SB2002 / Public Act 104-0131: ISP Fund Consolidation with Firearms Provisions

What the Bill Would Do

Public Act 104-0131 (originally SB2002) consolidates multiple Illinois State Police (ISP) special funds into a unified structure^[1]. Of particular relevance to gun owners, the consolidation includes the State Police Firearm Services Fund, which receives revenue from FOID card applications ($10 under 430 ILCS 65/5, plus applicable electronic payment-processing fees, with application-fee exemptions for active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States, members of the Illinois National Guard and members of the Reserve Forces of the United States) and concealed carry license fees ($150 for new resident applications and renewals under 430 ILCS 66/60, with $120 apportioned to this fund). The fund consolidation reduces the number of separate special funds ISP must manage while retaining revenue streams for firearm services. ISP may also use moneys in the Firearm Services Fund to establish task forces, to hire and train Illinois State Police officers and for the prevention of violent crime.

The act does not change fee amounts or application processes, but it restructures how fee revenue flows through the state treasury. The act continues to allow money in the State Police Firearm Services Fund to pay for FOID and concealed carry application processing and improvements to background-check systems.

Current Status

SB2002 was signed into law on August 1, 2025, as Public Act 104-0131^[2]. The act took effect on September 1, 2026. It directs the firearm fund transfer on that date or as soon thereafter as practical, with dissolution of the State Police Firearm Enforcement Fund upon completion.

What to Watch

The act changes the allocation of FOID fee revenue without changing FOID or concealed carry fee amounts or statutory application-processing deadlines.