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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 13.1 as follows:
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6 | (430 ILCS 65/13.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-13.1)
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7 | Sec. 13.1. Preemption.
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8 | (a) Except as otherwise provided in the Firearm Concealed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Carry Act and subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | provisions of any ordinance enacted by any municipality which
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11 | requires registration or imposes greater restrictions or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | limitations on the
acquisition, possession and transfer of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | firearms than are imposed by this
Act, are not invalidated or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | affected by this Act.
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15 | (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | regulation, licensing, possession, and registration of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | handguns and ammunition for a handgun, and the transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | of any firearm and ammunition , including but not limited to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | delivery of ammunition by the United States Postal Service or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | other courier, by a holder of a valid Firearm Owner's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Identification Card issued by the Department of State Police | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | under this Act are exclusive powers and functions of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | State. Any ordinance or regulation, or portion of that |
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1 | ordinance or regulation, enacted on or before the effective | ||||||
2 | date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly that | ||||||
3 | purports to impose regulations or restrictions on a holder of a | ||||||
4 | valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card issued by the | ||||||
5 | Department of State Police under this Act in a manner that is | ||||||
6 | inconsistent with this Act, on the effective date of this | ||||||
7 | amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, shall be invalid | ||||||
8 | in its application to a holder of a valid Firearm Owner's | ||||||
9 | Identification Card issued by the Department of State Police | ||||||
10 | under this Act. | ||||||
11 | (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, the | ||||||
12 | regulation of the possession or ownership of assault weapons | ||||||
13 | are exclusive powers and functions of this State. Any ordinance | ||||||
14 | or regulation, or portion of that ordinance or regulation, that | ||||||
15 | purports to regulate the possession or ownership of assault | ||||||
16 | weapons in a manner that is inconsistent with this Act, shall | ||||||
17 | be invalid unless the ordinance or regulation is enacted on, | ||||||
18 | before, or within 10 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
19 | amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. Any ordinance or | ||||||
20 | regulation described in this subsection (c) enacted more than | ||||||
21 | 10 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
22 | 98th General Assembly is invalid. An ordinance enacted on, | ||||||
23 | before, or within 10 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
24 | amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly may be amended. The | ||||||
25 | enactment or amendment of ordinances under this subsection (c) | ||||||
26 | are subject to the submission requirements of Section 13.3. For |
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1 | the purposes of this subsection, "assault weapons" means | ||||||
2 | firearms designated by either make or model or by a test or | ||||||
3 | list of cosmetic features that cumulatively would place the | ||||||
4 | firearm into a definition of "assault weapon" under the | ||||||
5 | ordinance. | ||||||
6 | (d) For the purposes of this Section, "handgun" has the | ||||||
7 | meaning ascribed to it in Section 5 of the Firearm Concealed | ||||||
8 | Carry Act. | ||||||
9 | (e) This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule | ||||||
10 | powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of | ||||||
11 | Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. | ||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.
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