House Sponsors: BROSNAHAN-GARRETT-MAY-SCULLY-BRADLEY, SCHOENBERG, FEIGENHOLTZ, OSTERMAN, BURKE, CURRIE, MCKEON, BUGIELSKI, LYONS,JOSEPH, STROGER, YARBROUGH, SOTO, DELGADO, ACEVEDO, LANG, RYAN, FRITCHEY, SCOTT AND MILLER. Short description: FIREARM TRANFERS-PENALTIES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Requires a person who transfers a firearm or firearm ammunition to personally inspect the Firearm Owner's Identification Card of the transferee of the firearm to verify the identity of the person to whom the firearm or firearm ammunition is being transferred. Changes penalties for transferring firearms to a person that the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not possess a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card or by failing to inspect the Card before the transfer of the firearm. Bases the penalties on the number of firearms transferred illegally. FISCAL NOTE (Illinois State Police) There will be no fiscal impact to the Illinois State Police. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that a person may not be convicted of failing to inspect a Firearm Owner's Identification Card prior to the transfer of a firearm or firearm ammunition to another person if the person proves that the person to whom the firearm or firearm ammunition is transferred possessed a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card at the time of the transfer. Deletes provisions that a transferor of firearms who fails to keep required records is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the failure is not willful. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status