Illinois House Bill 2531 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-05-31 - Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Defines "retired law enforcement officer qualified under federal law" for purposes of the Act to permit the carrying of a concealed weapon. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the County Jail Act. Permits currently employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers to carry their own firearms off-duty without being in violation of the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes if they meet certain training requirements. Provides that currently employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers shall carry a photographic identification and a valid annual firearm certificate while carrying their own firearms off-duty. Limited to correctional officers who have custody and control over inmates in an adult correctional facility. Effective immediately.

CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS-FIREARMS

Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]	Rep. Deanne Mazzochi [R]	Rep. Mark Batinick [R]	Sen. Seth Lewis [R]
Rep. Jeff Keicher [R]	Rep. Keith Wheeler [R]	Rep. Bradley Stephens [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-31	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
2021-05-31	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
2021-05-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Stephens
2021-05-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
2021-05-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
2021-05-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
2021-05-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
2021-05-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
2021-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-18	House	To Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee
2021-03-09	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2021-02-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-19	House	First Reading
2021-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	705	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	24-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
730	125	26.1	New Code	See Bill Text
730	5	3-2-13	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2531&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB2531.htm