91st General Assembly
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BOLAND-MCKEON-SILVA-LANG-SCOTT, MCGUIRE, 
   LYONS,JOSEPH, DART, MCCARTHY, ERWIN, SHARP, 
   DAVIS,STEVE, DELGADO, FLOWERS, KENNER, BELLOCK, FOWLER AND HARRIS.

   New Act                                                                     
   30 ILCS 105/5.490 new                                                       

        Creates the Tobacco Litigation Settlement  Distribution  Act  and      
   the  Tobacco  Litigation  Settlement Distribution Fund.  Provides that      
   all unrestricted proceeds received by  the  State  under  the  tobacco      
   litigation  settlement  agreement  shall be deposited into the Tobacco      
   Litigation Settlement Distribution Fund.   Requires  all  unrestricted      
   proceeds  to  be used for public health purposes, and requires that at      
   least 90% of the unrestricted proceeds be used to provide health  care      
   services  or health care benefit coverage to persons in this State who      
   do not have health insurance or other health  care  benefit  coverage.      
   Provides  that restricted proceeds received under the settlement shall      
   be placed in separate special funds and used  only  for  the  purposes      
   specified  in  the settlement agreement.  Requires the Auditor General      
   to prepare an annual report on the use of settlement proceeds.  Amends      
   the State  Finance  Act  to  add  the  Tobacco  Litigation  Settlement      
   Distribution  Fund to the list of special funds in the State Treasury.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
          FISCAL NOTE (Attorney General)                                       
          There will be no fiscal impact.                                      
   99-01-19  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   99-01-19  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 MCKEON                
   99-01-26  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   99-01-26  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   99-01-27  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    LANG                  
   99-01-27  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               TOBACCO               
   99-02-17  H  JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO                 SILVA                 
   99-02-17  H  JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO                 SCOTT                 
   99-02-17  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    MCGUIRE               
   99-02-17  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    SMITH,MICHAEL         
   99-02-17  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    LYONS,JOSEPH          
   99-02-17  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    DART                  
   99-02-17  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    MCCARTHY              
   99-02-17  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    ERWIN                 
   99-02-17  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    SHARP                 
   99-02-17  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    LYONS,EILEEN          
   99-02-17  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    DAVIS,STEVE           
   99-02-17  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    DELGADO               
   99-02-17  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    FLOWERS               
   99-02-18  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    KENNER                
   99-03-01  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    BELLOCK               
   99-03-01  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    FOWLER                
   99-03-01  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    HARRIS                
   99-03-05  H  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A)     RULES         HRUL    
   99-03-08  H                         FISCAL NOTE FILED                       
   99-03-08  H                   COMMITTEE               RULES                 
   01-01-09  H  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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