Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 717 — CONCEALED CARRY-OFFICIALS

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the provisions prohibiting the carrying of a concealed firearm in certain areas prevents a concealed carry licensee who is a county or State correctional officer, a judge of the Supreme, Appellate, or Circuit Court of this State or an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court, a judge of the United States District Court, United States Court of Appeals, or the United States Supreme Court, a State's Attorney, or Assistant State's Attorney with the consent of the State's Attorney, from carrying a concealed firearm in any area prohibited by these provisions, other than an area where firearms are prohibited under federal law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Reginald Phillips

  3. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  4. To Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett

  6. Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

  7. Referred to Rules Committee

  8. First Reading

  9. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

Sponsors

  • Brandon W. Phelps · Cosponsor

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Brandon W. Phelps

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 717 do?
Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the provisions prohibiting the carrying of a concealed firearm in certain areas prevents a concealed carry licensee who is a county or State correctional officer, a judge of the Supreme, Appellate, or Circuit Court of this State or an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court, a judge of the United States District Court, United States Court of Appeals, or the United States Supreme Court, a State's Attorney, or Assistant State's Attorney with the consent of the State's Attorney, from carrying a concealed firearm in any area prohibited by these provisions, other than an area where firearms are prohibited under federal law.
Who sponsors HB 717?
HB 717 is sponsored by Brandon W. Phelps.
What is the current status of HB 717?
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 HB 717?
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