SB3973 Summary

• Reduces the reporting requirement for lost or stolen firearms from 72 hours to 48 hours after the owner discovers the loss or theft to local law enforcement.

• Requires the Illinois State Police to include written notices in English and Spanish on the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Internet system and upon card issuance/renewal informing owners of the 48-hour reporting obligation.

• Establishes a publicly accessible stolen firearm database by January 1, 2026, that federally licensed dealers must check before transferring firearms to verify weapons are not stolen.

• Makes failure to report a lost or stolen firearm a second or subsequent offense grounds for revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

• Modifies firearms trafficking, stolen firearm possession, and related criminal statutes to include inferences based on firearms appearing in the stolen firearm database and adds new trafficking provisions for transporting stolen firearms on expressways.