<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<xml>
<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 8      </title>
<shortdesc>FIREARM OWNERS ID-PREEMPTION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</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 regulate firearms or impose greater restrictions or limitations on the acquisition, possession, transportation, carrying, and transfer of firearms, firearm attachments, and firearm ammunition. Further provides that the provisions of any ordinance or resolution imposing restrictions or limitations on the ownership or possession of firearms and ammunition, components, accessories, and accoutrements of firearms in a manner other than the requirements imposed by this Act or the Deadly Weapons Article of the Criminal Code of 1961 created after the effective date of this amendatory Act are invalid and all those existing ordinances and resolution are void. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/28/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee;  013-001-000</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
</xml>

