104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1318

Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

`430 ILCS 65/7`	`from Ch. 38, par. 83-7`
`430 ILCS 66/10`

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall expire on the cardholder's birthday occurring immediately after the 10-year period from the date of issuance. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a concealed carry license shall expire on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after the 5-year period from the date of issuance.

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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,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is

5 amended by changing Section 7 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 65/7) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-7)

7 Sec. 7. Validity of Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

8 (a) Except as provided in Section 8 of this Act or

9 elsewhere in this Section, a Firearm Owner's Identification

10 Card issued under the provisions of this Act shall be valid for

11 the person to whom it is issued for a period of 10 years from

12 the date of issuance. A Firearm Owner's Identification Card

13 issued under the provisions of this Act shall expire on the

14 cardholder's birthday occurring immediately after the 10-year

15 period from the date of issuance. Unless the person no longer

16 meets the requirements or becomes subject to suspension or

17 revocation under this Act, a card issued under an application

18 made as provided in subsection (a-25) of Section 4 shall

19 remain valid if the person meets the requirements of

20 subsection (b-5) of Section 3.1.

21 (b) If a renewal application is submitted to the

22 Department before the expiration date of the applicant's

23 current Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the Firearm

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1 Owner's Identification Card shall remain valid, unless the

2 person is subject to or becomes subject to revocation under

3 this Act. Unless the person no longer meets the requirements

4 or becomes subject to suspension or revocation under this Act,

5 a card issued under a renewal application made as provided in

6 subsection (a-25) of Section 4 shall remain valid if the

7 person meets the implementation requirements of Section 3.1.

8 (c) Beginning January 1, 2022, if the Firearm Owner's

9 Identification Card of a licensee under the Firearm Concealed

10 Carry Act expires during the term of the licensee's concealed

11 carry license, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card and the

12 license remain valid during the validity of the concealed

13 carry license and the licensee does not have to renew his or

14 her Firearm Owner's Identification Card, if the Firearm

15 Owner's Identification Card has not been otherwise renewed as

16 provided in this Act. Unless the Illinois State Police has

17 reason to believe the licensee is no longer eligible for the

18 card, the Illinois State Police may automatically renew the

19 licensee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

20 (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22.)

21 Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by

22 changing Section 10 as follows:

23 (430 ILCS 66/10)

24 Sec. 10. Issuance of licenses to carry a concealed

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1 firearm.

2 (a) The Illinois State Police shall issue a license to

3 carry a concealed firearm under this Act to an applicant who:

4 (1) meets the qualifications of Section 25 of this

5 Act;

6 (2) has provided the application and documentation

7 required in Section 30 of this Act;

8 (3) has submitted the requisite fees; and

9 (4) does not pose a danger to himself, herself, or

10 others, or a threat to public safety as determined by the

11 Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in accordance with

12 Section 20.

13 (b) The Illinois State Police shall issue a renewal,

14 corrected, or duplicate license as provided in this Act.

15 (c) A license shall be valid throughout the State for a

16 period of 5 years from the date of issuance. A license shall

17 expire on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after

18 the 5-year period from the date of issuance. A license shall

19 permit the licensee to:

20 (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm,

21 fully concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or

22 her person; and

23 (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed

24 firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle.

25 (d) The Illinois State Police shall make applications for

26 a license available no later than 180 days after July 9, 2013

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1 (the effective date of this Act). The Illinois State Police

2 shall establish rules for the availability and submission of

3 applications in accordance with this Act.

4 (e) An application for a license submitted to the Illinois

5 State Police that contains all the information and materials

6 required by this Act, including the requisite fee, shall be

7 deemed completed. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no

8 later than 90 days after receipt of a completed application,

9 the Illinois State Police shall issue or deny the applicant a

10 license. The Illinois State Police shall notify the applicant

11 for a concealed carry license electronically to confirm if all

12 the required information and materials have been received. If

13 an applicant for a concealed carry license submits his or her

14 application electronically, the Illinois State Police shall

15 notify the applicant electronically if his or her application

16 is missing information or materials.

17 (f) The Illinois State Police shall deny the applicant a

18 license if the applicant fails to meet the requirements under

19 this Act or the Illinois State Police receives a determination

20 from the Board that the applicant is ineligible for a license.

21 The Illinois State Police must notify the applicant stating

22 the grounds for the denial. The notice of denial must inform

23 the applicant of his or her right to an appeal through

24 administrative and judicial review.

25 (g) A licensee shall possess a license at all times the

26 licensee carries a concealed firearm except:

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1 (1) when the licensee is carrying or possessing a

2 concealed firearm on his or her land or in his or her

3 abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on

4 the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an

5 invitee with that person's permission;

6 (2) when the person is authorized to carry a firearm

7 under Section 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except

8 subsection (a-5) of that Section; or

9 (3) when the handgun is broken down in a

10 non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or

11 is unloaded and enclosed in a case.

12 (h) If an officer of a law enforcement agency initiates an

13 investigative stop, including, but not limited to, a traffic

14 stop, of a licensee or a non-resident carrying a concealed

15 firearm under subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act, upon

16 the request of the officer the licensee or non-resident shall

17 disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a

18 concealed firearm under this Act, or present the license upon

19 the request of the officer if he or she is a licensee or

20 present upon the request of the officer evidence under

21 paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act that

22 he or she is a non-resident qualified to carry under that

23 subsection. The disclosure requirement under this subsection

24 (h) is satisfied if the licensee presents his or her license to

25 the officer or the non-resident presents to the officer

26 evidence under paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40

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1 of this Act that he or she is qualified to carry under that

2 subsection. Upon the request of the officer, the licensee or

3 non-resident shall also identify the location of the concealed

4 firearm and permit the officer to safely secure the firearm

5 for the duration of the investigative stop. During a traffic

6 stop, any passenger within the vehicle who is a licensee or a

7 non-resident carrying under subsection (e) of Section 40 of

8 this Act must comply with the requirements of this subsection

9 (h).

10 (h-1) If a licensee carrying a firearm or a non-resident

11 carrying a firearm in a vehicle under subsection (e) of

12 Section 40 of this Act is contacted by a law enforcement

13 officer or emergency services personnel, the law enforcement

14 officer or emergency services personnel may secure the firearm

15 or direct that it be secured during the duration of the contact

16 if the law enforcement officer or emergency services personnel

17 determines that it is necessary for the safety of any person

18 present, including the law enforcement officer or emergency

19 services personnel. The licensee or nonresident shall submit

20 to the order to secure the firearm. When the law enforcement

21 officer or emergency services personnel have determined that

22 the licensee or non-resident is not a threat to the safety of

23 any person present, including the law enforcement officer or

24 emergency services personnel, and if the licensee or

25 non-resident is physically and mentally capable of possessing

26 the firearm, the law enforcement officer or emergency services

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1 personnel shall return the firearm to the licensee or

2 non-resident before releasing him or her from the scene and

3 breaking contact. If the licensee or non-resident is

4 transported for treatment to another location, the firearm

5 shall be turned over to any peace officer. The peace officer

6 shall provide a receipt which includes the make, model,

7 caliber, and serial number of the firearm.

8 (i) The Illinois State Police shall maintain a database of

9 license applicants and licensees. The database shall be

10 available to all federal, State, and local law enforcement

11 agencies, State's Attorneys, the Attorney General, and

12 authorized court personnel. Within 180 days after July 9, 2013

13 (the effective date of this Act), the database shall be

14 searchable and provide all information included in the

15 application, including the applicant's previous addresses

16 within the 10 years prior to the license application and any

17 information related to violations of this Act. No law

18 enforcement agency, State's Attorney, Attorney General, or

19 member or staff of the judiciary shall provide any information

20 to a requester who is not entitled to it by law.

21 (j) No later than 10 days after receipt of a completed

22 application, the Illinois State Police shall enter the

23 relevant information about the applicant into the database

24 under subsection (i) of this Section which is accessible by

25 law enforcement agencies.

26 (k) The Illinois State Police shall continuously monitor

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