Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1802 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1802 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 66/5430 ILCS 66/65 Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a forest preserve district from prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm into any botanic garden, swimming pool, grounds of a swimming pool, athletic venue, picnic grove, nature center, grounds of a nature center, pavilion, grounds of a pavilion, golf course, driving range, adventure course, grounds of an adventure course, zipline building, grounds of a zipline, equestrian center, grounds of an equestrian center, exercise venue, grounds of an exercise venue, or any public or private gathering or special event conducted on property that requires the issuance of a permit. Exempts a forest preserve district from the posting of a sign that states that the carrying of firearms is prohibited. Deletes language providing that a licensee under the Act shall not knowingly carry a firearm on any real property under the control of the Cook County Forest Preserve District. Defines "grounds". LRB104 08920 RLC 18975 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1802 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 66/5430 ILCS 66/65 430 ILCS 66/5 430 ILCS 66/65 Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a forest preserve district from prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm into any botanic garden, swimming pool, grounds of a swimming pool, athletic venue, picnic grove, nature center, grounds of a nature center, pavilion, grounds of a pavilion, golf course, driving range, adventure course, grounds of an adventure course, zipline building, grounds of a zipline, equestrian center, grounds of an equestrian center, exercise venue, grounds of an exercise venue, or any public or private gathering or special event conducted on property that requires the issuance of a permit. Exempts a forest preserve district from the posting of a sign that states that the carrying of firearms is prohibited. Deletes language providing that a licensee under the Act shall not knowingly carry a firearm on any real property under the control of the Cook County Forest Preserve District. Defines "grounds". LRB104 08920 RLC 18975 b LRB104 08920 RLC 18975 b A BILL FOR
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6	6	Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a forest preserve district from prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm into any botanic garden, swimming pool, grounds of a swimming pool, athletic venue, picnic grove, nature center, grounds of a nature center, pavilion, grounds of a pavilion, golf course, driving range, adventure course, grounds of an adventure course, zipline building, grounds of a zipline, equestrian center, grounds of an equestrian center, exercise venue, grounds of an exercise venue, or any public or private gathering or special event conducted on property that requires the issuance of a permit. Exempts a forest preserve district from the posting of a sign that states that the carrying of firearms is prohibited. Deletes language providing that a licensee under the Act shall not knowingly carry a firearm on any real property under the control of the Cook County Forest Preserve District. Defines "grounds".
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning safety.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
16	16	5 changing Sections 5 and 65 as follows:
17	17	6 (430 ILCS 66/5)
18	18	7 Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
19	19	8 "Applicant" means a person who is applying for a license
20	20	9 to carry a concealed firearm under this Act.
21	21	10 "Board" means the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board.
22	22	11 "Concealed firearm" means a loaded or unloaded handgun
23	23	12 carried on or about a person completely or mostly concealed
24	24	13 from view of the public or on or about a person within a
25	25	14 vehicle.
26	26	15 "Director" means the Director of the Illinois State
27	27	16 Police.
28	28	17 "Grounds" means any area that is within 75 feet from the
29	29	18 entrance to any prohibited area on real property belonging to
30	30	19 a forest preserve district, as identified in subsection (a-6)
31	31	20 of Section 65, or any area enclosed by fencing located on real
32	32	21 property belonging to a forest preserve district, whichever
33	33	22 area is greater. "Grounds" does not include parking lots.
34	34	23 "Handgun" means any device which is designed to expel a
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42	42	Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a forest preserve district from prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm into any botanic garden, swimming pool, grounds of a swimming pool, athletic venue, picnic grove, nature center, grounds of a nature center, pavilion, grounds of a pavilion, golf course, driving range, adventure course, grounds of an adventure course, zipline building, grounds of a zipline, equestrian center, grounds of an equestrian center, exercise venue, grounds of an exercise venue, or any public or private gathering or special event conducted on property that requires the issuance of a permit. Exempts a forest preserve district from the posting of a sign that states that the carrying of firearms is prohibited. Deletes language providing that a licensee under the Act shall not knowingly carry a firearm on any real property under the control of the Cook County Forest Preserve District. Defines "grounds".
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71	71	1 projectile or projectiles by the action of an explosion,
72	72	2 expansion of gas, or escape of gas that is designed to be held
73	73	3 and fired by the use of a single hand. "Handgun" does not
74	74	4 include:
75	75	5 (1) a stun gun or taser;
76	76	6 (2) a machine gun as defined in item (i) of paragraph
77	77	7 (7) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code
78	78	8 of 2012;
79	79	9 (3) a short-barreled rifle or shotgun as defined in
80	80	10 item (ii) of paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section
81	81	11 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; or
82	82	12 (4) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or
83	83	13 B-B gun which expels a single globular projectile not
84	84	14 exceeding .18 inch in diameter, or which has a maximum
85	85	15 muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet per second, or which
86	86	16 expels breakable paint balls containing washable marking
87	87	17 colors.
88	88	18 "Law enforcement agency" means any federal, State, or
89	89	19 local law enforcement agency, including offices of State's
90	90	20 Attorneys and the Office of the Attorney General.
91	91	21 "License" means a license issued by the Illinois State
92	92	22 Police to carry a concealed handgun.
93	93	23 "Licensee" means a person issued a license to carry a
94	94	24 concealed handgun.
95	95	25 "Municipality" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1
96	96	26 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
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107	107	1 "Unit of local government" has the meaning ascribed to it
108	108	2 in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
109	109	3 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
110	110	4 (430 ILCS 66/65)
111	111	5 Sec. 65. Prohibited areas.
112	112	6 (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a
113	113	7 firearm on or into:
114	114	8 (1) Any building, real property, and parking area
115	115	9 under the control of a public or private elementary or
116	116	10 secondary school.
117	117	11 (2) Any building, real property, and parking area
118	118	12 under the control of a pre-school or child care facility,
119	119	13 including any room or portion of a building under the
120	120	14 control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in
121	121	15 this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care
122	122	16 facility in a family home from owning or possessing a
123	123	17 firearm in the home or license under this Act, if no child
124	124	18 under child care at the home is present in the home or the
125	125	19 firearm in the home is stored in a locked container when a
126	126	20 child under child care at the home is present in the home.
127	127	21 (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a
128	128	22 building under the control of an officer of the executive
129	129	23 or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing
130	130	24 in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying
131	131	25 a concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or
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142	142	1 trail in a park regulated by the Department of Natural
143	143	2 Resources or any other designated public hunting area or
144	144	3 building where firearm possession is permitted as
145	145	4 established by the Department of Natural Resources under
146	146	5 Section 1.8 of the Wildlife Code.
147	147	6 (4) Any building designated for matters before a
148	148	7 circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or
149	149	8 any building or portion of a building under the control of
150	150	9 the Supreme Court.
151	151	10 (5) Any building or portion of a building under the
152	152	11 control of a unit of local government.
153	153	12 (6) Any building, real property, and parking area
154	154	13 under the control of an adult or juvenile detention or
155	155	14 correctional institution, prison, or jail.
156	156	15 (7) Any building, real property, and parking area
157	157	16 under the control of a public or private hospital or
158	158	17 hospital affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing
159	159	18 home.
160	160	19 (8) Any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for
161	161	20 in whole or in part with public funds, and any building,
162	162	21 real property, and parking area under the control of a
163	163	22 public transportation facility paid for in whole or in
164	164	23 part with public funds.
165	165	24 (9) Any building, real property, and parking area
166	166	25 under the control of an establishment that serves alcohol
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178	178	1 gross receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale
179	179	2 of alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly
180	180	3 fails to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as
181	181	4 provided in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false
182	182	5 statement or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed
183	183	6 firearms under this paragraph is subject to the penalty
184	184	7 under subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor
185	185	8 Control Act of 1934.
186	186	9 (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted
187	187	10 on property open to the public that requires the issuance
188	188	11 of a permit from the unit of local government, provided
189	189	12 this prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must
190	190	13 walk through a public gathering in order to access his or
191	191	14 her residence, place of business, or vehicle.
192	192	15 (11) Any building or real property that has been
193	193	16 issued a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in
194	194	17 Section 1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time
195	195	18 designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event
196	196	19 Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as
197	197	20 defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor
198	198	21 Control Act during the time designated for the sale of
199	199	22 alcohol by the Special use permit license.
200	200	23 (12) Any public playground.
201	201	24 (13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic
202	202	25 facility under the control of a municipality or park
203	203	26 district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit
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214	214	1 a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a
215	215	2 trail or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway
216	216	3 includes a public park.
217	217	4 (14) (Blank). Any real property under the control of
218	218	5 the Cook County Forest Preserve District.
219	219	6 (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical
220	220	7 clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue,
221	221	8 entertainment venue, officially recognized
222	222	9 university-related organization property, whether owned or
223	223	10 leased, and any real property, including parking areas,
224	224	11 sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public
225	225	12 or private community college, college, or university.
226	226	13 (16) Any building, real property, or parking area
227	227	14 under the control of a gaming facility licensed under the
228	228	15 Illinois Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of
229	229	16 1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee.
230	230	17 (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or
231	231	18 parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any
232	232	19 collegiate or professional sporting event.
233	233	20 (18) Any building, real property, or parking area
234	234	21 under the control of a public library.
235	235	22 (19) Any building, real property, or parking area
236	236	23 under the control of an airport.
237	237	24 (20) Any building, real property, or parking area
238	238	25 under the control of an amusement park.
239	239	26 (21) Any building, real property, or parking area
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250	250	1 under the control of a zoo or museum.
251	251	2 (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property,
252	252	3 building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used
253	253	4 by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site
254	254	5 or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory
255	255	6 Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance
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257	257	8 compartment or container within a vehicle located anywhere
258	258	9 in or on the street, driveway, parking area, property,
259	259	10 building, or facility described in this paragraph.
260	260	11 (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under
261	261	12 federal law.
262	262	13 (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or
263	263	14 private community college, college, or university from:
264	264	15 (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within
265	265	16 a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or
266	266	17 university;
267	267	18 (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies
268	268	19 regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and
269	269	20 discipline, including suspension and expulsion;
270	270	21 (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies
271	271	22 regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which
272	272	23 must include designated areas where persons can park
273	273	24 vehicles that carry firearms; and
274	274	25 (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms for the
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286	286	1 recognized programs, including but not limited to military
287	287	2 science and law enforcement training programs, or in any
288	288	3 designated area used for hunting purposes or target
289	289	4 shooting.
290	290	5 (a-6) Nothing in this Act prohibits a forest preserve
291	291	6 district from prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm into
292	292	7 any botanic garden, swimming pool, grounds of a swimming pool,
293	293	8 athletic venue, picnic grove, nature center, grounds of a
294	294	9 nature center, pavilion, grounds of a pavilion, golf course,
295	295	10 driving range, adventure course, grounds of an adventure
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297	297	12 center, grounds of an equestrian center, exercise venue,
298	298	13 grounds of an exercise venue, or any public or private
299	299	14 gathering or special event conducted on property that requires
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301	301	16 (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may
302	302	17 prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property
303	303	18 under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in
304	304	19 accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that
305	305	20 firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property
306	306	21 is a private residence.
307	307	22 (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of
308	308	23 this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection
309	309	24 (a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm
310	310	25 into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in
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322	322	1 permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her
323	323	2 person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a
324	324	3 firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked
325	325	4 vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the
326	326	5 vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed
327	327	6 firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle
328	328	7 within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited
329	329	8 purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the
330	330	9 vehicle's trunk. For purposes of this subsection, "case"
331	331	10 includes a glove compartment or console that completely
332	332	11 encloses the concealed firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the
333	333	12 vehicle, or a firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other
334	334	13 container.
335	335	14 (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section
336	336	15 while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that
337	337	16 touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a),
338	338	17 (a-5), (a-6), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed
339	339	18 firearm is carried on his or her person in accordance with the
340	340	19 provisions of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by
341	341	20 the licensee in accordance with all other applicable
342	342	21 provisions of law.
343	343	22 (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms is
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345	345	24 entrance of a building, premises, or real property specified
346	346	25 in this Section as a prohibited area, unless the building, or
347	347	26 premises, or real property is a private residence or a forest
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