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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 546    </title>
<shortdesc>FIREARM SELLERS BACKGROUND CK</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. John J. Cullerton-Terry Link and Martin A. Sandoval-Jacqueline Y. Collins-Jeffrey M. Schoenberg</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>4/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Lost; 026-029-000</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>430 ILCS 65/3.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person, who is not a federally licensed firearm dealer, who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that person is on the grounds of a gun show, must prior to the sale or transfer of the firearm: (1) request the Department of State Police to conduct a background check on the transferor and the prospective transferee of a firearm; (2) provide certain information to the Department; and (3) receive an approval from the Department that, after a background check was conducted, nothing in the records accessed by the Department prohibits, based on State or federal law, the purchaser from purchasing or possessing a firearm. Provides that the Department of State Police may collect a fee to conduct the background check not to exceed $2. Provides that failure to comply with these requirements is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that failure to comply with these requirements is a Class 2 felony if the person has 2 or more previous convictions for these violations.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>430 ILCS 65/3.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 83-3.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Further amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that upon receiving a request from a law enforcement agency regarding records maintained within its Firearm Transfer Inquiry Program, the Department of State Police shall require in writing, at a minimum, the following information: (i) the requesting agency name; (ii) the agency case or control number; (iii) the reason for the request; (iv) the requestor's name and identification number; (v) the contact information for the requestor; (vi) the requestor's signature and the date of the request; (vii) the name and identification number of the supervisor approving the request; (viii) whether the request is for information pertaining to a current Firearm Owner's Identification Card or to all Firearm Owner's Identification Cards that have been issued to an individual; (ix) a return fax number; and (x) the Firearm Owner's Identification Card information relating to the individual for whom an inquiry has been made. Changes the definition of "gun show".</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Judiciary;  007-002-000</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to  Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to  Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005</action>
<statusdate>4/12/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>4/12/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary;  006-002-001</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cullerton</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Lost; 026-029-000</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)</action>
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