102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4537
 
Introduced 1/21/2022, by Rep. David A. Welter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
430 ILCS 66/50

     Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.  Provides that if a concealed carry license expires the license shall remain in effect for a period of  6 months after its  expiration date.  Provides that a license shall not be revoked during that 6-month period for failure to renew the license or for failure of the Illinois State Police to act upon the license renewal application within that period.
  


LRB102 23181 RLC 32343 b

 
 
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 
5changing Section 50 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 66/50)

7    Sec. 50. License renewal.  
8    (a)  This subsection (a) applies through the 180th day 
9following July 12, 2019 (the effective date  of Public Act 
10101-80) this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. The 
11Illinois State Police shall, 180 days prior to the expiration 
12of a concealed carry license, notify each person whose license 
13is to expire a notification of the expiration of the license 
14and instructions for renewal. Applications for renewal of a 
15license shall be made to the Illinois State Police.  A license 
16shall be renewed for a period of 5  years upon receipt of a 
17completed renewal application, completion of 3 hours of 
18training required under Section 75 of this Act,  payment of the 
19applicable renewal fee, and completion of an investigation 
20under Section 35 of this Act. The renewal application shall 
21contain the information required in Section 30 of this Act, 
22except that the applicant need not resubmit a full set of 
23fingerprints.
 
 
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1    (b) This subsection (b) applies on and after  the 181st day 
2following July 12, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 
3101-80) this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.    
4Applications for renewal of a license shall be made to the 
5Illinois State Police.  A license shall be renewed for a period 
6of 5  years from the date of expiration on the applicant's 
7current license upon the receipt of a completed renewal 
8application, completion of 3 hours of training required under 
9Section 75 of this Act,  payment of the applicable renewal fee, 
10and completion of an investigation under Section 35 of this 
11Act. The renewal application shall contain the information 
12required in Section 30 of this Act, except that the applicant 
13need not resubmit a full set of fingerprints. If a license 
14expires the license shall remain in effect for a period of  6 
15months after its  expiration date.  A license shall not be 
16revoked during that 6-month period for failure to renew the 
17license or for failure of the Illinois State Police to act upon 
18the license renewal application within that period. 

19(Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 
20102-538, eff. 8-20-21; revised 10-15-21.)