Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the statute exempting from an unlawful use of weapons violation or an aggravated unlawful use of a weapon violation, persons licensed as private security contractors, private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or employed by an agency certified by the Department of Professional Regulation, if their duties include the carrying of a weapon, deletes provision that the Department of Professional Regulation shall provide suitable documentation demonstrating the successful completion of the prescribed firearms training and that the documentation shall be carried at all times when those persons are in possession of a concealable weapon. Provides that the licensed person shall be considered eligible for the exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 and 20 hours of required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm control card by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that conditions for the renewal of firearm control cards issued under these provisions shall be the same as for those cards issued under the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that the firearm control card shall be carried by the licensed person at all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1010 [HB5682 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2012-05-22	56	0	3	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2012-03-08	95	11	3	5	114	Passed	Link	View

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