HB0850 / Public Act 104-0005: Stolen Firearms Data Analysis and FOID Card Reforms

What the Bill Would Do

Public Act 104-0005 (originally HB0850) addresses two primary areas: stolen firearms data tracking and FOID card procedural reforms^[1].

Stolen Firearms Data Analysis: The act requires the Illinois State Police (ISP) to analyze cumulative data on the disposition of cases involving stolen firearms or firearms with obliterated serial numbers that were used or alleged to have been used in an offense. ISP must publish the results in a report delivered to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Attorney General. Circuit clerks must report to ISP the serial number of any firearm involved in a case alleging firearm use in an offense, or that the number was obliterated, as provided by the State's Attorney at the time of disposition. Public Act 104-0031 added a requirement for a sentencing court to determine whether a firearm reported stolen in the ISP database was used in the offense. Section 6 of Public Act 104-0005 conditionally deleted that requirement, effective January 1, 2026.

FOID Card Appeal Reforms: The FOID Card Review Board was created by Public Act 102-237, which took effect on January 1, 2022, with Board appeals beginning January 1, 2023. This act does not create the Board. The act adds liability protection for the FOID Card Review Board and ISP personnel involved in FOID proceedings and expands records-sharing supporting the Board's review of FOID denials and revocations.

Current Status

HB0850 was signed into law on June 16, 2025, as Public Act 104-0005^[2]. The act is in effect and requires ISP to publish its stolen-firearms data analysis in a report to the General Assembly, Governor, and Attorney General.