Bill Text: IL HB0788 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a renewal application shall be accepted by the Illinois State Police if submitted within 180 days before the expiration of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license. Provides that submission of a renewal application within that 180-day period shall not affect the expiration date of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 15-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-06-14 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne [HB0788 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0788-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB0788 Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5
430 ILCS 66/50
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a renewal application shall be accepted by the Illinois State Police if submitted within 180 days before the expiration of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license. Provides that submission of a renewal application within that 180-day period shall not affect the expiration date of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
(430 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-5)
Sec. 5. Application and renewal.
(a) The Department of State Police shall either approve or
deny all applications within 30 days from the date they are
received, except as provided in subsection (b) of this
Section, and every applicant found qualified under Section 8
of this Act by the Department shall be entitled to a Firearm
Owner's Identification Card upon the payment of a $10 fee. Any
applicant who is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of
the United States, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
a member of the Reserve Forces of the United States is exempt
from the application fee. $6 of each fee derived from the
issuance of Firearm Owner's Identification Cards, or renewals
thereof, shall be deposited in the Wildlife and Fish Fund in
the State Treasury; $1 of the fee shall be deposited in the
State Police Services Fund and $3 of the fee shall be deposited
in the State Police Firearm Services Fund.
(b) Renewal applications shall be approved or denied

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within 60 business days, provided the applicant submitted his
or her renewal application prior to the expiration of his or
her Firearm Owner's Identification Card. If a renewal
application has been submitted prior to the expiration date of
the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the
Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall remain valid while
the Department processes the application, unless the person is
subject to or becomes subject to revocation under this Act.
The cost for a renewal application shall be $10 which shall be
deposited into the State Police Firearm Services Fund.
(c) A renewal application shall be accepted by the
Illinois State Police if submitted within 180 days before the
expiration of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification
Card. Submission of a renewal application within that 180-day
period shall not affect the expiration date of the applicant's
Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
(Source: P.A. 100-906, eff. 1-1-19.)
Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
changing Section 50 as follows:
(430 ILCS 66/50)
Sec. 50. License renewal.
(a) This subsection (a) applies through the 180th day
following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
101st General Assembly. Applications for renewal of a license

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shall be made to the Department. A license shall be renewed for
a period of 5 years upon receipt of a completed renewal
application, completion of 3 hours of training required under
Section 75 of this Act, payment of the applicable renewal fee,
and completion of an investigation under Section 35 of this
Act. The renewal application shall contain the information
required in Section 30 of this Act, except that the applicant
need not resubmit a full set of fingerprints.
(b) This subsection (b) applies on and after the 181st day
following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
101st General Assembly. Applications for renewal of a license
shall be made to the Department. A license shall be renewed for
a period of 5 years from the date of expiration on the
applicant's current license upon the receipt of a completed
renewal application, completion of 3 hours of training
required under Section 75 of this Act, payment of the
applicable renewal fee, and completion of an investigation
under Section 35 of this Act. The renewal application shall
contain the information required in Section 30 of this Act,
except that the applicant need not resubmit a full set of
fingerprints.
(c) An application for renewal of a license shall be
accepted by the Illinois State Police if submitted within 180
days before the expiration of the applicant's concealed carry
license. Submission of a renewal application within that
180-day period shall not affect the expiration date of the

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applicant's concealed carry license.
(Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19.)