CONCEALED CARRY-FOREST PRESERV Senate SponsorsSen. Ram Villivalam, Willie Preston, Celina Villanueva, Julie A. Morrison and Mike Simmons 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 430 ILCS 66/5430 ILCS 66/65Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a forest preserve district from prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm into any botanic garden, campground, aquatic center, grounds of an aquatic center, boat launch, boating center, athletic venue, picnic grove, nature center, grounds of a nature center, pavilion, grounds of a pavilion, golf course, parking lot, driving range, adventure course, grounds of an adventure course, zipline building, grounds of a zipline, equestrian center, grounds of an equestrian center, exercise venue, grounds of an exercise venue, any Illinois nature preserve, land and water reserve, or any public or private gathering or special event conducted on property that requires the issuance of a permit. Defines "grounds". 2/10/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam 2/10/2023SenateFirst Reading 2/10/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 2/28/2023SenateAssigned to Executive 3/9/2023SenateTo Subcommittee on Firearms 3/10/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/18/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston 1/18/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva 4/18/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison 4/18/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die