House Sponsors: MENDOZA-ACEVEDO-OSMOND-TURNER,JOHN-RIGHTER. Senate Sponsors: CULLERTON-OBAMA-MADIGAN,L-LINK Short description: CRIM CD-FIREARMS-TRACING Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that, upon recovering a firearm that was used in the commission of any offense or upon recovering a firearm that appears to have been lost, mislaid, stolen, or otherwise unclaimed, a local law enforcement agency shall use the best available information, including a firearms trace when necessary, to determine prior ownership of the firearm. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning firearm tracing. Provides that, when a law enforcement agency recovers a firearm used in the commission of an offense, the law enforcement agency is required to trace the firearm to determine prior ownership only if the offense is classified as felony. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0300 Last action date: AUG-09-2001 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status