104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4013
 
Introduced 3/5/2025, by Rep. Steven Reick
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/3-2-14
730 ILCS 125/26.1
    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections and the County Jail Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall create a process for Department of Corrections correctional officers, retired Department of Corrections correctional officers, deputy sheriffs, county correctional officers, retired deputy sheriffs, and retired county correctional officers to be issued concealed carry licenses through the Illinois Retired Officer Concealed Carry program. 


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by 
5changing Section 3-2-14 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-2-14)
7    Sec. 3-2-14. Correctional officers of the Department of 
8Corrections; coverage under the federal Law Enforcement 
9Officers Safety Act of 2004. Correctional officers of the 
10Department of Corrections shall be deemed to be qualified law 
11enforcement officers or, for retired correctional officers of 
12the Department of Corrections, shall be deemed qualified 
13retired or separated law enforcement officers in Illinois for 
14purposes of coverage under the federal Law Enforcement 
15Officers Safety Act of 2004 and shall have all rights and 
16privileges granted by that Act if the correctional officer or 
17retired correctional officer is otherwise compliant with the 
18applicable laws of this State governing the implementation and 
19administration of the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety 
20Act of 2004 in the State of Illinois. The Illinois Law 
21Enforcement Training Standards Board shall create a process 
22for Department of Corrections correctional officers and 
23retired Department of Corrections correctional officers to be 
 
 
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1issued concealed carry licenses through the Illinois Retired 
2Officer Concealed Carry program. 
3(Source: P.A. 102-779, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
4    Section 10. The County Jail Act is amended by changing 
5Section 26.1 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 125/26.1)
7    Sec. 26.1. Deputies and county correctional officers; 
8coverage under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act 
9of 2004. Deputies and county correctional officers shall be 
10deemed to be qualified law enforcement officers or, if 
11retired, shall be deemed qualified retired or separated law 
12enforcement officers in Illinois for purposes of coverage 
13under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 
14and shall have all rights and privileges granted by that Act if 
15the deputy or county correctional officer or retired deputy or 
16county correctional officer is otherwise compliant with the 
17applicable laws of this State governing the implementation and 
18administration of the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety 
19Act of 2004 in the State of Illinois. The Illinois Law 
20Enforcement Training Standards Board shall create a process 
21for deputy sheriffs, county correctional officers, retired 
22deputy sheriffs, and retired county correctional officers to 
23be issued concealed carry licenses through the Illinois 
24Retired Officer Concealed Carry program. 
 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 102-779, eff. 1-1-23.)