Illinois Senate Bill 2539 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 establishing exemptions to the offense of unlawful use of weapons. In provisions exempting a person who is an active member of a bona fide, nationally recognized military re-enacting group possessing a vintage rifle or modern reproduction with a barrel or barrels less than 16 inches in length for use during historical re-enactments, deletes language requiring the person to have a Curios and Relics license from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Adds language exempting a person who has a Curios and Relics license from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from certain provisions prohibiting the unlawful use of weapons. Effective immediately.

CRIM CD-WEAPONS-EXEMPTION

Sen. William Haine [D]

Rep. Brandon Phelps [D]

Rep. Michael Unes [R]

2012-03-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	Senate	Session Sine Die
2012-05-10	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
2012-05-10	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2012-03-23	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-03-23	House	First Reading
2012-03-23	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2012-03-23	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
2012-03-22	House	Arrived in House
2012-03-22	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000
2012-03-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2012
2012-03-08	Senate	Second Reading
2012-03-07	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2012
2012-03-07	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 008-000-000
2012-01-31	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2011-12-13	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2011-12-13	Senate	First Reading
2011-12-13	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	24-2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2539&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB2539.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB2539eng.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700SB2539_03222012_012000T.pdf