Regulating Gun Ownership with HB562
When it became clear that the BIO Bill (HB1091) was not going to pass in the Illinois Senate, HB562 was introduced. This version of the BIO Bill passed both houses in June.
Some of the key components of the bill are as follows:
Source: GPEC-ICHV
- Requires background checks on all gun sales, including between private individuals
- Records of gun sales must be stored with a federally licensed gun dealer for 20 years
- Provides $9 million of funding for mental health programs
- Removes firearms from individuals with revoked FOID cards that have not yet surrendered them
- Incentivizes fingerprinting for all FOID applicants
- Allows for a stolen firearms database
- Requires Illinois State Police to monitor state and federal databases for prohibited firearm purchasers and update the records with FOID card holders
- Improves processes to secure more funding for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
Source: GPEC-ICHV