Illinois Senate Bill 2179 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Removes from unlawful use of weapons the carrying or possessing openly on his or her person or in any vehicle a pistol or revolver by a person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and is 21 years of age or older. Removes from unlawful use of weapons carrying or possessing openly on his or her person any pistol or revolver upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town by a person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and is 21 years of age or older. Removes from aggravated unlawful use of weapons the carrying or possessing openly on his or her person or in any vehicle an uncased and loaded pistol or revolver while the firearm was immediately accessible or if unloaded the ammunition for the weapon was immediately accessible, and the person possessing the firearm has not been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card or has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and is under 21 years of age. Removes from aggravated unlawful use of weapons the carrying or possessing openly on his or her person any uncased and loaded pistol or revolver upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town while the firearm was immediately accessible or if unloaded the ammunition for the firearm was immediately accessible, and the person possessing the firearm has not been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card or has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and is under 21 years of age. Effective immediately.

CRIM CD FIREARM CARRY

Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2013-08-09	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2013-05-10	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
2013-04-29	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2013
2013-04-19	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2013
2013-03-22	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2013
2013-03-13	Senate	To Subcommittee on Firearms
2013-03-05	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2013-02-15	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2013-02-15	Senate	First Reading
2013-02-15	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	24-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	24-1.6	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2179&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2179.htm