Bill Text: IL HB3529 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Prohibits the transfer of .50 caliber ammunition and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (30 rounds or more). Provides that on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the person may transfer .50 caliber ammunition or a large capacity ammunition feeding device only to an heir, an individual residing in another state maintaining it in another state, or a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Provides exemptions. Provides that a person who knowingly transfers or causes to be transferred .50 caliber ammunition or a large capacity ammunition feeding devices commits a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation or for the transfer of 2 or more of these caliber bullets or devices at the same time. Defines various terms. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3529 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3529-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB3529 Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Prohibits the transfer of .50 caliber ammunition and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (30 rounds or more). Provides that on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the person may transfer .50 caliber ammunition or a large capacity ammunition feeding device only to an heir, an individual residing in another state maintaining it in another state, or a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Provides exemptions. Provides that a person who knowingly transfers or causes to be transferred .50 caliber ammunition or a large capacity ammunition feeding devices commits a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation or for the transfer of 2 or more of these caliber bullets or devices at the same time. Defines various terms. Effective immediately.
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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding
Section 24-1.9 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 new)
Sec. 24-1.9. Transfer of a .50 caliber ammunition and large
capacity ammunition feeding devices; prohibited.
(a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
".50 caliber cartridge" means a cartridge in .50 BMG
caliber or .50 caliber, either by designation or actual
measurement, that is capable of being fired from a
centerfire rifle. The term ".50 caliber cartridge" does not
include any memorabilia or display item that is filled with
a permanent inert substance or that is otherwise
permanently altered in a manner that prevents ready
modification for use as live ammunition or shotgun
ammunition with a caliber measurement that is equal to or
greater than .50 caliber.
"Large capacity ammunition feeding device" means:
(A) a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar
device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily
restored or converted to accept, 30 rounds or more of

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ammunition; or
(B) any combination of parts from which a device
described in subparagraph (A) can be assembled.
"Large capacity ammunition feeding device" does not
include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and
capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire
ammunition or a feeding device that has been permanently
altered so that it cannot accommodate 30 rounds or more.
"Large capacity ammunition feeding device" does not
include a tubular magazine that is contained in a
lever-action firearm or any device that has been made
permanently inoperable.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), on and
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
General Assembly, it is unlawful for any person within this
State to knowingly transfer or cause to be transferred .50
caliber ammunition or a large capacity ammunition feeding
device.
(c) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act
of the 101st General Assembly, the person may transfer .50
caliber ammunition or a large capacity ammunition feeding
device only to an heir, an individual residing in another state
maintaining it in another state, or a dealer licensed as a
federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun
Control Act of 1968. Within 10 days after transfer of the .50
caliber ammunition or device except to an heir, the person

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shall notify the Department of State Police of the name and
address of the transferee and comply with the requirements of
subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
Identification Card Act. A person to whom the ammunition or
device is transferred may transfer it only as provided in this
subsection.
(d) This Section does not apply to or affect any of the
following:
(1) a transfer of .50 caliber ammunition or a large
capacity ammunition feeding device to a peace officer;
(2) a transfer of .50 caliber ammunition or a large
capacity ammunition feeding device by a local law
enforcement agency for the purpose of equipping the
agency's peace officers;
(3) a transfer of .50 caliber ammunition or a large
capacity ammunition feeding device to a warden,
superintendent, or keeper of a prison, penitentiary, jail,
or other institution for the detention of persons accused
or convicted of an offense;
(4) a transfer of .50 caliber ammunition or a large
capacity ammunition feeding device to a member of the Armed
Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or the
Illinois National Guard, while in the performance of his or
her official duties or while traveling to or from their
place of duty;
(5) a transfer of .50 caliber ammunition or a large

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capacity ammunition feeding device to a company that
employs armed security officers in this State at a nuclear
energy, storage, weapons, or development site or facility
regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission and
persons employed as an armed security force member at a
nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site or
facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory
Commission who have completed the background screening and
training mandated by the rules and regulations of the
federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission and while in the
performance of his or her official duties;
(6) the transfer of .50 caliber ammunition or a large
capacity ammunition feeding device to persons authorized
under paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection (d) to
transfer those items;
(7) the transfer of .50 caliber ammunition or a large
capacity ammunition feeding device for transfer in another
state; or
(8) the transfer of .50 caliber ammunition or a large
capacity ammunition feeding device used in firearms for the
purpose of rental for use solely as props for a motion
picture, television, or video production or entertainment
event.
(e) Sentence. A person who knowingly transfers or causes to
be transferred .50 caliber ammunition or a large capacity
ammunition feeding device in violation of this Section commits

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a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class 2 felony for
a second or subsequent violation or for the transfer of 2 or
more of these caliber bullets or devices at the same time.