HB5166 Summary

• Removes blanket mental health disqualification from Section 8 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and creates a new petition-based revocation process for mental condition concerns.

• Authorizes the Department of State Police to petition circuit courts for Firearm Owner's Identification Card revocation if a card holder's mental condition poses a clear and present danger to themselves, others, or the community, based on evaluation by a psychiatrist or physician.

• Establishes circuit court hearings in the card holder's county of residence, allowing the State's Attorney to participate and present evidence, with court decisions appealable under the Code of Civil Procedure.

• Requires a complete evaluation by a psychiatrist or physician (rather than broader clinical judgment) to establish that a person's violent, suicidal, threatening, or assaultive behavior poses clear and present danger.

• Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act to permit mental health facilities to disclose records to State Police about patients whose conditions manifest dangerous behavior, following complete evaluation by a psychiatrist or physician.