102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB0788

Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

`430 ILCS 65/5`	`from Ch. 38, par. 83-5`
`430 ILCS 66/50`

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a renewal application shall be accepted by the Illinois State Police if submitted within 180 days before the expiration of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license. Provides that submission of a renewal application within that 180-day period shall not affect the expiration date of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license.

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A BILL FOR

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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 Section 5 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

11 Section, and every applicant found qualified under Section 8

12 of this Act by the Department shall be entitled to a Firearm

13 Owner's 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

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1 within 60 business days, provided the applicant submitted his

2 or her renewal application prior to the expiration of his or

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

4 application has been submitted prior to the expiration date of

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

6 Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall remain valid while

7 the Department processes the application, unless the person is

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

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

10 deposited into the State Police Firearm Services Fund.

11 (c) A renewal application shall be accepted by the

12 Illinois State Police if submitted within 180 days before the

13 expiration of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification

14 Card. Submission of a renewal application within that 180-day

15 period shall not affect the expiration date of the applicant's

16 Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

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

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

19 changing Section 50 as follows:

20 (430 ILCS 66/50)

21 Sec. 50. License renewal.

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

23 following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the

24 101st General Assembly. Applications for renewal of a license

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

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

3 application, completion of 3 hours of training required under

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

5 and completion of an investigation under Section 35 of this

6 Act. The renewal application shall contain the information

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

8 need not resubmit a full set of fingerprints.

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

10 following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the

11 101st General Assembly. Applications for renewal of a license

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

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

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

15 renewal application, completion of 3 hours of training

16 required under Section 75 of this Act, payment of the

17 applicable renewal fee, and completion of an investigation

18 under Section 35 of this Act. The renewal application shall

19 contain the information required in Section 30 of this Act,

20 except that the applicant need not resubmit a full set of

21 fingerprints.

22 (c) An application for renewal of a license shall be

23 accepted by the Illinois State Police if submitted within 180

24 days before the expiration of the applicant's concealed carry

25 license. Submission of a renewal application within that

26 180-day period shall not affect the expiration date of the

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1 applicant's concealed carry license.

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