Senate Sponsors: PARKER-OBAMA-CULLERTON-BUTLER-CRONIN, FARLEY AND HALVORSON. House Sponsors: SCHOENBERG-DURKIN-FLOWERS-BRADY-FEIGENHOLTZ Short description: CRIM CD-FIREARMS TRACING Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that upon recovering a firearm from the possession of anyone under 21 years of age who is not authorized by federal or State law to possess the firearm, the local law enforcement agency shall trace where the person under 21 gained possession of the firearm. Provides that upon completing a trace, the local law enforcement agency shall record its findings on a form prescribed by the Department of State Police and shall forward a copy within 5 days to the Director of State Police. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes provisions that a firearms trace is not complete until enough evidence exists to make prosecution possible or until all available resources have been exhausted. Requires local law enforcement agencies to use the National Tracing Center of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms in tracing firearms recovered from persons under 21 years of age. Requires local law enforcement agencies to use the LEADS Gun File to enter all stolen, seized, or recovered firearms. JUDICIAL NOTE No decrease or increase in the number of judges needed. CORRECTIONAL NOTE There would be no population impact or fiscal impact. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) SB 550 fails to create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) SB 550 would have no impact on this Dept. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0137 Last action date: 97-07-22 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status