Illinois House Bill 2179

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Lowers the age at which a person who is not an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces may apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card from 21 to 18 and provides that a person who is under 18 years of age may apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card without parental consent required if he or she is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces. Provides that if the applicant is under 18 (rather than 21) years of age that he or she has never been convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent and is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces.

FOID-AGE-PARENTAL CONSENT

Rep. Adam Niemerg [R]

Rep. Chris Miller [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
2023-02-07	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-07	House	First Reading
2023-02-07	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
430	65	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
430	65	4	Amended Code	Citation Text
430	65	8	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2179&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2179.htm