104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1446
 
Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act
 Creates the Temporary Firearm Storage Act. Requires all law enforcement agencies to establish temporary firearm storage programs. Provides that a law enforcement agency may only store a firearm if the owner of the firearm fills out an application stating (i) that the owner of the firearm is requesting the law enforcement agency to hold the firearm on the owner's behalf, (ii) the length of time the firearm will be held by the law enforcement agency, and (iii) that the owner of the firearm agrees that the firearm shall be turned over to the law enforcement agency if the owner of the firearm does not retrieve the firearm by the agreed upon time. Requires law enforcement agencies to send notice to the owner of a firearm before a storage agreement expires. Provides that, if a law enforcement agency has a public-facing website, then it must describe its temporary firearm storage program on the website. Allows an individual or business that has a Federal Firearms License and is certified by the Illinois State Police under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act to establish a temporary firearm storage program. Provides that a law enforcement agency may not use a firearm stored under a temporary firearm storage program for any purpose without a warrant. Provides that neither a law enforcement agency nor a private entity that establishes a temporary firearm storage program shall be held liable for damage to a firearm stored under a temporary firearm storage program. Provides that a firearm may not be stored in a temporary firearm storage program without a safe storage mechanism. Effective one year after becoming law.


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1 AN ACT concerning local government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Temporary Firearm Storage Act.

6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7 "Firearm" has the meaning given in Section 1.1 of the 
8Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
9 "Law enforcement agency" means the Illinois State Police, 
10a sheriff's office, a municipal police department, a public 
11university police department, or a community college police 
12department.
13 "Storage agreement" means an agreement between the owner 
14of a firearm and either (i) a law enforcement agency or (ii) a 
15private entity that established a temporary firearm storage 
16program under Section 20 regarding the storage of a firearm 
17for a specified period of time.
18 "Temporary firearm storage program" means a program 
19established under the Act for safely storing firearms outside 
20the home of the owner of the firearm.

21 Section 10. Temporary firearm storage by law enforcement 
22agencies and the Illinois State Police. 
 
 
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1 (a) All law enforcement agencies must establish a 
2temporary firearm storage program. The Illinois State Police 
3must establish a temporary firearm storage program in each 
4troop headquarters. 
5 (b) Prior to storage, the owner of a firearm must enter 
6into a storage agreement with the law enforcement agency 
7through which the firearm will be stored. A storage agreement 
8may be created only by the owner of a firearm filling out an 
9application stating (i) that the owner of the firearm is 
10requesting the law enforcement agency to hold the firearm on 
11the owner's behalf, (ii) the length of time the firearm will be 
12held by the law enforcement agency, and (iii) that the owner of 
13the firearm agrees that the firearm shall be turned over to the 
14law enforcement agency if the owner of the firearm does not 
15retrieve the firearm by the agreed upon time.
16 (c) The maximum term for a storage agreement shall be 
17determined by the law enforcement agency. An owner of a 
18firearm may enter into a new storage agreement under 
19subsection (b) to continue to store the firearm under the 
20temporary firearm storage program. A law enforcement agency 
21may not limit the number of times the owner of a firearm may 
22enter into a storage agreement with the law enforcement 
23agency.
24 (d) A law enforcement agency must send notice to the 
25firearm owner before a storage agreement expires. A law 
26enforcement agency shall take possession of the firearm after 
 
 
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1the expiration of the storage agreement if the law enforcement 
2agency notified the owner of the firearm that the law 
3enforcement agency would take possession of the firearm after 
4the expiration of the storage agreement.

5 Section 15. Advertisement. If a law enforcement agency has 
6a public-facing website, then it must describe its temporary 
7firearm storage program on the website. The description on the 
8website shall include a phone number to call to learn about the 
9program, a digital copy of the form required for using the 
10program, and the requirements for the program.

11 Section 20. Temporary firearm storage by a private entity.
12 (a) An individual or business that has a Federal Firearms 
13License and is certified by the Illinois State Police under 
14the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act may establish a 
15temporary firearm storage program.
16 (b) Prior to storage, the owner of a firearm must enter 
17into a storage agreement with the individual or business. A 
18storage agreement may be created only by the owner of a firearm 
19filling out a form stating (i) that the owner of the firearm is 
20requesting the individual or business to hold the firearm on 
21the owner's behalf, (ii) the length of time the firearm will be 
22held by the individual or business, and (iii) that the owner of 
23the firearm agrees that the firearm shall be turned over to the 
24individual or business if the owner of the firearm does not 
 
 
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1retrieve the firearm by the specified time.
2 (c) The maximum term for a storage agreement shall be 
3determined by the individual or business. An owner of a 
4firearm owner may enter into a new storage agreement under 
5subsection (b) to continue to store the firearm under the 
6temporary firearm storage program. An individual or business 
7may not limit the number of times the owner of a firearm may 
8enter into a storage agreement with the individual or 
9business.
10 (d) An individual or business must send notice to the 
11owner of a firearm before a storage agreement expires. An 
12individual or business shall take possession of the firearm 
13after the expiration of the storage agreement if the 
14individual or business notified the owner of the firearm that 
15the individual or business would take possession of the 
16firearm after the expiration of the storage agreement.
17 (e) An individual or business storing a firearm under this 
18Section may not use the firearm for any purpose.

19 Section 25. Warrant requirement. A law enforcement agency 
20may not use a firearm stored under a temporary firearm storage 
21program for any purpose without a warrant.

22 Section 30. Liability. Neither a law enforcement agency 
23nor a private entity that establishes a temporary firearm 
24storage program under Section 20 shall be held liable for 
 
 
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1damage to a firearm stored under a temporary firearm storage 
2program.

3 Section 35. Safe storage mechanism requirement. A firearm 
4may not be stored in a temporary firearm storage program 
5without a safe storage mechanism, including, but not limited 
6to, a firearm lock.