Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2923 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/16/2023

                            103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2923 Introduced , by Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  5 ILCS 830/10-5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-45 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-59520 ILCS 2605/2605-60530 ILCS 500/1-10 430 ILCS 68/Act rep.720 ILCS 5/24-5.1  Repeals the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.  LRB103 27832 RLC 54210 b   A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2923 Introduced , by Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  5 ILCS 830/10-5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-45 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-59520 ILCS 2605/2605-60530 ILCS 500/1-10 430 ILCS 68/Act rep.720 ILCS 5/24-5.1 5 ILCS 830/10-5  20 ILCS 2605/2605-45 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-595  20 ILCS 2605/2605-605  30 ILCS 500/1-10  430 ILCS 68/Act rep.  720 ILCS 5/24-5.1  Repeals the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.  LRB103 27832 RLC 54210 b     LRB103 27832 RLC 54210 b   A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2923 Introduced , by Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 830/10-5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-45 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-59520 ILCS 2605/2605-60530 ILCS 500/1-10 430 ILCS 68/Act rep.720 ILCS 5/24-5.1 5 ILCS 830/10-5  20 ILCS 2605/2605-45 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-595  20 ILCS 2605/2605-605  30 ILCS 500/1-10  430 ILCS 68/Act rep.  720 ILCS 5/24-5.1
5 ILCS 830/10-5
20 ILCS 2605/2605-45 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-5
20 ILCS 2605/2605-595
20 ILCS 2605/2605-605
30 ILCS 500/1-10
430 ILCS 68/Act rep.
720 ILCS 5/24-5.1
Repeals the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.
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1  AN ACT concerning safety.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 5. The Gun Trafficking Information Act is amended
5  by changing Section 10-5 as follows:
6  (5 ILCS 830/10-5)
7  Sec. 10-5. Gun trafficking information.
8  (a) The Illinois State Police shall use all reasonable
9  efforts in making publicly available, on a regular and ongoing
10  basis, key information related to firearms used in the
11  commission of crimes in this State, including, but not limited
12  to: reports on crimes committed with firearms, locations where
13  the crimes occurred, the number of persons killed or injured
14  in the commission of the crimes, the state where the firearms
15  used originated, the Federal Firearms Licensee that sold the
16  firearm, the type of firearms used, annual statistical
17  information concerning Firearm Owner's Identification Card and
18  concealed carry license applications, revocations, and
19  compliance with Section 9.5 of the Firearm Owners
20  Identification Card Act, and firearm restraining order
21  dispositions, and firearm dealer license certification
22  inspections. The Illinois State Police shall make the
23  information available on its website, which may be presented

 

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2923 Introduced , by Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 830/10-5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-45 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-59520 ILCS 2605/2605-60530 ILCS 500/1-10 430 ILCS 68/Act rep.720 ILCS 5/24-5.1 5 ILCS 830/10-5  20 ILCS 2605/2605-45 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-5 20 ILCS 2605/2605-595  20 ILCS 2605/2605-605  30 ILCS 500/1-10  430 ILCS 68/Act rep.  720 ILCS 5/24-5.1
5 ILCS 830/10-5
20 ILCS 2605/2605-45 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-5
20 ILCS 2605/2605-595
20 ILCS 2605/2605-605
30 ILCS 500/1-10
430 ILCS 68/Act rep.
720 ILCS 5/24-5.1
Repeals the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.
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1  in a dashboard format, in addition to electronically filing a
2  report with the Governor and the General Assembly. The report
3  to the General Assembly shall be filed with the Clerk of the
4  House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate in
5  electronic form only, in the manner that the Clerk and the
6  Secretary shall direct.
7  (b) The Illinois State Police shall study, on a regular
8  and ongoing basis, and compile reports on the number of
9  Firearm Owner's Identification Card checks to determine
10  firearms trafficking or straw purchase patterns. The Illinois
11  State Police shall, to the extent not inconsistent with law,
12  share such reports and underlying data with academic centers,
13  foundations, and law enforcement agencies studying firearms
14  trafficking, provided that personally identifying information
15  is protected. For purposes of this subsection (b), a Firearm
16  Owner's Identification Card number is not personally
17  identifying information, provided that no other personal
18  information of the card holder is attached to the record. The
19  Illinois State Police may create and attach an alternate
20  unique identifying number to each Firearm Owner's
21  Identification Card number, instead of releasing the Firearm
22  Owner's Identification Card number itself.
23  (c) Each department, office, division, and agency of this
24  State shall, to the extent not inconsistent with law,
25  cooperate fully with the Illinois State Police and furnish the
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1  assistance on a timely basis as is necessary to accomplish the
2  purpose of this Act. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information
3  Authority shall submit the information required in subsection
4  (a) of this Section to the Illinois State Police, and any other
5  information as the Illinois State Police may request, to
6  assist the Illinois State Police in carrying out its duties
7  under this Act.
8  (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
9  102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
10  Section 10. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
11  Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing
12  Sections 2605-45, 2605-595, and 2605-605 as follows:
13  (20 ILCS 2605/2605-45) (was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-5)
14  Sec. 2605-45. Division of Justice Services. The Division
15  of Justice Services shall exercise the following functions:
16  (1) Operate and maintain the Law Enforcement Agencies
17  Data System (LEADS), a statewide, computerized
18  telecommunications system designed to provide services,
19  information, and capabilities to the law enforcement and
20  criminal justice community in the State of Illinois. The
21  Director is responsible for establishing policy,
22  procedures, and regulations consistent with State and
23  federal rules, policies, and law by which LEADS operates.
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1  Administrator for management of the system. The Director
2  may appoint a LEADS Advisory Policy Board to reflect the
3  needs and desires of the law enforcement and criminal
4  justice community and to make recommendations concerning
5  policies and procedures.
6  (2) Pursue research and the publication of studies
7  pertaining to local law enforcement activities.
8  (3) Serve as the State's point of contact for the
9  Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting
10  Program and National Incident-Based Reporting System.
11  (4) Operate an electronic data processing and computer
12  center for the storage and retrieval of data pertaining to
13  criminal activity.
14  (5) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in
15  the Illinois State Police by the Cannabis Regulation and
16  Tax Act and the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
17  Program Act.
18  (6) (Blank).
19  (6.5) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested
20  in the Illinois State Police by the Firearm Owners
21  Identification Card Act and , the Firearm Concealed Carry
22  Act, and the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act.
23  (7) Exercise other duties that may be assigned by the
24  Director to fulfill the responsibilities and achieve the
25  purposes of the Illinois State Police.
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1  law in the Illinois State Police by the Criminal
2  Identification Act.
3  (9) Exercise the powers and perform the duties that
4  have been vested in the Illinois State Police by the Sex
5  Offender Registration Act and the Sex Offender Community
6  Notification Law and adopt reasonable rules necessitated
7  thereby.
8  (Source: P.A. 101-378, eff. 1-1-20; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
9  (20 ILCS 2605/2605-595)
10  Sec. 2605-595. State Police Firearm Services Fund.
11  (a) There is created in the State treasury a special fund
12  known as the State Police Firearm Services Fund. The Fund
13  shall receive revenue under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act,
14  the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act, and Section 5 of
15  the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. The Fund may also
16  receive revenue from grants, pass-through grants, donations,
17  appropriations, and any other legal source.
18  (a-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
19  contrary, and in addition to any other transfers that may be
20  provided by law, on the effective date of this amendatory Act
21  of the 102nd General Assembly, or as soon thereafter as
22  practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State
23  Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the
24  Firearm Dealer License Certification Fund into the State
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1  the Firearm Dealer License Certification Fund is dissolved,
2  and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding
3  obligations or liabilities of that Fund shall pass to the
4  State Police Firearm Services Fund.
5  (b) The Illinois State Police may use moneys in the Fund to
6  finance any of its lawful purposes, mandates, functions, and
7  duties under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the
8  Firearm Dealer License Certification Act, and the Firearm
9  Concealed Carry Act, including the cost of sending notices of
10  expiration of Firearm Owner's Identification Cards, concealed
11  carry licenses, the prompt and efficient processing of
12  applications under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act
13  and the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, the improved efficiency
14  and reporting of the LEADS and federal NICS law enforcement
15  data systems, and support for investigations required under
16  these Acts and law. Any surplus funds beyond what is needed to
17  comply with the aforementioned purposes shall be used by the
18  Illinois State Police to improve the Law Enforcement Agencies
19  Data System (LEADS) and criminal history background check
20  system.
21  (c) Investment income that is attributable to the
22  investment of moneys in the Fund shall be retained in the Fund
23  for the uses specified in this Section.
24  (Source: P.A. 102-505, eff. 8-20-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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1  Sec. 2605-605. Violent Crime Intelligence Task Force. The
2  Director of the Illinois State Police shall establish a
3  statewide multi-jurisdictional Violent Crime Intelligence Task
4  Force led by the Illinois State Police dedicated to combating
5  gun violence, gun-trafficking, and other violent crime with
6  the primary mission of preservation of life and reducing the
7  occurrence and the fear of crime. The objectives of the Task
8  Force shall include, but not be limited to, reducing and
9  preventing illegal possession and use of firearms,
10  firearm-related homicides, and other violent crimes, and
11  solving firearm-related crimes.
12  (1) The Task Force may develop and acquire information,
13  training, tools, and resources necessary to implement a
14  data-driven approach to policing, with an emphasis on
15  intelligence development.
16  (2) The Task Force may utilize information sharing,
17  partnerships, crime analysis, and evidence-based practices to
18  assist in the reduction of firearm-related shootings,
19  homicides, and gun-trafficking, including, but not limited to,
20  ballistic data, eTrace data, DNA evidence, latent
21  fingerprints, firearm training data, and National Integrated
22  Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) data. The Task Force may
23  design a model crime gun intelligence strategy which may
24  include, but is not limited to, comprehensive collection and
25  documentation of all ballistic evidence, timely transfer of
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1  include the Division of Criminal Investigation of the Illinois
2  State Police, timely dissemination of intelligence to
3  investigators, investigative follow-up, and coordinated
4  prosecution.
5  (3) The Task Force may recognize and utilize best
6  practices of community policing and may develop potential
7  partnerships with faith-based and community organizations to
8  achieve its goals.
9  (4) The Task Force may identify and utilize best practices
10  in drug-diversion programs and other community-based services
11  to redirect low-level offenders.
12  (5) The Task Force may assist in violence suppression
13  strategies including, but not limited to, details in
14  identified locations that have shown to be the most prone to
15  gun violence and violent crime, focused deterrence against
16  violent gangs and groups considered responsible for the
17  violence in communities, and other intelligence driven methods
18  deemed necessary to interrupt cycles of violence or prevent
19  retaliation.
20  (6) In consultation with the Chief Procurement Officer,
21  the Illinois State Police may obtain contracts for software,
22  commodities, resources, and equipment to assist the Task Force
23  with achieving this Act. Any contracts necessary to support
24  the delivery of necessary software, commodities, resources,
25  and equipment are not subject to the Illinois Procurement
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1  Article 50 of that Code, provided that the Chief Procurement
2  Officer may, in writing with justification, waive any
3  certification required under Article 50 of the Illinois
4  Procurement Code.
5  (7) The Task Force shall conduct enforcement operations
6  against persons whose Firearm Owner's Identification Cards
7  have been revoked or suspended and persons who fail to comply
8  with the requirements of Section 9.5 of the Firearm Owners
9  Identification Card Act, prioritizing individuals presenting a
10  clear and present danger to themselves or to others under
11  paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 8.1 of the Firearm
12  Owners Identification Card Act.
13  (8) The Task Force shall collaborate with local law
14  enforcement agencies to enforce provisions of the Firearm
15  Owners Identification Card Act, the Firearm Concealed Carry
16  Act, the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act, and Article
17  24 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
18  (9) To implement this Section, the Director of the
19  Illinois State Police may establish intergovernmental
20  agreements with law enforcement agencies in accordance with
21  the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act.
22  (10) Law enforcement agencies that participate in
23  activities described in paragraphs (7) through (9) may apply
24  to the Illinois State Police for grants from the State Police
25  Revocation Enforcement Fund.
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1  102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
2  Section 15. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
3  changing Section 1-10 as follows:
4  (30 ILCS 500/1-10)
5  Sec. 1-10. Application.
6  (a) This Code applies only to procurements for which
7  bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were
8  first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not
9  be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any
10  provision of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation
11  prior to the implementation date of this Code as described in
12  Article 99, including, but not limited to, any covenant
13  entered into with respect to any revenue bonds or similar
14  instruments. All procurements for which contracts are
15  solicited between the effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and
16  July 1, 1998 shall be substantially in accordance with this
17  Code and its intent.
18  (b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the
19  funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal
20  assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to:
21  (1) Contracts between the State and its political
22  subdivisions or other governments, or between State
23  governmental bodies, except as specifically provided in
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1  (2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of
2  Section 20-80.
3  (3) Purchase of care, except as provided in Section
4  5-30.6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and this Section.
5  (4) Hiring of an individual as an employee and not as
6  an independent contractor, whether pursuant to an
7  employment code or policy or by contract directly with
8  that individual.
9  (5) Collective bargaining contracts.
10  (6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of
11  this type of contract with a value of more than $25,000
12  must be published in the Procurement Bulletin within 10
13  calendar days after the deed is recorded in the county of
14  jurisdiction. The notice shall identify the real estate
15  purchased, the names of all parties to the contract, the
16  value of the contract, and the effective date of the
17  contract.
18  (7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated
19  litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations,
20  provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor
21  shall give his or her prior approval when the procuring
22  agency is one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor,
23  and provided that the chief legal counsel of any other
24  procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or
25  her prior approval when the procuring entity is not one
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1  (8) (Blank).
2  (9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois
3  Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used.
4  (10) (Blank).
5  (11) Public-private agreements entered into according
6  to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the
7  Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and
8  design-build agreements entered into according to the
9  procurement requirements of Section 25 of the
10  Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act.
11  (12) (A) Contracts for legal, financial, and other
12  professional and artistic services entered into by the
13  Illinois Finance Authority in which the State of Illinois
14  is not obligated. Such contracts shall be awarded through
15  a competitive process authorized by the members of the
16  Illinois Finance Authority and are subject to Sections
17  5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20, 50-35, and 50-37 of this Code,
18  as well as the final approval by the members of the
19  Illinois Finance Authority of the terms of the contract.
20  (B) Contracts for legal and financial services entered
21  into by the Illinois Housing Development Authority in
22  connection with the issuance of bonds in which the State
23  of Illinois is not obligated. Such contracts shall be
24  awarded through a competitive process authorized by the
25  members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority and
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1  and 50-37 of this Code, as well as the final approval by
2  the members of the Illinois Housing Development Authority
3  of the terms of the contract.
4  (13) Contracts for services, commodities, and
5  equipment to support the delivery of timely forensic
6  science services in consultation with and subject to the
7  approval of the Chief Procurement Officer as provided in
8  subsection (d) of Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of
9  Corrections, except for the requirements of Sections
10  20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of this
11  Code; however, the Chief Procurement Officer may, in
12  writing with justification, waive any certification
13  required under Article 50 of this Code. For any contracts
14  for services which are currently provided by members of a
15  collective bargaining agreement, the applicable terms of
16  the collective bargaining agreement concerning
17  subcontracting shall be followed.
18  On and after January 1, 2019, this paragraph (13),
19  except for this sentence, is inoperative.
20  (14) Contracts for participation expenditures required
21  by a domestic or international trade show or exhibition of
22  an exhibitor, member, or sponsor.
23  (15) Contracts with a railroad or utility that
24  requires the State to reimburse the railroad or utilities
25  for the relocation of utilities for construction or other
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1  (15) shall include, but not be limited to, those
2  associated with: relocations, crossings, installations,
3  and maintenance. For the purposes of this paragraph (15),
4  "railroad" means any form of non-highway ground
5  transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic
6  guideways and "utility" means: (1) public utilities as
7  defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, (2)
8  telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202
9  of the Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as
10  defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4)
11  telephone or telecommunications cooperatives as defined in
12  Section 13-212 of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural
13  water or waste water systems with 10,000 connections or
14  less, (6) a holder as defined in Section 21-201 of the
15  Public Utilities Act, and (7) municipalities owning or
16  operating utility systems consisting of public utilities
17  as that term is defined in Section 11-117-2 of the
18  Illinois Municipal Code.
19  (16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
20  Department of Public Health to provide the delivery of
21  timely newborn screening services in accordance with the
22  Newborn Metabolic Screening Act.
23  (17) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
24  Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
25  Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services,
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1  Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program and Opioid
2  Alternative Pilot Program requirements and ensure access
3  to medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical
4  conditions in accordance with the Compassionate Use of
5  Medical Cannabis Program Act.
6  (18) This Code does not apply to any procurements
7  necessary for the Department of Agriculture, the
8  Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
9  Department of Human Services, the Department of Commerce
10  and Economic Opportunity, and the Department of Public
11  Health to implement the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act if
12  the applicable agency has made a good faith determination
13  that it is necessary and appropriate for the expenditure
14  to fall within this exemption and if the process is
15  conducted in a manner substantially in accordance with the
16  requirements of Sections 20-160, 25-60, 30-22, 50-5,
17  50-10, 50-10.5, 50-12, 50-13, 50-15, 50-20, 50-21, 50-35,
18  50-36, 50-37, 50-38, and 50-50 of this Code; however, for
19  Section 50-35, compliance applies only to contracts or
20  subcontracts over $100,000. Notice of each contract
21  entered into under this paragraph (18) that is related to
22  the procurement of goods and services identified in
23  paragraph (1) through (9) of this subsection shall be
24  published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar
25  days after contract execution. The Chief Procurement
26  Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the

 

 

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1  notice. Each agency shall provide the Chief Procurement
2  Officer, on a monthly basis, in the form and content
3  prescribed by the Chief Procurement Officer, a report of
4  contracts that are related to the procurement of goods and
5  services identified in this subsection. At a minimum, this
6  report shall include the name of the contractor, a
7  description of the supply or service provided, the total
8  amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the
9  exception to this Code utilized. A copy of any or all of
10  these contracts shall be made available to the Chief
11  Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief
12  Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor
13  and General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year
14  that includes, at a minimum, an annual summary of the
15  monthly information reported to the Chief Procurement
16  Officer. This exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after
17  June 25, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27).
18  (19) Acquisition of modifications or adjustments,
19  limited to assistive technology devices and assistive
20  technology services, adaptive equipment, repairs, and
21  replacement parts to provide reasonable accommodations (i)
22  that enable a qualified applicant with a disability to
23  complete the job application process and be considered for
24  the position such qualified applicant desires, (ii) that
25  modify or adjust the work environment to enable a
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1  the essential functions of the position held by that
2  employee, (iii) to enable a qualified current employee
3  with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges
4  of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated
5  employees without disabilities, and (iv) that allow a
6  customer, client, claimant, or member of the public
7  seeking State services full use and enjoyment of and
8  access to its programs, services, or benefits.
9  For purposes of this paragraph (19):
10  "Assistive technology devices" means any item, piece
11  of equipment, or product system, whether acquired
12  commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that
13  is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional
14  capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
15  "Assistive technology services" means any service that
16  directly assists an individual with a disability in
17  selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology
18  device.
19  "Qualified" has the same meaning and use as provided
20  under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act when
21  describing an individual with a disability.
22  (20) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
23  Illinois Commerce Commission to hire third-party
24  facilitators pursuant to Sections 16-105.17 and 16-108.18
25  of the Public Utilities Act or an ombudsman pursuant to
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1  facilitator pursuant to Section 16-105.17 of the Public
2  Utilities Act, or a grid auditor pursuant to Section
3  16-105.10 of the Public Utilities Act.
4  (21) Procurement expenditures for the purchase,
5  renewal, and expansion of software, software licenses, or
6  software maintenance agreements that support the efforts
7  of the Illinois State Police to enforce, regulate, and
8  administer the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the
9  Firearm Concealed Carry Act, the Firearms Restraining
10  Order Act, the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act,
11  the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS), the
12  Uniform Crime Reporting Act, the Criminal Identification
13  Act, the Uniform Conviction Information Act, and the Gun
14  Trafficking Information Act, or establish or maintain
15  record management systems necessary to conduct human
16  trafficking investigations or gun trafficking or other
17  stolen firearm investigations. This paragraph (21) applies
18  to contracts entered into on or after the effective date
19  of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly and
20  the renewal of contracts that are in effect on the
21  effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
22  Assembly.
23  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for contracts
24  with an annual value of more than $100,000 entered into on or
25  after October 1, 2017 under an exemption provided in any
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1  or (5), each State agency shall post to the appropriate
2  procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a description
3  of the supply or service provided, the total amount of the
4  contract, the term of the contract, and the exception to the
5  Code utilized. The chief procurement officer shall submit a
6  report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than
7  November 1 of each year that shall include, at a minimum, an
8  annual summary of the monthly information reported to the
9  chief procurement officer.
10  (c) This Code does not apply to the electric power
11  procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the
12  Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
13  Utilities Act.
14  (d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code,
15  and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois
16  Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the
17  procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the
18  Illinois Lottery Law.
19  (e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
20  Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to
21  assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related
22  to the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield
23  facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
24  Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220
25  of the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range
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1  costs, or the sequestration costs or monitoring the
2  construction of clean coal SNG brownfield facility for the
3  full duration of construction.
4  (f) (Blank).
5  (g) (Blank).
6  (h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or
7  contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and
8  11-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
9  (i) Each chief procurement officer may access records
10  necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other
11  expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this
12  Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client
13  privilege.
14  (j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
15  Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works
16  of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development
17  Board Act.
18  (k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure
19  contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of
20  Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers
21  appointed pursuant to the Election Code.
22  (l) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the
23  Illinois Student Assistance Commission to procure supplies and
24  services paid for from the private funds of the Illinois
25  Prepaid Tuition Fund. As used in this subsection (l), "private
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1  Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and the earnings thereon.
2  (m) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of
3  funds with which contracts are paid, including federal
4  assistance moneys. Except as specifically provided in this
5  Code, this Code shall not apply to procurement expenditures
6  necessary for the Department of Public Health to conduct the
7  Healthy Illinois Survey in accordance with Section 2310-431 of
8  the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
9  Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
10  (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
11  101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-175, eff. 7-29-21; 102-483, eff
12  1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-600, eff. 8-27-21; 102-662,
13  eff. 9-15-21; 102-721, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
14  102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
15  (430 ILCS 68/Act rep.)
16  Section 20. The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act
17  is repealed.
18  Section 25. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
19  changing Section 24-5.1 as follows:
20  (720 ILCS 5/24-5.1)
21  Sec. 24-5.1. Serialization of unfinished frames or
22  receivers; prohibition on unserialized firearms; exceptions;
23  penalties.

 

 

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1  (a) In this Section:
2  "Bona fide supplier" means an established business entity
3  engaged in the development and sale of firearms parts to one or
4  more federal firearms manufacturers or federal firearms
5  importers.
6  "Federal firearms dealer" means a licensed manufacturer
7  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(11).
8  "Federal firearms importer" means a licensed importer
9  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(9).
10  "Federal firearms manufacturer" means a licensed
11  manufacturer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(10).
12  "Frame or receiver" means a part of a firearm that, when
13  the complete weapon is assembled, is visible from the exterior
14  and provides housing or a structure designed to hold or
15  integrate one or more fire control components, even if pins or
16  other attachments are required to connect those components to
17  the housing or structure. For models of firearms in which
18  multiple parts provide such housing or structure, the part or
19  parts that the Director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol,
20  Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined are a frame or
21  receiver constitute the frame or receiver. For purposes of
22  this definition, "fire control component" means a component
23  necessary for the firearm to initiate, complete, or continue
24  the firing sequence, including any of the following: hammer,
25  bolt, bolt carrier, breechblock, cylinder, trigger mechanism,
26  firing pin, striker, or slide rails.

 

 

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1  "Security exemplar" means an object to be fabricated at
2  the direction of the United States Attorney General that is
3  (1) constructed of 3.7 ounces of material type 17-4 PH
4  stainless steel in a shape resembling a handgun and (2)
5  suitable for testing and calibrating metal detectors.
6  "Three-dimensional printer" means a computer or
7  computer-drive machine capable of producing a
8  three-dimensional object from a digital model.
9  "Undetectable firearm" means (1) a firearm constructed
10  entirely of non-metal substances; (2) a firearm that, after
11  removal of all parts but the major components of the firearm,
12  is not detectable by walk-through metal detectors calibrated
13  and operated to detect the security exemplar; or (3) a firearm
14  that includes a major component of a firearm, which, if
15  subject to the types of detection devices commonly used at
16  airports for security screening, would not generate an image
17  that accurately depicts the shape of the component.
18  "Undetectable firearm" does not include a firearm subject to
19  the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 922(p)(3) through (6).
20  "Unfinished frame or receiver" means any forging, casting,
21  printing, extrusion, machined body, or similar article that:
22  (1) has reached a stage in manufacture where it may
23  readily be completed, assembled, or converted to be a
24  functional firearm; or
25  (2) is marketed or sold to the public to become or be
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1  completed, assembled, or converted.
2  "Unserialized" means lacking a serial number imprinted by:
3  (1) a federal firearms manufacturer, federal firearms
4  importer, federal firearms dealer, or other federal
5  licensee authorized to provide marking services, pursuant
6  to a requirement under federal law; or
7  (2) a federal firearms dealer or other federal
8  licensee authorized to provide marking services pursuant
9  to subsection (f) of this Section.
10  (b) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, offer
11  to sell, or transfer an unserialized unfinished frame or
12  receiver or unserialized firearm, including those produced
13  using a three-dimensional printer, unless the party purchasing
14  or receiving the unfinished frame or receiver or unserialized
15  firearm is a federal firearms importer, federal firearms
16  manufacturer, or federal firearms dealer.
17  (c) Beginning 180 days after the effective date of this
18  amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, it is unlawful
19  for any person to knowingly possess, transport, or receive an
20  unfinished frame or receiver, unless:
21  (1) the party possessing or receiving the unfinished
22  frame or receiver is a federal firearms importer or
23  federal firearms manufacturer;
24  (2) the unfinished frame or receiver is possessed or
25  transported by a person for transfer to a federal firearms
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1  (3) the unfinished frame or receiver has been
2  imprinted with a serial number issued by a federal
3  firearms importer or federal firearms manufacturer in
4  compliance with subsection (f) of this Section.
5  (d) Beginning 180 days after the effective date of this
6  amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, unless the party
7  receiving the firearm is a federal firearms importer or
8  federal firearms manufacturer, it is unlawful for any person
9  to knowingly possess, purchase, transport, or receive a
10  firearm that is not imprinted with a serial number by (1) a
11  federal firearms importer or federal firearms manufacturer in
12  compliance with all federal laws and regulations regulating
13  the manufacture and import of firearms or (2) a federal
14  firearms manufacturer, federal firearms dealer, or other
15  federal licensee authorized to provide marking services in
16  compliance with the unserialized firearm serialization process
17  under subsection (f) of this Section.
18  (e) Any firearm or unfinished frame or receiver
19  manufactured using a three-dimensional printer must also be
20  serialized in accordance with the requirements of subsection
21  (f) within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory
22  Act of the 102nd General Assembly, or prior to reaching a stage
23  of manufacture where it may be readily completed, assembled,
24  or converted to be a functional firearm.
25  (f) Unserialized unfinished frames or receivers and
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1  shall be serialized in compliance with all of the following:
2  (1) An unserialized unfinished frame or receiver and
3  unserialized firearm shall be serialized by a federally
4  licensed firearms dealer or other federal licensee
5  authorized to provide marking services with the licensee's
6  abbreviated federal firearms license number as a prefix
7  (which is the first 3 and last 5 digits) followed by a
8  hyphen, and then followed by a number as a suffix, such as
9  12345678-(number). The serial number or numbers must be
10  placed in a manner that accords with the requirements
11  under federal law for affixing serial numbers to firearms,
12  including the requirements that the serial number or
13  numbers be at the minimum size and depth, and not
14  susceptible to being readily obliterated, altered, or
15  removed, and the licensee must retain records that accord
16  with the requirements under federal law in the case of the
17  sale of a firearm. The imprinting of any serial number
18  upon a undetectable firearm must be done on a steel plaque
19  in compliance with 18 U.S.C. 922(p).
20  (2) Every federally licensed firearms dealer or other
21  federal licensee that engraves, casts, stamps, or
22  otherwise conspicuously and permanently places a unique
23  serial number pursuant to this Section shall maintain a
24  record of such indefinitely. Licensees subject to the
25  Firearm Dealer License Certification Act shall make all
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1  Illinois State Police or a law enforcement agency in
2  accordance with Section 5-35 of the Firearm Dealer License
3  Certification Act.
4  (3) Every federally licensed firearms dealer or other
5  federal licensee that engraves, casts, stamps, or
6  otherwise conspicuously and permanently places a unique
7  serial number pursuant to this Section shall record it at
8  the time of every transaction involving the transfer of a
9  firearm, rifle, shotgun, finished frame or receiver, or
10  unfinished frame or receiver that has been so marked in
11  compliance with the federal guidelines set forth in 27 CFR
12  478.124.
13  (4) Every federally licensed firearms dealer or other
14  federal licensee that engraves, casts, stamps, or
15  otherwise conspicuously and permanently places a unique
16  serial number pursuant to this Section shall review and
17  confirm the validity of the owner's Firearm Owner's
18  Identification Card issued under the Firearm Owners
19  Identification Card Act prior to returning the firearm to
20  the owner.
21  (g) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
22  amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the Director of
23  the Illinois State Police shall issue a public notice
24  regarding the provisions of this Section. The notice shall
25  include posting on the Illinois State Police website and may
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1  communication statewide to all Illinois-based federal firearms
2  manufacturers, federal firearms dealers, or other federal
3  licensees authorized to provide marking services in compliance
4  with the serialization process in subsection (f) in order to
5  educate the public.
6  (h) Exceptions. This Section does not apply to an
7  unserialized unfinished frame or receiver or an unserialized
8  firearm that:
9  (1) has been rendered permanently inoperable;
10  (2) is an antique firearm, as defined in 18 U.S.C.
11  921(a)(16);
12  (3) was manufactured prior to October 22, 1968;
13  (4) is an unfinished frame or receiver and is
14  possessed by a bona fide supplier exclusively for transfer
15  to a federal firearms manufacturer or federal firearms
16  importer, or is possessed by a federal firearms
17  manufacturer or federal firearms importer in compliance
18  with all federal laws and regulations regulating the
19  manufacture and import of firearms; except this exemption
20  does not apply if an unfinished frame or receiver is
21  possessed for transfer or is transferred to a person other
22  than a federal firearms manufacturer or federal firearms
23  importer; or
24  (5) is possessed by a person who received the
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1  prohibited from possessing the unserialized unfinished
2  frame or receiver or unserialized firearm, for a period
3  not exceeding 30 days after inheriting the unserialized
4  unfinished frame or receiver or unserialized firearm.
5  (i) Penalties.
6  (1) A person who violates subsection (c) or (d) is
7  guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first violation and
8  is guilty of a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent
9  violation.
10  (2) A person who violates subsection (b) is guilty of
11  a Class 4 felony for a first violation and is guilty of a
12  Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation.
13  (Source: P.A. 102-889, eff. 5-18-22.)

 

 

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