Substitute House Bill No. 5280, Public Act No. 24-32, is an act concerning the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN). The bill includes several changes to the existing law, effective October 1, 2024. It updates definitions, such as replacing "firearms evidence databank" with "NIBIN databank," and redefines terms like "firearm," "fired components of ammunition," and "law enforcement unit." The bill also removes the definition of "police department" and replaces it with broader language. It mandates the participation of the Division of Scientific Services in the NIBIN databank and sets out new procedures for entering evidence into the databank, including fired components of ammunition, in accordance with federal procedures and regulations.

The bill outlines the responsibilities of law enforcement units when firearms or fired components of ammunition come into their custody, including the submission of these items to the laboratory or directly to the NIBIN databank. It also details the process for test firing firearms and collecting fired components of ammunition, as well as the submission of spent cartridge cases from crime scenes to the NIBIN databank. The bill allows the laboratory to share information with other law enforcement agencies and permits law enforcement units to test fire firearms, enter images into the NIBIN databank, and search the databank, provided they comply with laboratory guidelines. Finally, the bill requires the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection to adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.

Statutes affected:
Raised Bill: 29-7h
PS Joint Favorable: 29-7h
File No. 232: 29-7h
Public Act No. 24-32: 29-7h