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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5150

Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. John M. Cabello

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 66/43 new

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Prohibits an employer from
discharging, disciplining, penalizing, discriminating against, or refusing
to hire an employee or applicant solely on the basis that the employee or
applicant exercised his or her right under the Act to lawfully store a
concealed firearm in the employee's vehicle in the employer's parking lot.
Provides that an employer, its officers, employees, and agents are immune
from civil liability for any claim arising out of, or in any way related
to, the mere presence of a lawfully stored firearm in an employee's vehicle
in the employer's parking lot, including, but not limited to, claims for
damages resulting from theft, discharge, or misuse of the firearm by a
third party, unless the claim is based on the employer's own willful or
wanton misconduct or gross negligence independent of the lawful storage
protected by the Act. Allows a person aggrieved by a violation of these
provisions to bring a civil action in circuit court within 2 years after
the date of the alleged violation. Describes the relief that is available
in such an action.
LRB104 17968 WRO 31405 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning safety.

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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 Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
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adding Section 43 as follows:

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(430 ILCS 66/43 new)
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Sec. 43.
Employment protections; vehicle storage; employer
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immunity.
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(a) As used in this Section:
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"Employee" means any individual employed by an
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employer, including a prospective employee.
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"Employer" means any person, partnership, association,
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corporation, limited liability company, or other legal
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entity that employs one or more individuals, including an
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agent of such entity.
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"Lawful storage" means storage of a firearm by an
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employee who may lawfully possess the firearm, where the
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firearm (and any ammunition) is maintained in the
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employee's vehicle in compliance with this Act, locked out
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of plain view in the vehicle or in a locked container
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within the vehicle, while the vehicle is parked in the
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employer's parking lot.
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"Parking lot" means any property or area provided by

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an employer for employee or visitor motor vehicle parking,
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whether owned, leased, or controlled by the employer,
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including any adjacent driveways or other areas intended
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to permit vehicle access to such lot.
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"Vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is lawfully
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possessed or operated by the employee.
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
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employer shall not discharge, discipline, penalize,
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discriminate against, or refuse to hire an employee or
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applicant solely on the basis that the employee or applicant
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exercises his or her right under this Act to lawfully store a
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concealed firearm in the employee's vehicle in the employer's
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parking lot under subsection (b) of Section 65 of this Act.
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(c) The prohibition in subsection (b) of this Section
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applies only if:
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(1) the employee or applicant lawfully possesses the
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firearm under State and federal law, including compliance
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with any licensing requirements of this Act;
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(2) the firearm and any ammunition are stored out of
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plain view in the employee's vehicle or in a locked
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container within the vehicle; and
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(3) the vehicle is legally parked in the employer's
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parking lot.
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(d) Nothing in this Section:
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(1) prohibits an employer from maintaining and
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enforcing policies that restrict firearms within

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buildings, facilities, or other areas where firearms are
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prohibited under Section 65 of this Act or under federal
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law;
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(2) prohibits an employer from restricting or
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prohibiting firearms in employer-owned or employer-leased
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vehicles provided to an employee for the employee's work
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duties;
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(3) limits an employer's ability to take adverse
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action against an employee who, other than lawful storage
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under subsection (c), uses, handles, brandishes, displays,
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or otherwise possesses a firearm in violation of law or
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employer policy on the employer's premises; or
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(4) requires an employer to inquire into, monitor, or
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investigate the presence of a firearm in an employee's
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vehicle.
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(e) An employer, its officers, employees, and agents are
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immune from civil liability for any claim arising out of, or in
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any way related to, the mere presence of a lawfully stored
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firearm in an employee's vehicle in the employer's parking
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lot, including, but not limited to, claims for damages
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resulting from theft, discharge, or misuse of the firearm by a
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third party, unless the claim is based on the employer's own
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willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence independent
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of the lawful storage protected by this Section.
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(f) A person aggrieved by a violation of subsection (b) of
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this Section may bring a civil action in circuit court.

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Available relief includes: reinstatement; back pay and front
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pay; restoration of benefits; expungement of any adverse
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employment record related to the violation; injunctive or
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declaratory relief; and reasonable attorney's fees and costs
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to a prevailing plaintiff. An action under this subsection
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shall be commenced within 2 years after the date of the alleged
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violation.

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