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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 Concealed Carry Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 65 and by adding Section 76 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (430 ILCS 66/65)
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7 | Sec. 65. Prohibited areas. | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | firearm on or into: | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (1) Any building, real property, and parking area | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | under the control of a public or private elementary or | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | secondary school , except that a licensee who is an | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | employee of a public or private elementary or secondary | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | school may carry a concealed firearm into a school | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | building, real property, and parking area under the | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | control of the school where he or she is employed if, in | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | addition to the training requirement prescribed in Section | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 75, the licensee has received the additional training | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | requirements prescribed in Section 76 . | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (2) Any building, real property, and parking area | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | under the control of a pre-school or child care facility, | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | including any room or portion of a building under the | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in |
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1 | this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care | ||||||
2 | facility in a family home from owning or possessing a | ||||||
3 | firearm in the home or license under this Act, if no child | ||||||
4 | under child care at the home is present in the home or the | ||||||
5 | firearm in the home is stored in a locked container when a | ||||||
6 | child under child care at the home is present in the home. | ||||||
7 | (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a | ||||||
8 | building under the control of an officer of the executive | ||||||
9 | or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing | ||||||
10 | in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying | ||||||
11 | a concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or | ||||||
12 | trail in a park regulated by the Department of Natural | ||||||
13 | Resources or any other designated public hunting area or | ||||||
14 | building where firearm possession is permitted as | ||||||
15 | established by the Department of Natural Resources under | ||||||
16 | Section 1.8 of the Wildlife Code. | ||||||
17 | (4) Any building designated for matters before a | ||||||
18 | circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or | ||||||
19 | any building or portion of a building under the control of | ||||||
20 | the Supreme Court. | ||||||
21 | (5) Any building or portion of a building under the | ||||||
22 | control of a unit of local government. | ||||||
23 | (6) Any building, real property, and parking area | ||||||
24 | under the control of an adult or juvenile detention or | ||||||
25 | correctional institution, prison, or jail. | ||||||
26 | (7) Any building, real property, and parking area |
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1 | under the control of a public or private hospital or | ||||||
2 | hospital affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing | ||||||
3 | home. | ||||||
4 | (8) Any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for | ||||||
5 | in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, | ||||||
6 | real property, and parking area under the control of a | ||||||
7 | public transportation facility paid for in whole or in | ||||||
8 | part with public funds. | ||||||
9 | (9) Any building, real property, and parking area | ||||||
10 | under the control of an establishment that serves alcohol | ||||||
11 | on its premises, if more than 50% of the establishment's | ||||||
12 | gross receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale | ||||||
13 | of alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly | ||||||
14 | fails to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as | ||||||
15 | provided in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false | ||||||
16 | statement or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed | ||||||
17 | firearms under this paragraph is subject to the penalty | ||||||
18 | under subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor | ||||||
19 | Control Act of 1934. | ||||||
20 | (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted | ||||||
21 | on property open to the public that requires the issuance | ||||||
22 | of a permit from the unit of local government, provided | ||||||
23 | this prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must | ||||||
24 | walk through a public gathering in order to access his or | ||||||
25 | her residence, place of business, or vehicle. | ||||||
26 | (11) Any building or real property that has been |
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1 | issued a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in | ||||||
2 | Section 1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time | ||||||
3 | designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event | ||||||
4 | Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as | ||||||
5 | defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor | ||||||
6 | Control Act during the time designated for the sale of | ||||||
7 | alcohol by the Special use permit license. | ||||||
8 | (12) Any public playground. | ||||||
9 | (13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic | ||||||
10 | facility under the control of a municipality or park | ||||||
11 | district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit | ||||||
12 | a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a | ||||||
13 | trail or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway | ||||||
14 | includes a public park. | ||||||
15 | (14) Any real property under the control of the Cook | ||||||
16 | County Forest Preserve District. | ||||||
17 | (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical | ||||||
18 | clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue, | ||||||
19 | entertainment venue, officially recognized | ||||||
20 | university-related organization property, whether owned or | ||||||
21 | leased, and any real property, including parking areas, | ||||||
22 | sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public | ||||||
23 | or private community college, college, or university. | ||||||
24 | (16) Any building, real property, or parking area | ||||||
25 | under the control of a gaming facility licensed under the | ||||||
26 | Illinois Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of |
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1 | 1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee. | ||||||
2 | (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or | ||||||
3 | parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any | ||||||
4 | collegiate or professional sporting event. | ||||||
5 | (18) Any building, real property, or parking area | ||||||
6 | under the control of a public library. | ||||||
7 | (19) Any building, real property, or parking area | ||||||
8 | under the control of an airport. | ||||||
9 | (20) Any building, real property, or parking area | ||||||
10 | under the control of an amusement park. | ||||||
11 | (21) Any building, real property, or parking area | ||||||
12 | under the control of a zoo or museum. | ||||||
13 | (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property, | ||||||
14 | building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used | ||||||
15 | by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site | ||||||
16 | or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory | ||||||
17 | Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance | ||||||
18 | store a firearm or ammunition in his or her vehicle or in a | ||||||
19 | compartment or container within a vehicle located anywhere | ||||||
20 | in or on the street, driveway, parking area, property, | ||||||
21 | building, or facility described in this paragraph. | ||||||
22 | (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under | ||||||
23 | federal law. | ||||||
24 | (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or | ||||||
25 | private community college, college, or university from: | ||||||
26 | (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within |
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1 | a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or | ||||||
2 | university; | ||||||
3 | (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies | ||||||
4 | regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and | ||||||
5 | discipline, including suspension and expulsion; | ||||||
6 | (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies | ||||||
7 | regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which | ||||||
8 | must include designated areas where persons can park | ||||||
9 | vehicles that carry firearms; and | ||||||
10 | (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms for the | ||||||
11 | purpose of instruction and curriculum of officially | ||||||
12 | recognized programs, including but not limited to military | ||||||
13 | science and law enforcement training programs, or in any | ||||||
14 | designated area used for hunting purposes or target | ||||||
15 | shooting. | ||||||
16 | (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may | ||||||
17 | prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property | ||||||
18 | under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in | ||||||
19 | accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that | ||||||
20 | firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property | ||||||
21 | is a private residence. | ||||||
22 | (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of | ||||||
23 | this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection | ||||||
24 | (a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm | ||||||
25 | into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in | ||||||
26 | subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be |
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1 | permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her | ||||||
2 | person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a | ||||||
3 | firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked | ||||||
4 | vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the | ||||||
5 | vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed | ||||||
6 | firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle | ||||||
7 | within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited | ||||||
8 | purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the | ||||||
9 | vehicle's trunk. For purposes of this subsection, "case" | ||||||
10 | includes a glove compartment or console that completely | ||||||
11 | encloses the concealed firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the | ||||||
12 | vehicle, or a firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other | ||||||
13 | container. | ||||||
14 | (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section | ||||||
15 | while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that | ||||||
16 | touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a), | ||||||
17 | (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed firearm is | ||||||
18 | carried on his or her person in accordance with the provisions | ||||||
19 | of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by the | ||||||
20 | licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of | ||||||
21 | law. | ||||||
22 | (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms is | ||||||
23 | prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the | ||||||
24 | entrance of a building, premises, or real property specified | ||||||
25 | in this Section as a prohibited area, unless the building or | ||||||
26 | premises is a private residence. Signs shall be of a uniform |
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1 | design as established by the Illinois State Police and shall | ||||||
2 | be 4 inches by 6 inches in size. The Illinois State Police | ||||||
3 | shall adopt rules for standardized signs to be used under this | ||||||
4 | subsection.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.) | ||||||
6 | (430 ILCS 66/76 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 76. Employees of a public or private elementary or | ||||||
8 | secondary school; firearm training. Within 120 days after the | ||||||
9 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | ||||||
10 | Assembly, the Illinois State Police shall establish a training | ||||||
11 | program for licensees who are employees of a public or private | ||||||
12 | elementary or secondary school to permit the employees to | ||||||
13 | carry firearms into the school buildings where they are | ||||||
14 | employed and their adjacent parking lots and real property. | ||||||
15 | The Illinois State Police shall establish the training | ||||||
16 | curriculum and the amount of training, which shall not exceed | ||||||
17 | 48 hours, of which a maximum of 28 hours shall be firearm | ||||||
18 | training. The training shall include the safe handling of | ||||||
19 | firearms around children. The training must be completed | ||||||
20 | annually.
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