104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1335 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Dale Fowler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that if the Illinois State Police fails to renew a Firearm Owner's Identification Card 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, the renewal application for the Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall be granted unless subject to revocation or suspension. Provides that failure of the Illinois State Police to approve or deny an application or renew an application within the time frames under these provisions shall constitute a civil violation, and in addition to any other penalty provided by law, may incur a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation and, in the case of a continuing violation, every day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation. Provides that penalties shall be collected by the State Treasurer, who shall deposit the money into the General Revenue Fund. LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1335 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Dale Fowler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5 430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that if the Illinois State Police fails to renew a Firearm Owner's Identification Card 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, the renewal application for the Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall be granted unless subject to revocation or suspension. Provides that failure of the Illinois State Police to approve or deny an application or renew an application within the time frames under these provisions shall constitute a civil violation, and in addition to any other penalty provided by law, may incur a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation and, in the case of a continuing violation, every day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation. Provides that penalties shall be collected by the State Treasurer, who shall deposit the money into the General Revenue Fund. LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1335 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Dale Fowler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5 430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5 430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that if the Illinois State Police fails to renew a Firearm Owner's Identification Card 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, the renewal application for the Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall be granted unless subject to revocation or suspension. Provides that failure of the Illinois State Police to approve or deny an application or renew an application within the time frames under these provisions shall constitute a civil violation, and in addition to any other penalty provided by law, may incur a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation and, in the case of a continuing violation, every day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation. Provides that penalties shall be collected by the State Treasurer, who shall deposit the money into the General Revenue Fund. LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b A BILL FOR SB1335LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b SB1335 LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b SB1335 LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b 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 Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is 5 amended by changing Section 5 as follows: 6 (430 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-5) 7 Sec. 5. Application and renewal. 8 (a) The Illinois State Police shall either approve or deny 9 all applications within 30 days from the date they are 10 received, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), and 11 every applicant found qualified under Section 8 of this Act by 12 the Illinois State Police shall be entitled to a Firearm 13 Owner's Identification Card upon the payment of a $10 fee and 14 applicable processing fees. The processing fees shall be 15 limited to charges by the State Treasurer for using the 16 electronic online payment system. Any applicant who is an 17 active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a 18 member of the Illinois National Guard, or a member of the 19 Reserve Forces of the United States is exempt from the 20 application fee. $5 of each fee derived from the issuance of a 21 Firearm Owner's Identification Card or renewals thereof shall 22 be deposited in the State Police Firearm Services Fund and $5 23 into the State Police Firearm Enforcement Fund. 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1335 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Dale Fowler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5 430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5 430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that if the Illinois State Police fails to renew a Firearm Owner's Identification Card 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, the renewal application for the Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall be granted unless subject to revocation or suspension. Provides that failure of the Illinois State Police to approve or deny an application or renew an application within the time frames under these provisions shall constitute a civil violation, and in addition to any other penalty provided by law, may incur a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation and, in the case of a continuing violation, every day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation. Provides that penalties shall be collected by the State Treasurer, who shall deposit the money into the General Revenue Fund. LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b A BILL FOR 430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5 LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b SB1335 LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b SB1335- 2 -LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b SB1335 - 2 - LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b SB1335 - 2 - LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b 1 (b) Renewal applications shall be approved or denied 2 within 60 business days, provided the applicant submitted his 3 or her renewal application prior to the expiration of his or 4 her Firearm Owner's Identification Card. If a renewal 5 application has been submitted prior to the expiration date of 6 the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the 7 Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall remain valid while 8 the Illinois State Police processes the application, unless 9 the person is subject to or becomes subject to revocation 10 under this Act. The cost for a renewal application shall be $10 11 and may include applicable processing fees, which shall be 12 limited to charges by the State Treasurer for using the 13 electronic online payment system, which shall be deposited 14 into the State Police Firearm Services Fund. If the Illinois 15 State Police fails to renew a Firearm Owner's Identification 16 Card within 60 business days, provided the applicant submitted 17 his or her renewal application prior to the expiration of his 18 or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the renewal 19 application for the Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall 20 be granted unless subject to revocation or suspension. 21 (c) If the Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a 22 licensee under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act expires during 23 the term of the licensee's concealed carry license, the 24 Firearm Owner's Identification Card and the license remain 25 valid and the licensee does not have to renew his or her 26 Firearm Owner's Identification Card during the duration of the SB1335 - 2 - LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b SB1335- 3 -LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b SB1335 - 3 - LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b SB1335 - 3 - LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b SB1335 - 3 - LRB104 03926 RLC 13950 b