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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4992

Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

325 ILCS 6/3 new
325 ILCS 6/5
325 ILCS 6/10

Amends the Child Abuse Notice Act. Adds gun shops and public
libraries, as defined, to the list of businesses and establishments that
must post a child abuse notice in a conspicuous place that is accessible to
the public. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to
include on the model notice it develops for the businesses and
establishments to post, the contact information for the National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline (988), the Crisis Text Line, and either the Safe2Help
Illinois helpline or a local suicide prevention hotline, or both.
LRB104 17955 KTG 31392 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning children.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Child Abuse Notice Act is amended by
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changing Sections 5 and 10 and by adding Section 3 as follows:

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(325 ILCS 6/3 new)
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Sec. 3.
Definitions.
As used in this Act:
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"Gun shop" means the retail premise of a federally
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licensed firearm dealer where the business of selling,
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transferring, or otherwise dealing in firearms or firearm
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ammunition is conducted.
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"Federally licensed firearm dealer" has the meaning
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ascribed to that term in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners
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Identification Card Act.

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"Public library" means a tax-supported public library
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established by or as a governmental unit that is authorized to
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levy a tax for library purposes or supports the library at
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least in part from local tax revenues. "Public library"
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includes: (i) any library established or maintained by a city,
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village, incorporated town, township, county, or library
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district under the Illinois Local Library Act, the Village
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Library Act, the Public Library District Act of 1991, or
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Division 5-38 of the Counties Code; (ii) any library converted

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to a library district under the Village Library Conversion
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Act; and (iii) any library sold or leased in accordance with
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the Library Property Sale Act. "Public library" also includes
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any library that receives no income from local tax sources but
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does receive ongoing income from other sources at least
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sufficient to qualify for per capita grants provided in
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Section 8.1 of the Illinois Library System Act, and provides
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library service to the residents of a city, village,
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incorporated town, township, or county.

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(325 ILCS 6/5)
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Sec. 5.
Posted notice required.
Each of the following
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businesses and other establishments shall, upon the
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availability of the model notice described in Section 10, post
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a notice that complies with the requirements of this Act in a
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conspicuous place in all restrooms open to the public, or in
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another conspicuous location in clear view of the public and
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employees where similar notices are customarily posted:
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(1) Hotels and motels.
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(2) Entertainment facilities or sporting facilities
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that are indoor structures with a legal occupancy of at
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least 5,000 persons.
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(3) Tattoo and body piercing establishments.
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(4) Primary airports, as defined in Section 47102(16)
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of Title 49 of the United States Code.
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(5) Intercity passenger rail or light rail stations.

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(6) Bus stations.
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(7) Truck stops. As used in this Act, "truck stop"
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means a privately owned and operated facility that
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provides food, fuel, shower, or other sanitary facilities,
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and lawful overnight truck parking.
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(8) Emergency rooms within general acute care
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hospitals, in which case the notice may be posted by
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electronic means.
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(9) Urgent care centers, in which case the notice may
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be posted by electronic means.
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(10) Public libraries.

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(11) Gun shops.

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(Source: P.A. 103-813, eff. 1-1-25; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)

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(325 ILCS 6/10)
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Sec. 10.
Form of posted notice.
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(a) The notice required under this Act shall be at least 8
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1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font,
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except that when the notice is provided by electronic means
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the size of the notice and font shall not be required to comply
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with these specifications.
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(b)
The

No later than 6 months after the effective date of
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this Act, the
Department of Children and Family Services, in
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consultation with an accredited Children's Advocacy Center,
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shall develop a model notice aimed toward children under 18
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that provides information on what constitutes physical and

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sexual abuse
,

and
how to report such abuse
, and contact
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information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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(988), the Crisis Text Line, and either the Safe2Help Illinois
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helpline or a local suicide prevention hotline, or both
. The
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Department of Children and Family Services shall make the
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model notice available for download on the Department's
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Internet website.
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(c) The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and
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in one other language that is the most widely spoken language
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in the county where the establishment is located and for which
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translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act, as
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applicable. This Section does not require a business or other
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establishment in a county where a language other than English
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or Spanish is the most widely spoken language to print the
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notice in more than one language in addition to English and
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Spanish.
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(Source: P.A. 103-813, eff. 1-1-25
.)

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