104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5150
 
Introduced , by Rep. John M. Cabello
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 66/43 new
    Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Prohibits an employer from discharging, disciplining, penalizing, discriminating against, or refusing to hire an employee or applicant solely on the basis that the employee or applicant exercised his or her right under the Act to lawfully store a concealed firearm in the employee's vehicle in the employer's parking lot. Provides that an employer, its officers, employees, and agents are immune from civil liability for any claim arising out of, or in any way related to, the mere presence of a lawfully stored firearm in an employee's vehicle in the employer's parking lot, including, but not limited to, claims for damages resulting from theft, discharge, or misuse of the firearm by a third party, unless the claim is based on the employer's own willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence independent of the lawful storage protected by the Act. Allows a person aggrieved by a violation of these provisions to bring a civil action in circuit court within 2 years after the date of the alleged violation. Describes the relief that is available in such an action.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by 
5adding Section 43 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 66/43 new)
7    Sec. 43. Employment protections; vehicle storage; employer 
8immunity.
9    (a) As used in this Section:
10        "Employee" means any individual employed by an 
11    employer, including a prospective employee.
12        "Employer" means any person, partnership, association, 
13    corporation, limited liability company, or other legal 
14    entity that employs one or more individuals, including an 
15    agent of such entity.
16        "Lawful storage" means storage of a firearm by an 
17    employee who may lawfully possess the firearm, where the 
18    firearm (and any ammunition) is maintained in the 
19    employee's vehicle in compliance with this Act, locked out 
20    of plain view in the vehicle or in a locked container 
21    within the vehicle, while the vehicle is parked in the 
22    employer's parking lot.
23        "Parking lot" means any property or area provided by 
 
 
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1    an employer for employee or visitor motor vehicle parking, 
2    whether owned, leased, or controlled by the employer, 
3    including any adjacent driveways or other areas intended 
4    to permit vehicle access to such lot.
5        "Vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is lawfully 
6    possessed or operated by the employee.
7    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
8employer shall not discharge, discipline, penalize, 
9discriminate against, or refuse to hire an employee or 
10applicant solely on the basis that the employee or applicant 
11exercises his or her right under this Act to lawfully store a 
12concealed firearm in the employee's vehicle in the employer's 
13parking lot under subsection (b) of Section 65 of this Act.
14    (c) The prohibition in subsection (b) of this Section 
15applies only if:
16        (1) the employee or applicant lawfully possesses the 
17    firearm under State and federal law, including compliance 
18    with any licensing requirements of this Act;
19        (2) the firearm and any ammunition are stored out of 
20    plain view in the employee's vehicle or in a locked 
21    container within the vehicle; and
22        (3) the vehicle is legally parked in the employer's 
23    parking lot.
24    (d) Nothing in this Section:
25        (1) prohibits an employer from maintaining and 
26    enforcing policies that restrict firearms within 
 
 
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1    buildings, facilities, or other areas where firearms are 
2    prohibited under Section 65 of this Act or under federal 
3    law;
4        (2) prohibits an employer from restricting or 
5    prohibiting firearms in employer-owned or employer-leased 
6    vehicles provided to an employee for the employee's work 
7    duties;
8        (3) limits an employer's ability to take adverse 
9    action against an employee who, other than lawful storage 
10    under subsection (c), uses, handles, brandishes, displays, 
11    or otherwise possesses a firearm in violation of law or 
12    employer policy on the employer's premises; or
13        (4) requires an employer to inquire into, monitor, or 
14    investigate the presence of a firearm in an employee's 
15    vehicle.
16    (e) An employer, its officers, employees, and agents are 
17immune from civil liability for any claim arising out of, or in 
18any way related to, the mere presence of a lawfully stored 
19firearm in an employee's vehicle in the employer's parking 
20lot, including, but not limited to, claims for damages 
21resulting from theft, discharge, or misuse of the firearm by a 
22third party, unless the claim is based on the employer's own 
23willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence independent 
24of the lawful storage protected by this Section.
25    (f) A person aggrieved by a violation of subsection (b) of 
26this Section may bring a civil action in circuit court. 
 
 
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1Available relief includes: reinstatement; back pay and front 
2pay; restoration of benefits; expungement of any adverse 
3employment record related to the violation; injunctive or 
4declaratory relief; and reasonable attorney's fees and costs 
5to a prevailing plaintiff. An action under this subsection 
6shall be commenced within 2 years after the date of the alleged 
7violation.