Illinois House Bill 265 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not regulate the transportation of firearms and may not regulate the transportation of ammunition, components, accessories, or accoutrements for firearms. Provides that the provisions of any ordinance or resolution adopted by any unit of local government that imposes restrictions or limitations on the transportation of firearms and ammunition, components, accessories, and accoutrements of firearms in a manner other than those that are imposed by this amendatory Act are invalid and all those existing ordinances and resolutions are void. Provides that this provision is a limitation of home rule powers under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. Effective immediately.

CRIM CD-FIREARM TRANSPORT

Rep. John Bradley [D]	Rep. Lisa Dugan [D]	Rep. Thomas Holbrook [D]	Rep. Brandon Phelps [D]
Rep. Patrick Verschoore [D]	Rep. Daniel Beiser [D]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D]	Rep. Paul Evans [D]
Rep. Kent Gaffney [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2012-01-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kent Gaffney
2012-01-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Evans
2012-01-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
2011-04-15	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-08	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-08	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2011-02-23	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2011-02-22	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-001-000
2011-02-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
2011-02-08	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2011-02-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
2011-02-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2011-02-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
2011-02-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
2011-01-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-01-28	House	First Reading
2011-01-25	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	24-2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=265&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0265.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB0265eng.htm