CRIM CD-IMITATION FIREARMS
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SB 194 — CRIM CD-IMITATION FIREARMS
Last action — Session Sine Die
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Adds an Imitation Firearms Article to the Code. Prohibits the sale of an imitation firearm in the State and of a BB device that is an airsoft gun that expels a projectile, such as a BB or pellet, that is 6mm or 8mm caliber which does not meet certain criteria. Provides that the criteria includes, if the airsoft gun is configured as a handgun, a blaze orange ring on the barrel required by federal law, a trigger guard that has fluorescent coloration over the entire guard, and a 2 centimeter wide adhesive band around the circumference of the protruding pistol grip that has fluorescent coloration. Adds certain additional criteria if the airsoft gun is configured as a rifle or long gun. Provides that a person who sells an imitation firearm in the State is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who sells a BB device that does not meet the criteria specified in the Imitation Firearms Article is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides exemptions. Defines "imitation firearm" as any BB device, toy gun, replica of a firearm, or other device that is so substantially similar in coloration and overall appearance to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to perceive that the device is a firearm.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Session Sine Die
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Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
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Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 5, 2017
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Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 To Subcommittee on Firearms
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Firearms
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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To Subcommittee on Firearms
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Assigned to Judiciary
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
Sponsors
- John J. Cullerton · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
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Sponsors (0)
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Co-sponsors (1)
- John J. Cullerton
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 194 do?
- Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Adds an Imitation Firearms Article to the Code. Prohibits the sale of an imitation firearm in the State and of a BB device that is an airsoft gun that expels a projectile, such as a BB or pellet, that is 6mm or 8mm caliber which does not meet certain criteria. Provides that the criteria includes, if the airsoft gun is configured as a handgun, a blaze orange ring on the barrel required by federal law, a trigger guard that has fluorescent coloration over the entire guard, and a 2 centimeter wide adhesive band around the circumference of the protruding pistol grip that has fluorescent coloration. Adds certain additional criteria if the airsoft gun is configured as a rifle or long gun. Provides that a person who sells an imitation firearm in the State is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who sells a BB device that does not meet the criteria specified in the Imitation Firearms Article is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides exemptions. Defines "imitation firearm" as any BB device, toy gun, replica of a firearm, or other device that is so substantially similar in coloration and overall appearance to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to perceive that the device is a firearm.
- Who sponsors SB 194?
- SB 194 is sponsored by John J. Cullerton.
- What is the current status of SB 194?
- This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 194?
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