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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3909

Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Cristina Castro

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 500/Art. 43 heading new
30 ILCS 500/43-5 new
30 ILCS 500/43-10 new

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Creates requirements for
bidders or offerors seeking the award of a contract with a State agency for
the procurement of firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories
and contractors who are awarded those contracts. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning finance.

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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 Article 43 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 500/Art. 43 heading new)
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ARTICLE 43.

FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION

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(30 ILCS 500/43-5 new)
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Sec. 43-5.
Definition.
As used in this Article:
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"Firearm" has the same meaning as defined in Section 1.1
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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; 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 ammunition" has the same meaning as defined in
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Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.

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

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(30 ILCS 500/43-10 new)
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Sec. 43-10.
Bidder, offeror, and contractor requirements;
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firearms.
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(a) In the case of a contract to supply a State agency with
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firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories, the
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bidder or offeror shall certify, before the contract is
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awarded, renewed, amended, or extended, that the bidder or
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offeror does not sell unserialized gun build kits or firearm
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precursor parts, including, but not limited to, unserialized
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firearms, unserialized unfinished frames, and unserialized
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unfinished receivers.

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(b) A bidder or offeror seeking the award of a contract
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with a State agency for the procurement of firearms, firearm
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ammunition, or firearm accessories and a contractor who is
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awarded such a contract shall, during the public procurement
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process, on an annual basis, and upon request of the State
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agency, provide to the State agency:

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(1) a copy of all required valid licenses, permits, or
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certificates;

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(2) materials documenting the number of trace requests
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the bidder, offeror, or contractor received from the
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federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
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Explosives during the previous 5 calendar years and the
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time between the sale of a firearm subject to a trace
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request and the receipt of the request; if a bidder or
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offeror for a contract with a State agency for the
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procurement of firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm
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accessories or a party to such a contract is unable to
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provide sufficient materials under this item (2), the
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bidder, offeror, or contractor must provide to the State
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agency a declaration explaining why it is unable to do so
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and the steps it is taking to be able to do so within a
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year;

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(3) materials documenting any thefts or losses of
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firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories from
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the bidder's, offeror's, or contractor's premises for the
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past 5 calendar years; if a bidder, offeror, or contractor
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is unable to provide sufficient materials under this item
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(3), then the bidder, offeror, or contractor must provide
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to the State agency a declaration explaining why it is
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unable to do so;

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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 firearm
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ammunition laws, including, but not limited to, any

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follow-up materials documenting administrative actions
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taken by that agency;

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(5) materials documenting any corrective actions taken
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by the bidder, offeror, or contractor in response to a
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finding of noncompliance or a violation of any federal,
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State, or local firearm, firearm ammunition, or firearm
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accessory law, rule, or other requirement, if applicable;
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and

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(6) an affirmation of compliance with all applicable
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local, State, and federal laws related to the sale or
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transfer of firearms, firearm ammunition, and firearms
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accessories.

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

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

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(2) prevent, detect, and screen against the sale of
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firearms, firearm 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, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories;

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(4) train employees to ensure compliance with all
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applicable federal, State, and local firearms, firearm
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ammunition, and firearm accessories laws and rules;

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(5) assist law enforcement agencies in the
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investigation and prevention of criminal access to
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firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories; and

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(6) operate a digital video surveillance system, as
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described in the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act.

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(d) Each State agency shall fully review, consider, and
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score all information and documentation supplied by bidders,
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offerors, and contractors under this Section as one factor in
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the bidding and award process.

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(e) A State agency shall reject a bid from a bidder or
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offeror if the bidder or offeror has not complied with the
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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, firearm ammunition, or firearm accessories.

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(g) The Office of the Attorney General shall develop
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processes and procedures to implement this Section, which

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shall include, but may not be limited to, a process to
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administer and assess a bidder's, offeror's, or contractor's
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compliance with the requirements of this Section as part of
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contract awards and renewals.

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(h) The processes and procedures developed pursuant to
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this Section may include:

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(1) a prequalification process to preapprove potential
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bidder or offerors; and

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(2) a scoring system to be used in contracting or
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purchasing that evaluates a bidder's, offeror's, or
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contractor's public safety values relating to firearms,
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firearm ammunition, and firearm accessories.

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(i) This Section applies to any contract for the
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procurement of firearms, firearm ammunition, or firearm
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accessories that a State agency solicits, enters into, awards,
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amends, renews, or extends on or after the effective date of
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this 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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