IL HB5445

Amends the Illinois State Police Law to require the Director of the Illinois State Police to appoint members to the Commission on Implementing the Firearms Restraining Order Act within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory act

The Commission consists of at least 12 members including representatives from the Attorney General's office, State's Attorneys, municipal police departments, sheriffs, public health, law enforcement training, public defenders, circuit court judges, and experts from other states with successful extreme risk protection order programs

Commission members serve 3-year terms without compensation and must submit annual reports to the General Assembly on firearms restraining order usage by county, implementation challenges, and recommendations for improvement

Requires the Commission to develop a model policy within 4 months for timely relinquishment of firearms when a firearms restraining order is issued, which local law enforcement agencies must adopt with allowed minor modifications

Sets specific dissolution and repeal dates: Commission dissolves June 1, 2025, and the section is repealed June 1, 2026; the Act takes effect June 1, 2022