The new card without expiration date is allegedly supposed to renew automatically. Time will tell.

If you present a card with no expiration date, the person at the gun shop is supposed to verify the FOID/CCL is valid by telephone or computer before selling you ammunition. I think this is being done to track ammunition sales.

IMHO, the ISRA threw us under the bus when they helped draft this legislation. My ISRA membership was up for renewal in July of 2021, I refused to renew and made them aware of why I did not renew.