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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5506   </title>
<shortdesc>FIREARM OWNERS ID-PREEMPTION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.-Roger L. Eddy and Daniel V. Beiser</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>430 ILCS 65/13.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 83-13.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a county, including a home rule county, may not require registration of firearms or impose greater restrictions or limitations on the acquisition, possession, transportation, carrying, and transfer of firearms, firearm attachments, and firearm ammunition than are imposed by the Act and the Criminal Code of 1961. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Home Rule Note (Dept. of Commerce &amp; Economic Opportunity)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>HB 5506 does pre-empt home rule authority. </SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. William Davis</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Home Rule Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. William Davis</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/18/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 9, 2008</action>
<statusdate>4/25/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Home Rule Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>5/9/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 23, 2008</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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