FIREARM OWNERS ID-FEES

104th Regular Session Introduced by Rob Martwick

The bill raises the per-transfer inquiry fee to $10 (from $2) and directs $4 of each fee to the State Police Firearm Enforcement Fund.

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Summary — SB 1460: Firearm Owners Identification Card Act — Firearm Transfer Inquiry Fees

Note: The provided document includes text from multiple bills (an Arizona appropriation for midomafetamine research and an Illinois bill amending the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act). This summary focuses on the firearm-related provisions that amend the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Act (430 ILCS 65/3.1).

Main purpose

SB 1460 amends the FOID Act’s Firearm Transfer Inquiry Program to (1) raise the per‑inquiry fee that the Illinois State Police (ISP) may charge for transfer background checks and (2) specify processing fee limits and a targeted deposit of part of the fee into the State Police Firearm Enforcement Fund.

Key provisions

Fee increase: Permits the Illinois State Police to charge a fee not to exceed $10 for each transfer inquiry made through the Firearm Transfer Inquiry Program. (Current law allows charging up to $2.)

Processing fees: Allows additional processing fees but limits those processing fees to the charges imposed by the State Treasurer for use of the electronic online payment system.

Fund allocation: Directs that $4 from each fee collected under this provision be deposited into the State Police Firearm Enforcement Fund.

Retains existing program features: The ISP continues to provide a dial‑up or other technology system for federally licensed firearm dealers, gun show promoters, and vendors to initiate transfer inquiries; approvals are valid for 30 days; ISP remains the Illinois Point of Contact for the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and ISP must notify appropriate authorities about disqualifications and revocations.

Who is affected

Federally licensed firearm dealers, gun show promoters, and gun show vendors who request transfer inquiries — they (or their customers) may pay higher per‑transfer fees (up to $10 plus limited processing fees).

Illinois State Police — administrative responsibility to collect and allocate the fees, and to continue operating the transfer inquiry system.

State Police Firearm Enforcement Fund — will receive $4 from each fee collected, increasing dedicated revenues for enforcement activities funded through that account.

Firearm purchasers/transferees — may face higher transaction costs when transfers require an inquiry.

Fiscal and operational impact

Revenue increase: Each transfer inquiry could generate up to $10; $4 from each will be earmarked for the Firearm Enforcement Fund. The net revenue change will depend on transfer volume and how remaining fee revenue is allocated/used by ISP.

Administrative: ISP and the State Treasurer may incur modest operational steps to implement fee collection via the online payment system and to administer the fund allocation.

Procedural status (as provided)

Introduced (filed/first reading): early 2025 (document lists introduced Jan 31, 2025 by Sen. Robert F. Martwick and other dates).

Referred to Assignments (status reported in the bill header).

No effective date specified in the excerpt.

If you want, I can: (a) produce a one‑page brief for legislators summarizing fiscal implications, or (b) draft suggested amendments (e.g., fee indexing, exemptions for certain transfers) for consideration.