IL HB3483

Creates a Department of Public Health program to promote public awareness of firearms restraining orders through print, digital, and broadcast media, with emphasis on options for domestic violence victims; program must begin by July 1, 2022.

Requires the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to develop a standard curriculum and conduct annual training for officers on the Firearms Restraining Order Act, including how to identify appropriate situations and promote usage in domestic violence cases; officers receive certificates upon completion.

Expands the definition of "family member" to include former spouses and persons with whom the respondent has or allegedly has a child in common; includes ammunition in firearms restraining order seizures and prohibitions.

Allows petitions to be filed in any county where an incident occurred posing immediate danger, not just where the respondent resides; eliminates filing fees for circuit clerks printing petitions for firearms restraining orders.

Requires the Illinois State Police to submit yearly reports to the General Assembly detailing the number of petitions filed and granted, categories of petitioners, firearms seized, and common reasons for petitions.