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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5731         </title>
<shortdesc>UNSERIALIZED FIREARMS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Kambium Buckner-Maura Hirschauer-Edgar Gonzalez, Jr., Denyse Wang Stoneback, Lindsey LaPointe, Anne Stava-Murray, Terra Costa Howard, Kelly M. Cassidy, Robyn Gabel and Joyce Mason</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 5/24-5.1 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess, transport, or receive an unfinished frame or receiver, unless: (1) the party possessing or receiving the unfinished frame or receiver is a federal firearms importer or federal firearms manufacturer or the unfinished frame or receiver is possessed or transported by a person for transfer to a federal firearms importer or federal firearms manufacturer; or (2) the unfinished frame or receiver is required by federal law to be, and has been, imprinted with a serial number issued by a federal firearms importer or federal firearms manufacturer. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, offer to sell, transfer, or purchase an unfinished frame or receiver, unless: (1) the party purchasing or receiving the unfinished frame or receiver is a federal firearms importer, federal firearms manufacturer, or federal firearms dealer; or (2) the unfinished frame or receiver is required by federal law to be, and has been, imprinted with a serial number issued by a federal firearms importer or federal firearms manufacturer. Provides for various violations concerning using a three-dimensional printer or similar device to manufacture or produce a firearm, firearm receiver, or major firearm component when not licensed as a federal firearms manufacturer or distributing by any means, including the Internet, to a person who is not licensed as a manufacturer, instructions in the form of computer-aided design files or other code or instructions stored and displayed in electronic format as a digital model that may be used to program a three-dimensional printer to manufacture or produce a firearm, firearm receiver or major component of a firearm. Provides exceptions. Provides that a first violation is a Class A misdemeanor and that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 3 felony. Adds a severability provision. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>3/25/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kambium Buckner</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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