Bill Text: IL SB3559 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Permits a concealed carry licensee to carry one loaded or unloaded concealed firearm and, whether attached to or detached from the firearm, one ammunition feeding device for that firearm with a capacity of 10 rounds of ammunition or less on or about his or her person. Provides that the licensee may not carry an ammunition feeding device with a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition or that can be readily restored or converted to accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Deletes provision that the licensee may (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm, fully concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or her person; and (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3559 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3559-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB3559 Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Kwame Raoul SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
430 ILCS 66/10
Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Permits a concealed carry licensee to carry one loaded or unloaded concealed firearm and, whether attached to or detached from the firearm, one ammunition feeding device for that firearm with a capacity of 10 rounds of ammunition or less on or about his or her person. Provides that the licensee may not carry an ammunition feeding device with a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition or that can be readily restored or converted to accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Deletes provision that the licensee may (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm, fully concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or her person; and (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle.
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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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 Concealed Carry Act is amended by
changing Section 10 as follows:
(430 ILCS 66/10)
Sec. 10. Issuance of licenses to carry a concealed firearm.
(a) The Department shall issue a license to carry a
concealed firearm under this Act to an applicant who:
(1) meets the qualifications of Section 25 of this Act;
(2) has provided the application and documentation
required in Section 30 of this Act;
(3) has submitted the requisite fees; and
(4) does not pose a danger to himself, herself, or
others, or a threat to public safety as determined by the
Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in accordance with
Section 20.
(b) The Department shall issue a renewal, corrected, or
duplicate license as provided in this Act.
(c) A license shall be valid throughout the State for a
period of 5 years from the date of issuance. A license shall
permit the licensee to carry one loaded or unloaded concealed
firearm and, whether attached to or detached from the firearm,

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one ammunition feeding device for that firearm with a capacity
of 10 rounds of ammunition or less on or about his or her
person. The licensee may not carry an ammunition feeding device
with a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition or that
can be readily restored or converted to accept more than 10
rounds of ammunition. :
(1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm, fully
concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or her
person; and
(2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed
firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle.
(d) The Department shall make applications for a license
available no later than 180 days after the effective date of
this Act. The Department shall establish rules for the
availability and submission of applications in accordance with
this Act.
(e) An application for a license submitted to the
Department that contains all the information and materials
required by this Act, including the requisite fee, shall be
deemed completed. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no
later than 90 days after receipt of a completed application,
the Department shall issue or deny the applicant a license.
(f) The Department shall deny the applicant a license if
the applicant fails to meet the requirements under this Act or
the Department receives a determination from the Board that the
applicant is ineligible for a license. The Department must

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notify the applicant stating the grounds for the denial. The
notice of denial must inform the applicant of his or her right
to an appeal through administrative and judicial review.
(g) A licensee shall possess a license at all times the
licensee carries a concealed firearm except:
(1) when the licensee is carrying or possessing a
concealed firearm on his or her land or in his or her
abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on
the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an
invitee with that person's permission;
(2) when the person is authorized to carry a firearm
under Section 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except
subsection (a-5) of that Section; or
(3) when the handgun is broken down in a
non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or
is unloaded and enclosed in a case.
(h) If an officer of a law enforcement agency initiates an
investigative stop, including but not limited to a traffic
stop, of a licensee or a non-resident carrying a concealed
firearm under subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act, upon
the request of the officer the licensee or non-resident shall
disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a
concealed firearm under this Act, present the license upon the
request of the officer if he or she is a licensee or present
upon the request of the officer evidence under paragraph (2) of
subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act that he or she is a

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non-resident qualified to carry under that subsection, and
identify the location of the concealed firearm. During a
traffic stop, any passenger within the vehicle who is a
licensee or a non-resident carrying under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of this Act must comply with the requirements of
this subsection (h).
(i) The Department shall maintain a database of license
applicants and licensees. The database shall be available to
all federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, State's
Attorneys, the Attorney General, and authorized court
personnel. Within 180 days after the effective date of this
Act, the database shall be searchable and provide all
information included in the application, including the
applicant's previous addresses within the 10 years prior to the
license application and any information related to violations
of this Act. No law enforcement agency, State's Attorney,
Attorney General, or member or staff of the judiciary shall
provide any information to a requester who is not entitled to
it by law.
(j) No later than 10 days after receipt of a completed
application, the Department shall enter the relevant
information about the applicant into the database under
subsection (i) of this Section which is accessible by law
enforcement agencies.
(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)