[§134-9.6]  Annual report on licenses to carry.  (a)  No later than April 1, 2024, and April 1 of each year thereafter, the department of the attorney general shall publish a report on its publicly available website that includes, if available:

     (1)  The number of licenses to carry applied for, issued, revoked, and denied, further categorized by the age, gender, race, and county of residence of each applicant or licensee;

     (2)  The specific reasons for each revocation and denial;

     (3)  Analysis of denials based on applicants' failure to meet the standards of section 134-9(d), and recommendations to remedy any disparities in denial rates by age, gender, or race;

     (4)  The number of appeals and appeals granted; and

     (5)  The number of violations of section 134-9.1.

     (b)  No later than February 1 of each year, the chief of police of each county shall supply the department of the attorney general with the data the department requires to complete the report under subsection (a). [L 2023, c 52, pt of §2]