Illinois House Bill 4681 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Reimagine Public Safety Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall create a firearm and firearm ammunition buyback program. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall purchase operable firearms and receive firearm ammunition from the owners of those firearms and firearm ammunition who wish to sell the firearms and transfer the firearm ammunition to the State. Provides that only Illinois residents are eligible to participate in the firearm and firearm ammunition buyback program. Provides that an Illinois resident who sells an operable firearm to the State at the buyback program shall receive $100 per firearm sold. Provides that permanently inoperable or antique firearms are ineligible for the buyback program, except these firearms may be transferred to the Office through the program without compensation. Provides that a person who transfers ammunition, inoperable firearms, or antique firearms to the State at the buyback program shall receive no compensation for transferring ammunition, inoperable firearms, or antique firearms to the State at the buyback program. Provides that firearms and firearm ammunition purchased at the buyback program shall be delivered to the Illinois State Police who may: (1) destroy the firearms; (2) use the firearms for training or other Illinois State Police purposes; or (3) transfer the firearms and firearm ammunition to municipal and county law enforcement agencies for their use. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall adopt rules to implement the program. Effective immediately.

FIREARMS&AMMO-BUYBACK

Rep. Cyril Nichols [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	House	Session Sine Die
2024-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2024-02-06	House	First Reading
2024-02-01	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Cyril Nichols

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
430	69	35-45	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4681&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB4681.htm