Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 145

Deletes everything. Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Deletes the provision that limits the grant of peace officer powers to Department of Revenue investigators assigned to the Illinois Gaming Board to the enforcement of offenses or violations occurring or committed on a riverboat or on the dock of a riverboat licensed under the Riverboat Gambling Act. Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes changes concerning the powers of the Gaming Board. Provides that provisions concerning owners license applications are applicable to the transfer of ownership interests in an owners license. Provides that the Board may change the fee for a suppliers license to a graduated fee based on the amount of business transacted by the applicant in Illinois. Makes changes concerning the qualifications for an occupational license. Deletes provisions authorizing a person who is at least 18 years of age and who is an employee of a riverboat gambling operation to be present on a riverboat. Provides that persons may place themselves on a Self-Exclusion List. Provides that persons on the list shall not knowingly be permitted on a riverboat. Provides that any chips, tokens, or other wagering instruments found in the possession of a person on the list shall be donated to a problem gambling charitable organization. Provides that a person under 21 years of age who enters upon a riverboat commits a petty offense. Provides that, for the purpose of determining the amount of wagering taxes owed by a licensee, the licensee's annual adjusted gross receipts shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount of certain charitable contributions made by the licensee. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2003	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
1/16/2003	House	First Reading
1/16/2003	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/23/2003	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
3/13/2003	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
5/1/2003	House	Assigned to Gaming Committee
5/2/2003	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
5/22/2003	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Gaming Committee
5/22/2003	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Gaming Committee; by Voice Vote
5/22/2003	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Gaming Committee; 008-002-000
5/22/2003	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/23/2003	House	Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
5/27/2003	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Art Tenhouse
5/29/2003	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/29/2003	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/29/2003	House	Fiscal Note Filed
5/29/2003	House	Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment NO. 1
5/30/2003	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Art Tenhouse; as amended
5/30/2003	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
6/1/2003	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

	Fiscal Note (Illinois Gaming Board)
	As introduced, this legislation would not have a fiscal impact on the State.

	Fiscal Note (H-AM 1) (Illinois Gaming Board)
	As amended, House Bill 145 would have only a minimal fiscal impact on the State.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note (H-AM1) (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs)
	Does not create a state mandate under the State Mandates Act.

	Deletes reference to:
	230 ILCS 10/16

	Adds reference to:
	20 ILCS 2505/2505-305