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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB0766   Introduced 2/1/2017, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein  SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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 Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Prohibits a licensee under the Act from knowingly carry a firearm on or into any building, real property, or parking area of a polling place holding an election authorized under the Election Code.
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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 as follows:
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| 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 under  | 
| 11 |  |  the control of a public or private elementary or secondary  | 
| 12 |  |  school. | 
| 13 |  |   (2) Any building, real property, and parking area under  | 
| 14 |  |  the control of a pre-school or child care facility,  | 
| 15 |  |  including any room or portion of a building under the  | 
| 16 |  |  control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in  | 
| 17 |  |  this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care  | 
| 18 |  |  facility in a family home from owning or possessing a  | 
| 19 |  |  firearm in the home or license under this Act, if no child  | 
| 20 |  |  under child care at the home is present in the home or the  | 
| 21 |  |  firearm in the home is stored in a locked container when a  | 
| 22 |  |  child under child care at the home is present in the home. | 
| 23 |  |   (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a  | 
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| 1 |  |  building under the control of an officer of the executive  | 
| 2 |  |  or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing  | 
| 3 |  |  in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying a  | 
| 4 |  |  concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or trail  | 
| 5 |  |  in a park regulated by the Department of Natural Resources  | 
| 6 |  |  or any other designated public hunting area or building  | 
| 7 |  |  where firearm possession is permitted as established by the  | 
| 8 |  |  Department of Natural Resources under Section 1.8 of the  | 
| 9 |  |  Wildlife Code. | 
| 10 |  |   (4) Any building designated for matters before a  | 
| 11 |  |  circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or  | 
| 12 |  |  any building or portion of a building under the control of  | 
| 13 |  |  the Supreme Court. | 
| 14 |  |   (5) Any building or portion of a building under the  | 
| 15 |  |  control of a unit of local government. | 
| 16 |  |   (6) Any building, real property, and parking area under  | 
| 17 |  |  the control of an adult or juvenile detention or  | 
| 18 |  |  correctional institution, prison, or jail. | 
| 19 |  |   (7) Any building, real property, and parking area under  | 
| 20 |  |  the control of a public or private hospital or hospital  | 
| 21 |  |  affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing home. | 
| 22 |  |   (8) Any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for  | 
| 23 |  |  in whole or in part with public funds, and any building,  | 
| 24 |  |  real property, and parking area under the control of a  | 
| 25 |  |  public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part  | 
| 26 |  |  with public funds. | 
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| 1 |  |   (9) Any building, real property, and parking area under  | 
| 2 |  |  the control of an establishment that serves alcohol on its  | 
| 3 |  |  premises, if more than 50% of the establishment's gross  | 
| 4 |  |  receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale of  | 
| 5 |  |  alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly fails  | 
| 6 |  |  to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as provided  | 
| 7 |  |  in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false statement  | 
| 8 |  |  or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed firearms  | 
| 9 |  |  under this paragraph is subject to the penalty under  | 
| 10 |  |  subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor Control Act  | 
| 11 |  |  of 1934. | 
| 12 |  |   (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted on  | 
| 13 |  |  property open to the public that requires the issuance of a  | 
| 14 |  |  permit from the unit of local government, provided this  | 
| 15 |  |  prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must walk  | 
| 16 |  |  through a public gathering in order to access his or her  | 
| 17 |  |  residence, place of business, or vehicle. | 
| 18 |  |   (11) Any building or real property that has been issued  | 
| 19 |  |  a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in Section  | 
| 20 |  |  1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time  | 
| 21 |  |  designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event  | 
| 22 |  |  Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as  | 
| 23 |  |  defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor  | 
| 24 |  |  Control Act during the time designated for the sale of  | 
| 25 |  |  alcohol by the Special use permit license. | 
| 26 |  |   (12) Any public playground. | 
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| 1 |  |   (13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic  | 
| 2 |  |  facility under the control of a municipality or park  | 
| 3 |  |  district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit a  | 
| 4 |  |  licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a trail  | 
| 5 |  |  or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway  | 
| 6 |  |  includes a public park. | 
| 7 |  |   (14) Any real property under the control of the Cook  | 
| 8 |  |  County Forest Preserve District. | 
| 9 |  |   (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical  | 
| 10 |  |  clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue,  | 
| 11 |  |  entertainment venue, officially recognized  | 
| 12 |  |  university-related organization property, whether owned or  | 
| 13 |  |  leased, and any real property, including parking areas,  | 
| 14 |  |  sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public  | 
| 15 |  |  or private community college, college, or university. | 
| 16 |  |   (16) Any building, real property, or parking area under  | 
| 17 |  |  the control of a gaming facility licensed under the  | 
| 18 |  |  Riverboat Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of  | 
| 19 |  |  1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee. | 
| 20 |  |   (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or  | 
| 21 |  |  parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any  | 
| 22 |  |  collegiate or professional sporting event. | 
| 23 |  |   (18) Any building, real property, or parking area under  | 
| 24 |  |  the control of a public library. | 
| 25 |  |   (19) Any building, real property, or parking area under  | 
| 26 |  |  the control of an airport. | 
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| 1 |  |   (20) Any building, real property, or parking area under  | 
| 2 |  |  the control of an amusement park. | 
| 3 |  |   (21) Any building, real property, or parking area under  | 
| 4 |  |  the control of a zoo or museum. | 
| 5 |  |   (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property,  | 
| 6 |  |  building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used  | 
| 7 |  |  by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site  | 
| 8 |  |  or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory  | 
| 9 |  |  Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance  | 
| 10 |  |  store a firearm or ammunition in his or her vehicle or in a  | 
| 11 |  |  compartment or container within a vehicle located anywhere  | 
| 12 |  |  in or on the street, driveway, parking area, property,  | 
| 13 |  |  building, or facility described in this paragraph. | 
| 14 |  |   (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under  | 
| 15 |  |  federal law. | 
| 16 |  |   (24) Any building, real property, or parking area of a  | 
| 17 |  |  polling place holding an election authorized under the  | 
| 18 |  |  Election Code.  | 
| 19 |  |  (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or  | 
| 20 |  | private community college, college, or university from: | 
| 21 |  |   (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within  | 
| 22 |  |  a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or  | 
| 23 |  |  university; | 
| 24 |  |   (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies  | 
| 25 |  |  regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and  | 
| 26 |  |  discipline, including suspension and expulsion; | 
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| 1 |  |   (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies  | 
| 2 |  |  regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which  | 
| 3 |  |  must include designated areas where persons can park  | 
| 4 |  |  vehicles that carry firearms; and | 
| 5 |  |   (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms for the  | 
| 6 |  |  purpose of instruction and curriculum of officially  | 
| 7 |  |  recognized programs, including but not limited to military  | 
| 8 |  |  science and law enforcement training programs, or in any  | 
| 9 |  |  designated area used for hunting purposes or target  | 
| 10 |  |  shooting. | 
| 11 |  |  (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may  | 
| 12 |  | prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property  | 
| 13 |  | under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in  | 
| 14 |  | accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that  | 
| 15 |  | firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property is  | 
| 16 |  | a private residence. | 
| 17 |  |  (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of  | 
| 18 |  | this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection  | 
| 19 |  | (a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm  | 
| 20 |  | into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in  | 
| 21 |  | subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be  | 
| 22 |  | permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her  | 
| 23 |  | person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a  | 
| 24 |  | firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked  | 
| 25 |  | vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the  | 
| 26 |  | vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed  | 
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| 1 |  | firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle  | 
| 2 |  | within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited  | 
| 3 |  | purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the vehicle's  | 
| 4 |  | trunk. For purposes of this subsection, "case" includes a glove  | 
| 5 |  | compartment or console that completely encloses the concealed  | 
| 6 |  | firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the vehicle, or a firearm  | 
| 7 |  | carrying box, shipping box, or other container. | 
| 8 |  |  (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section  | 
| 9 |  | while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that  | 
| 10 |  | touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a),  | 
| 11 |  | (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed firearm is  | 
| 12 |  | carried on his or her person in accordance with the provisions  | 
| 13 |  | of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by the  | 
| 14 |  | licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of  | 
| 15 |  | law. | 
| 16 |  |  (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms is  | 
| 17 |  | prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the  | 
| 18 |  | entrance of a building, premises, or real property specified in  | 
| 19 |  | this Section as a prohibited area, unless the building or  | 
| 20 |  | premises is a private residence. Signs shall be of a uniform  | 
| 21 |  | design as established by the Department and shall be 4 inches  | 
| 22 |  | by 6 inches in size. The Department shall adopt rules for  | 
| 23 |  | standardized signs to be used under this subsection.
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| 24 |  | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 99-29, eff. 7-10-15.)
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