an email and

9 text message notification system for persons who are applying

10 for or possess concealed carry licenses. In addition to

11 receiving a mail notification of the status of a person's

12 application for, renewal, suspension, or revocation of his or

13 her concealed carry license, the person may request email or

14 text message, or both, notifications of the status of his or

15 her application, renewal, suspension, revocation, and other

16 notifications concerning his or her concealed carry license.

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