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Legislation Details
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File #:
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26-1336
Version:
1
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Name:
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Type:
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Ordinance Amendment
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Status:
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Approved
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On agenda:
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5/14/2026
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Final action:
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6/11/2026
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Title:
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
FIREARM AND FIREARM AMMUNITION TAX
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 74 Taxation, Article XX Firearm and Firearm Ammunition tax, Section 74-677 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 74-677 Dedication of funds.
The revenue generated as the result of the collection and remittance of the tax on firearm ammunition set forth herein shall be directed to the Public Safety Fund to fund operations related to public safety. Effective November 4, 2021, revenue generated as the result of the collection and remittance of the firearm tax and the firearm ammunition tax set forth herein shall be directed to the Special Purpose Equity Fund to fund gun violence prevention programs as well as operations and programs aimed at reducing gun violence as determined by the Justice Advisory Council.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption
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Indexes:
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KANAKO ISHIDA, Budget Director
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title
PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
FIREARM AND FIREARM AMMUNITION TAX
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 74 Taxation, Article XX Firearm and Firearm Ammunition tax, Section 74-677 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 74-677 Dedication of funds.
The revenue generated as the result of the collection and remittance of the tax on firearm ammunition set forth herein shall be directed to the Public Safety Fund to fund operations related to public safety. Effective November 4, 2021, revenue generated as the result of the collection and remittance of the firearm tax and the firearm ammunition tax set forth herein shall be directed to the Special Purpose Equity Fund to fund gun violence prevention programs as well as operations and programs aimed at reducing gun violence as determined by the Justice Advisory Council.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoptionend
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