102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0784
 
Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



430 ILCS 66/65

 Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the provisions prohibiting the carrying of a concealed firearm in certain areas prevents a concealed carry licensee who
is a judge of the
Supreme, Appellate, or Circuit Court of this State or an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court, a judge of the
United States District Court, United States Court of Appeals, or the United States Supreme Court, a State's Attorney, or Assistant State's
Attorney with the consent of the State's Attorney, from
carrying a concealed firearm in any area prohibited by these provisions, other than an area where firearms are prohibited under federal law.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning safety.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by 
5changing Section 65 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 66/65)

7 Sec. 65. Prohibited areas. 
8 (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a 
9firearm on or into:
10  (1) Any building, real property, and parking area 
11 under the control of a public or private elementary or 
12 secondary school.
13  (2) Any building, real property, and parking area 
14 under the control of a pre-school or child care facility, 
15 including any room or portion of a building under the 
16 control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in 
17 this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care 
18 facility in a family home from owning or possessing a 
19 firearm in the home or license under this Act, if no child 
20 under child care at the home is present in the home or the 
21 firearm in the home is stored in a locked container when a 
22 child under child care at the home is present in the home.
23  (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a 
 
 
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1 building under the control of an officer of the executive 
2 or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing 
3 in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying 
4 a concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or 
5 trail in a park regulated by the Department of Natural 
6 Resources or any other designated public hunting area or 
7 building where firearm possession is permitted as 
8 established by the Department of Natural Resources under 
9 Section 1.8 of the Wildlife Code.
10  (4) Any building designated for matters before a 
11 circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or 
12 any building or portion of a building under the control of 
13 the Supreme Court.
14  (5) Any building or portion of a building under the 
15 control of a unit of local government.
16  (6) Any building, real property, and parking area 
17 under the control of an adult or juvenile detention or 
18 correctional institution, prison, or jail.
19  (7) Any building, real property, and parking area 
20 under the control of a public or private hospital or 
21 hospital affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing 
22 home.
23  (8) Any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for 
24 in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, 
25 real property, and parking area under the control of a 
26 public transportation facility paid for in whole or in 
 
 
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1 part with public funds.
2  (9) Any building, real property, and parking area 
3 under the control of an establishment that serves alcohol 
4 on its premises, if more than 50% of the establishment's 
5 gross receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale 
6 of alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly 
7 fails to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as 
8 provided in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false 
9 statement or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed 
10 firearms under this paragraph is subject to the penalty 
11 under subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor 
12 Control Act of 1934.
13  (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted 
14 on property open to the public that requires the issuance 
15 of a permit from the unit of local government, provided 
16 this prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must 
17 walk through a public gathering in order to access his or 
18 her residence, place of business, or vehicle.
19  (11) Any building or real property that has been 
20 issued a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in 
21 Section 1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time 
22 designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event 
23 Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as 
24 defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor 
25 Control Act during the time designated for the sale of 
26 alcohol by the Special use permit license.
 
 
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1  (12) Any public playground.
2  (13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic 
3 facility under the control of a municipality or park 
4 district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit 
5 a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a 
6 trail or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway 
7 includes a public park.
8  (14) Any real property under the control of the Cook 
9 County Forest Preserve District.
10  (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical 
11 clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue, 
12 entertainment venue, officially recognized 
13 university-related organization property, whether owned or 
14 leased, and any real property, including parking areas, 
15 sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public 
16 or private community college, college, or university.
17  (16) Any building, real property, or parking area 
18 under the control of a gaming facility licensed under the 
19 Illinois Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 
20 1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee.
21  (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or 
22 parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any 
23 collegiate or professional sporting event.
24  (18) Any building, real property, or parking area 
25 under the control of a public library.
26  (19) Any building, real property, or parking area 
 
 
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1 under the control of an airport.
2  (20) Any building, real property, or parking area 
3 under the control of an amusement park.
4  (21) Any building, real property, or parking area 
5 under the control of a zoo or museum.
6  (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property, 
7 building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used 
8 by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site 
9 or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory 
10 Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance 
11 store a firearm or ammunition in his or her vehicle or in a 
12 compartment or container within a vehicle located anywhere 
13 in or on the street, driveway, parking area, property, 
14 building, or facility described in this paragraph.
15  (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under 
16 federal law.
17 (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or 
18private community college, college, or university from:
19  (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within 
20 a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or 
21 university;
22  (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies 
23 regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and 
24 discipline, including suspension and expulsion;
25  (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies 
26 regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which 
 
 
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1 must include designated areas where persons can park 
2 vehicles that carry firearms; and
3  (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms for the 
4 purpose of instruction and curriculum of officially 
5 recognized programs, including but not limited to military 
6 science and law enforcement training programs, or in any 
7 designated area used for hunting purposes or target 
8 shooting.
9 (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may 
10prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property 
11under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in 
12accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that 
13firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property 
14is a private residence.
15 (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of 
16this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection 
17(a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm 
18into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in 
19subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be 
20permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her 
21person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a 
22firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked 
23vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the 
24vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed 
25firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle 
26within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited 
 
 
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1purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the 
2vehicle's trunk. For purposes of this subsection, "case" 
3includes a glove compartment or console that completely 
4encloses the concealed firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the 
5vehicle, or a firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other 
6container.
7 (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section 
8while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that 
9touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a), 
10(a-5), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed firearm is 
11carried on his or her person in accordance with the provisions 
12of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by the 
13licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of 
14law.
15 (c-5) Nothing in this Section prevents a licensee who
is a 
16judge of the
Supreme, Appellate, or Circuit Court of this 
17State or an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court, a judge of 
18the
United States District Court, United States Court of 
19Appeals, or the United States Supreme Court, a State's 
20Attorney, or Assistant State's
Attorney with the consent of 
21the State's Attorney, from
carrying a concealed firearm in any 
22area prohibited by this Section, other than an area where 
23firearms are prohibited under federal law. 
24 (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms is 
25prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the 
26entrance of a building, premises, or real property specified 
 
 
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1in this Section as a prohibited area, unless the building or 
2premises is a private residence. Signs shall be of a uniform 
3design as established by the Department and shall be 4 inches 
4by 6 inches in size. The Department shall adopt rules for 
5standardized signs to be used under this subsection.

6(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)