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Neither did the controversial RIFL Act that would have taxed gun
manufacturers and sellers.
What did advance are various changes to the FOID Act as proposed
by state Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia.
“First, it strengthens and clarifies the mental health
evaluation process for people seeking to have their FOID card
reinstated after they have been a patient in a mental health
facility,” Hirschauer said on the House floor hours before
adjournment.
People who are denied an Illinois Firearm Owner’s ID card for
mental health issues could have more certainty on how to rectify
that with a new identified class of counselors.
Amendments to Senate Bill 3229 also requires the complainant
prompting immediate orders of protection to be named in certain
cases.
“We're providing transparency for people,” Hirschauer said. “We
allow the identity of a person reporting an individual for being
a clear and present danger to themselves or others, to be
disclosed if ordered by the [FOID] Card Review Board or a
court.”
The measure, which started in February as a bill about repealing
provisions of the environmental laboratory certification
assessment, passed the House with amendments 85-31 in the early
morning hours of June 1. It was not brought up in the Senate
before they adjourned for the summer.
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly told The Center
Square on Wednesday that the agency would be working with
legislators over the summer on the issue.
“Obviously it got through the House with bipartisan support. A
lot of work by people involved and, that public safety issue, to
get us to that point,” Kelly said. “And I think that work
continues in the Senate and we anticipate continuing to move
forward with the people that have worked on this issue.”
The FOID Act is being challenged in federal court. That case,
filed last month, is still pending.
Sean Reed contributed to this story.
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