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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil 
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Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
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2605-560 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-560  new)
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    Sec. 2605-560. Handgun Roster Board.
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    (a) There is established a Handgun Roster Board in the 
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Department of State Police.
  The Board consists of 11 members.
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        (1) Of the 11 members of the Board:
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            (A) one shall be the Director of State Police as an 
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        ex officio member; and
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            (B) ten shall be appointed by the Governor with the 
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        advice and consent of the Senate.
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        (2) Of the 10 appointed members of the Board:
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            (A) one shall be a representative of a State law 
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        enforcement agency association;
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            (B) one shall be a representative of a State 
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        prosecutorial association;
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            (C) one shall be a handgun dealer, gunsmith, or 
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        representative of a handgun manufacturer;
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            (D) one shall be a resident of the State who is a 
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        representative of a rifle association;
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            (E) one shall be a representative of an 
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        organization that promotes gun violence prevention; 
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        and
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            (F) five shall be public members, 2 of whom shall 
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        be mechanical or electrical engineers.
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    (b) Each member of the Board, other than the Director of 
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State Police, shall serve a term of 4 years.





  The Director of 
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State Police shall serve as chairman.





 The Board shall appoint 
 


 






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such other officers as it deems appropriate. The Board shall 
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meet at the request of the chairman or of a majority of the 
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members.
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    (c) The Board members shall receive  no additional 
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compensation for their service as members of the Board but may 
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be reimbursed for their actual expenses for service on the 
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Board from appropriations made to the Department of State 
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Police for that purpose.

 
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    Section 10. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended  by adding 
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Section 24-11 as follows:
 
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    (720 ILCS 5/24-11 new)

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    Sec. 24-11. Handgun safety devices.
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    (a) In this Section:
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    "Authorized user" means the owner and any person authorized 
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by the owner to possess and use the handgun.
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    "External safety lock" means an external device that is:
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        (1) attached to a handgun with a key or combination 
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    lock; and
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        (2) designed to prevent a handgun from being discharged 
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    unless the device has been deactivated.
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    "Handgun" has the meaning ascribed to it in clause (h)(2) 
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of subsection (A) of Section 24-3 of this Code.
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    "Handgun Roster Board" means the Board created in Section 
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2605-560 of the Department of State Police Law.
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    "Personalized handgun" means a handgun manufactured with 
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incorporated design technology that:
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        (1) allows the handgun to be fired only by the 
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    authorized user; and
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        (2) prevents any of the safety characteristics of the 
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    handgun from being readily deactivated.
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    (b) A dealer may not sell, offer for sale, rent, or 
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transfer in this State a handgun unless the handgun is sold, 
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offered for sale, rented, or transferred with an external 
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safety lock.
 


 






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    (c)  The Handgun Roster Board annually shall:
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        (1) review the status of personalized handgun 
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    technology; and
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        (2) on or before July 1, report its findings to the 
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    Governor and to the General Assembly.
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    (d) In reviewing the status of personalized handgun 
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technology under paragraph (1) of  subsection (c) of this 
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Section,  the Handgun Roster Board shall consider:
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        (1) the number and variety of models and calibers of 
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    personalized handguns that are available for sale;
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        (2) each study, analysis, or other evaluation of 
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    personalized handguns conducted or commissioned by:




(A) 
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    the National Institute of Justice;




(B) a federal, State, or 
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    local law enforcement laboratory; or




(C) any other entity 
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    with an expertise in handgun technology; and
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        (3) any other information that the Handgun Roster Board 
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    considers relevant.
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    (e)   This Section does not apply to:
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        (1) the purchase, sale, or transportation of a handgun 
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    to or by a federally licensed gun dealer or manufacturer 
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    that provides or services a handgun for:




(i) personnel of 
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    any unit of the federal government;




(ii) members of the 
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    armed forces of the United States or the National Guard;





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    (iii) law enforcement personnel of the State or any local 
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    law enforcement agency in the State while acting within the 
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    scope of their official duties; and




(iv) an organization 
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    that is required by federal law governing its specific 
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    business or activity to maintain handguns and applicable 
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    ammunition;
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        (2) a firearm modified to be permanently inoperative;
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        (3) the sale or transfer of a handgun by a federally 
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    licensed gun dealer or manufacturer covered under item (1) 
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    of this subsection;
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        (4) the sale or transfer of a handgun by a federally 
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    licensed gun dealer or manufacturer to a lawful customer 
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    outside the State; or
 


 






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        (5) an antique firearm.
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    (f) A dealer who violates subsection (b) of this Section is 
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guilty of a Class 4 felony.