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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5483

Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Bob Morgan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 500/50-41 new

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Requires bidders who submit a
bid to a State agency for a contract to supply the State agency with
firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories and contractors who are
awarded those contracts to make certain certifications and provide the
State agency with certain information. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning procurement.

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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 Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
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adding Section 50-41 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 500/50-41 new)
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Sec. 50-41.
Firearms; ammunition, accessories, and parts.
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(a) As used in this Section:

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"Ammunition" means firearm ammunition as defined in
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Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.

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"Firearm" has the meaning given to that term in Section
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1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.

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"Firearm accessory" means a supplementary item designed to
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enhance a firearm's functionality, performance, or user
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experience or to modify a firearm or external gear used in
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conjunction with a firearm, including, but not limited to, the
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following: sights and optics; holsters; magazines; grips;
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slings; muzzle devices, suppressors, compensators, and flash
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hiders; bipods; trigger upgrades and conversion devices;
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cleaning kits; and ammunition carriers.

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"Firearm precursor part" means any forging, casting,
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printing, extrusion, machined body, or similar object that has
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reached a stage in manufacture where it may readily be

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completed, assembled, or converted for use as a firearm frame
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or receiver or that is marketed or sold to the public to become
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or to be used as a firearm frame or receiver once completed,
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assembled, or converted.

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(b) Each bidder who submits a bid to a State agency for a
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contract to supply the State agency with firearms, ammunition,
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or firearm accessories must certify to the State agency as
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part of the bid, under penalty of perjury, that the bidder does
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not sell unserialized gun build kits or firearm precursor
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parts, including, but not limited to, unserialized firearms,
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unserialized unfinished frames, and unserialized unfinished
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receivers.

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(c) Each bidder who submits a bid to a State agency for a
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contract to supply the State agency with firearms, ammunition,
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or firearm accessories and each contractor who is awarded such
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a contract shall, during the public procurement process, on an
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annual basis, and upon request of the State agency provide to
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the State agency:

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(1) a copy of all licenses, permits, or certificates
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required for the sale of firearms, ammunition, or firearm
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accessories, as applicable;

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(2) materials documenting (i) the number of trace
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requests the bidder or contractor received from the
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federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
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Explosives during the 5 calendar years immediately
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preceding the date on which the material is provided to

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the State agency and (ii) the amount of time that elapsed
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between the sale of the subject firearm and the receipt of
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that trace request;

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(3) materials documenting any theft or losses of
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firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories from the
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bidder's or contractor's premises during the 5 calendar
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years immediately preceding the date on which the material
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is provided to the State agency; and

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(4) copies of the 2 most recent inspection reports of
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any inspection conducted by a federal, State, or local
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agency focused on compliance with firearm or ammunition
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laws, including, but not limited to, any follow-up
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materials documenting administrative actions taken by the
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agency.

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If a bidder for or party to a contract with a State agency
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for the procurement of firearms, ammunition, or firearm
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accessories is unable to provide sufficient materials required
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under items (1) through (4), then the bidder must submit to the
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State agency a declaration explaining why the bidder is unable
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to do so and the steps the bider is taking to be able to do so
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within a year.

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Each bidder described in this subsection (c) must affirm
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to the State agency that the bidder complies with all
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applicable local, State, and federal laws related to the sale
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or transfer of firearms, ammunition and firearms accessories.

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(d) In addition to the requirements of subsections (b) and

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(c), each bidder who submits a bid to a State agency for a
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contract to supply the State agency with firearms, ammunition,
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or firearm accessories and each contractor who is awarded such
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a contract shall, during the public procurement process, on an
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annual basis, and upon request of the State agency, provide to
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the State agency in writing any practices or policies,
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including, but not limited to, any amendments to those
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practices or policies made during the public procurement
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process, that are in effect or adopted by the bidder or
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contractor or required by the terms of any contract to which
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the bidder or contractor is a party and that:

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(1) prevent, detect, and screen for the transfer of
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firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories to straw
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purchasers or firearm traffickers;

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(2) prevent, detect, and screen against the sale of
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firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories to an
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individual prohibited from possessing a firearm by
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federal, State, or local law, or court order;

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(3) prevent, detect, and document the theft or loss of
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firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories;

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(4) pertain to the training of employees to ensure
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compliance with all applicable federal, State, and local
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firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories laws and
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regulations;

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(5) assist law enforcement agencies in the
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investigation or prevention of criminal access to

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firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories; and

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(6) pertain to the operation of a digital video
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surveillance system as required under the Firearm Dealer
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License Certification Act.

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(e) A State agency shall reject a bid for any contract to
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supply the State agency with firearms, ammunition, or firearm
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accessories if the bidder or contractor has not complied with
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the provisions of this Section.

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(f) A State agency shall not waive any of the requirements
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of this Section or make exigent or emergency purchases of
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firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories.

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(g) The Office of the Attorney General shall adopt rules
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to implement the provisions of this Section. Those rules shall
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include, but shall not be limited to:
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(1) a process to administer and assess a bidder's or
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contractor's compliance with the requirements of this
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Section as part of contract awards and renewals; and

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(2) a prequalification process to preapprove potential
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bidders.

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(h) This Section applies to any contract for the
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procurement of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories
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that a State agency solicits, enters into, awards, amends,
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renews, or extends on or after the effective date of this
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amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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