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SB 327 — IL RACING BOARD-VARIOUS
Last action — House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Gaming Committee
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Summary
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that the Illinois Racing Board may appoint the Director of Mutuels to serve as the State director for inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees. Provides that the pari-mutuel tax imposed at all pari-mutuel wagering facilities and on advance deposit wagering shall be remitted to the Board (rather than the Department of Revenue). Provides that the Board shall distribute contributed funds to a charitable organization on a schedule determined by the Board, based on the charitable organization's estimated expenditures related to the grant (rather than by December 31 of each year). Provides that any funds not expended by the grantee in a grant year shall be distributed to the charitable organization or charitable organizations selected in the next grant year after the funds are recovered. Repeals provisions authorizing the Board to make daily temporary deposits of certain fees and provisions requiring the Board and the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to conduct drug testing on horses at county fairs. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
55 added · 89 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to SB 327 make several significant changes to the Illinois Horse Racing Act. Notably, the Illinois Racing Board is now empowered to appoint the Director of Mutuels to oversee inter-track and simulcast wagering, which centralizes authority and may improve oversight. Additionally, the bill shifts responsibility for collecting pari-mutuel taxes from the Department of Revenue to the Illinois Racing Board, potentially streamlining tax management. Lastly, the timing for distributing funds to charitable organizations has been made more flexible, allowing for distribution based on their needs rather than a strict annual deadline, which is likely to help these organizations use the funds more effectively.
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Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
Provides that the Illinois Racing Board may appoint the Director of Mutuels to serve as the State director for inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees.
Provides that the pari-mutuel tax imposed at all pari-mutuel wagering facilities and on advance deposit wagering shall be remitted to the Board (rather than the Department of Revenue).
Provides that the Board shall distribute contributed funds to a charitable organization on a schedule determined by the Board, based on the charitable organization's estimated expenditures related to the grant (rather than by December 31 of each year).
Provides that any funds not expended by the grantee in a grant year shall be distributed to the charitable organization or charitable organizations selected in the next grant year after the funds are recovered.
Repeals provisions authorizing the Board to make daily temporary deposits of certain fees and provisions requiring the Board and the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to conduct drug testing on horses at county fairs.
Makes other changes.
Effective immediately.
LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b A BILL FOR SB0327 LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b AN ACT concerning gaming.
(b) Except for those gaming activities for which a license SB0327 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b is obtained and authorized under the Illinois Lottery Law, the Charitable Games Act, the Raffles and Poker Runs Act, or the Illinois Gambling Act, no other method of betting, pool making, wagering or gambling shall be used or permitted by the licensee.
Within 10 days thereafter, the balance of such sum remaining unclaimed, less any uncashed supplements contributed by such licensee for the purpose of guaranteeing minimum distributions of any pari-mutuel pool, shall be evenly distributed to the purse account of the organization licensee and the organization licensee, except that the balance of the sum of all SB0327 Engrossed - 3 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b outstanding pari-mutuel tickets generated from simulcast wagering and inter-track wagering by an organization licensee located in a county with a population in excess of 230,000 and borders the Mississippi River or any licensee that derives its license from that organization licensee shall be evenly distributed to the purse account of the organization licensee and the organization licensee.
(f) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, an organization licensee may contract with an entity in another state or country to permit any legal wagering entity in another state or country to accept wagers solely within such other state or country on races conducted by the organization SB0327 Engrossed - 4 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b licensee in this State.
(g) A host track may accept interstate simulcast wagers on horse races conducted in other states or countries and shall control the number of signals and types of breeds of racing in its simulcast program, subject to the disapproval of the SB0327 Engrossed - 5 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b Board.
All organization licensees shall provide their live signal to all advance SB0327 Engrossed - 6 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b deposit wagering licensees for a simulcast commission fee not to exceed 6% of the advance deposit wagering licensee's Illinois handle on the organization licensee's signal without prior approval by the Board.
Advance deposit wagering licensees may place advance deposit wagering terminals at wagering facilities as a convenience to SB0327 Engrossed - 7 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b customers.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an organization licensee, with the consent of the horsemen association representing the largest number of owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting, may maintain a system whereby advance deposit wagering may take place or an organization licensee, with the consent of the horsemen association representing the largest number of owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting, may contract with another person to carry out a system of advance deposit SB0327 Engrossed - 8 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b wagering.
The General Assembly finds that the adoption of rules to regulate advance deposit wagering is deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest, SB0327 Engrossed - 9 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b safety, and welfare.
If more than one breed races at the same race track facility, then the 50% of the moneys to be paid to an organization licensee's purse account shall be allocated among all organization licensees' purse accounts operating at that race track facility proportionately based on the actual number of host days that the Board grants to that breed at that SB0327 Engrossed - 10 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b race track facility in the current calendar year.
an inter-track wagering licensee other than the host track SB0327 Engrossed - 11 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b may receive supplemental interstate simulcasts only with the consent of the host track, except when the Board finds that the simulcast is clearly adverse to the integrity of racing.
(4) A licensee who receives an interstate simulcast SB0327 Engrossed - 12 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b may combine its gross or net pools with pools at the sending racetracks pursuant to rules established by the Board.
(B) For wagers placed on interstate simulcast races, supplemental simulcasts as defined in subparagraphs (1) and (2), and separately pooled races conducted outside of the State of Illinois made at a SB0327 Engrossed - 13 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b non-host licensee, 25% to the host track, 25% to the non-host licensee, and 50% to the purses at the host track.
(7.1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to the contrary, if no standardbred racing is conducted at a racetrack located in Madison County during any calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2002, and the licensee that conducts horse racing at that racetrack SB0327 Engrossed - 14 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b requests from the Board at least as many racing dates as were conducted in calendar year 2000, all moneys derived by that racetrack from simulcast wagering and inter-track wagering that (1) are to be used for purses and (2) are generated between the hours of 6:30 p.m.
SB0327 Engrossed - 15 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b (7.2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to the contrary, if no thoroughbred racing is conducted at a racetrack located in Madison County during any calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2002, and the licensee that conducts horse racing at that racetrack requests from the Board at least as many racing dates as were conducted in calendar year 2000, all moneys derived by that racetrack from simulcast wagering and inter-track wagering that (1) are to be used for purses and (2) are generated between the hours of 6:30 a.m.
Moneys deposited into the Illinois Colt Stakes Purse Distribution Fund pursuant to this subparagraph (B) shall be paid to Illinois conceived and foaled thoroughbred breeders' programs and to thoroughbred purses for races conducted at any county fairgrounds for Illinois conceived and foaled horses at the discretion of the Department of Agriculture, with the advice and assistance of the Illinois Thoroughbred SB0327 Engrossed - 16 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b Breeders Fund Advisory Board.
and 6:30 a.m., after payment of all applicable State and local taxes and interstate commission fees, the remainder of the amount retained from simulcast wagering otherwise attributable to the host track and to host track purses shall be split daily between the 2 organization licensees and the purses at the tracks of the 2 organization licensees, respectively, based on each organization licensee's share of the total live handle for SB0327 Engrossed - 17 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b that day, provided that this provision shall not apply to any non-host licensee that derives its license from a track located in a county with a population in excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River.
(13) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in the event that the total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on Illinois horse races at all wagering facilities in any calendar year is less than 75% of the total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on Illinois horse races at all such wagering facilities for calendar year 1994, then each wagering facility that has an annual total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on Illinois horse races that is less than 75% of the total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on Illinois horse races at such wagering facility for calendar year 1994, shall be permitted to receive, from any amount otherwise payable to the purse account at the race track with which the wagering facility is affiliated in the succeeding calendar year, an amount equal to 2% of SB0327 Engrossed - 18 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b the differential in total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on Illinois horse races at the wagering facility between that calendar year in question and 1994 provided, however, that a wagering facility shall not be entitled to any such payment until the Board certifies in writing to the wagering facility the amount to which the wagering facility is entitled and a schedule for payment of the amount to the wagering facility, based on:
Annually, the General Assembly shall appropriate sufficient funds from the General Revenue Fund to the SB0327 Engrossed - 19 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b Department of Agriculture for payment into the thoroughbred and standardbred horse racing purse accounts at Illinois pari-mutuel tracks.
(1) Any person licensed to conduct a race meeting (i) SB0327 Engrossed - 20 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b at a track where 60 or more days of racing were conducted during the immediately preceding calendar year or where over the 5 immediately preceding calendar years an average of 30 or more days of racing were conducted annually may be issued an inter-track wagering license;
An eligible race track located SB0327 Engrossed - 21 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b in a county that has a population of more than 230,000 and that is bounded by the Mississippi River may establish up to 9 inter-track wagering locations, an eligible race track located in Stickney Township in Cook County may establish up to 16 inter-track wagering locations, and an eligible race track located in Palatine Township in Cook County may establish up to 18 inter-track wagering locations.
All such applications shall be acted upon by the Board at a meeting to be held on such date as may be SB0327 Engrossed - 22 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b fixed by the Board.
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(7) An inter-track wagering licensee or inter-track SB0327 Engrossed - 23 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b wagering location licensee may accept wagers at the track or location where it is licensed, or as otherwise provided under this Act.
In the case of any inter-track wagering location licensee initially licensed after December 31, 2013, inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering shall not be conducted by those inter-track wagering location licensees that are located outside the City of Chicago at any location within 8 miles of any race track at which a horse race meeting has been licensed in SB0327 Engrossed - 24 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b the current year, unless the person having operating control of such race track has given its written consent to such inter-track wagering location licensees, which consent must be filed with the Board at or prior to the time application is made.
However, no license to conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast SB0327 Engrossed - 25 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b wagering shall be granted by the Board with respect to any inter-track wagering location within the jurisdiction of any local zoning authority which has, by ordinance or by resolution, prohibited the establishment of an inter-track wagering location within its jurisdiction.
In the event that an SB0327 Engrossed - 26 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b inter-track wagering location licensee is situated in an unincorporated area of a county, such licensee shall pay 2% of the pari-mutuel handle from such location to such county.
(A) That portion of all moneys wagered on standardbred racing that is required under this Act to be paid to purses shall be paid to purses for SB0327 Engrossed - 27 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b standardbred races.
(B) From the sums permitted to be retained pursuant to SB0327 Engrossed - 28 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b this Act each inter-track wagering location licensee shall pay (i) the privilege or pari-mutuel tax to the State;
(iii) until January 1, 2000, except as provided in subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act, 1% of the pari-mutuel handle wagered on inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering at each inter-track wagering location licensee facility to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund, provided that, to the extent the total amount collected and distributed to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund under this subsection (h) during any calendar year exceeds the amount collected and distributed to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund during calendar year 1994, that excess amount shall be redistributed (I) to all inter-track wagering location SB0327 Engrossed - 29 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b licensees, based on each licensee's pro rata share of the total handle from inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering for all inter-track wagering location licensees during the calendar year in which this provision is applicable;
then (II) the amounts redistributed to each inter-track wagering location licensee as described in subpart (I) shall be further redistributed as provided in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subsection (g) of this Section 26 provided first, that the shares of those amounts, which are to be redistributed to the host track or to purses at the host track under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subsection (g) of this Section 26 shall be redistributed based on each host track's pro rata share of the total inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering handle at all host tracks during the calendar year in question, and second, that any amounts redistributed as described in part (I) to an inter-track wagering location licensee that accepts wagers on races conducted by an organization licensee that conducts a race meet in a county with a population in excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River shall be further redistributed, effective January 1, 2017, as provided in paragraph (7) of subsection (g) of this Section 26, with the portion of that further redistribution allocated to purses at that organization licensee to be divided between standardbred purses and thoroughbred purses based on the SB0327 Engrossed - 30 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b amounts otherwise allocated to purses at that organization licensee during the calendar year in question;
during the first 12 months the licensee is in operation, 5.25% of the pari-mutuel handle wagered at the location on SB0327 Engrossed - 31 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b races;
Moneys remaining in the Fund after December 31, 1999 shall be paid into the General Revenue SB0327 Engrossed - 32 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b Fund.
a representative of SB0327 Engrossed - 33 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b the Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders Association, recommended by that Association;
Four-sevenths to park districts or municipalities that do not have a park district of 500,000 population or less for museum purposes (if an inter-track wagering location licensee is located in such a park SB0327 Engrossed - 34 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b district) or to conservation districts for museum purposes (if an inter-track wagering location licensee is located in a municipality that is not included within any park district but is included within a conservation district and is the county seat of a county that (i) is contiguous to the state of Indiana and (ii) has a 1990 population of 88,257 according to the United States Bureau of the Census, except that if the conservation district does not maintain a museum, the monies shall be allocated equally between the county and the municipality in which the inter-track wagering location licensee is located for general purposes) or to a municipal recreation board for park purposes (if an inter-track wagering location licensee is located in a municipality that is not included within any park district and park maintenance is the function of the municipal recreation board and the municipality has a 1990 population of 9,302 according to the United States Bureau of the Census);
Monies that were paid into the Horse Racing SB0327 Engrossed - 35 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b Tax Allocation Fund before August 9, 1991 (the effective date of Public Act 87-110) by an inter-track wagering location licensee located in a municipality that is not included within any park district but is included within a conservation district as provided in this paragraph shall, as soon as practicable after August 9, 1991 (the effective date of Public Act 87-110), be allocated and paid to that conservation district as provided in this paragraph.
SB0327 Engrossed - 36 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b Fifty percent of this two-sevenths shall be used to promote the Illinois horse racing and breeding industry, and shall be distributed by the Department of Agriculture upon the advice of a 9-member committee appointed by the Governor consisting of the following members:
If a representative of any of the above-named entities has SB0327 Engrossed - 37 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b not been recommended by January 1 of any even-numbered year, the Governor shall appoint a committee member to fill that position.
(D) Except as provided in paragraph (11) of this SB0327 Engrossed - 38 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b subsection (h), with respect to purse allocation from inter-track wagering, the monies so retained shall be divided as follows:
(iii) If the inter-track wagering is being conducted by an inter-track wagering location licensee, except an inter-track wagering location SB0327 Engrossed - 39 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b licensee that derives its license from an organization licensee located in a county with a population in excess of 230,000 and bounded by the Mississippi River, the entire purse allocation for Illinois races shall be to purses at the track where the race meeting being wagered on is being held.
(B) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it delegates this power, is vested with the power to enter the facilities of any licensee to determine whether there has been compliance with the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations relating to SB0327 Engrossed - 40 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b the conduct of such wagering.
The Board may appoint the Director of Mutuels to also serve as the State SB0327 Engrossed - 41 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b director of this wagering.
In determining whether to grant approval, the Board shall give due SB0327 Engrossed - 42 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b consideration to the best interests of the public and of horse racing.
SB0327 Engrossed - 43 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b 8-20-21;
In addition, every organization licensee, except as provided in Section 27.1 of this Act, which conducts multiple wagering shall pay, until January 1, 2000, as a privilege tax on multiple wagers an amount equal to 1.25% of all moneys wagered each day on such multiple wagers, plus an additional amount equal to 3.5% of the amount wagered each day on any SB0327 Engrossed - 44 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b other multiple wager which involves a single betting interest on 3 or more horses.
Beginning on August 26, 2012, the additional 0.25% pari-mutuel tax imposed on advance deposit wagering shall be deposited into the Standardbred Purse Fund, SB0327 Engrossed - 45 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b which shall be created as a non-appropriated trust fund administered by the Board, for grants to the standardbred organization licensees for payment of purses for standardbred horse races conducted by the organization licensee.
2% of the pari-mutuel handle above the average daily SB0327 Engrossed - 46 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b pari-mutuel handle for 2011 up to 125% of the average daily pari-mutuel handle for 2011.
The Board or its duly authorized representative or representatives shall at all reasonable times have access to such records for the purpose of examining SB0327 Engrossed - 47 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b and checking the same and ascertaining whether the proper amount of taxes is being paid as provided.
(f) No other license fee, privilege tax, excise tax or racing fee shall be assessed or collected from any such licensee by units of local government except as provided in paragraph 10.1 of subsection (h) and subsection (f) of Section SB0327 Engrossed - 48 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b 26 of this Act.
(g) Notwithstanding any provision in this Act to the contrary, if in any calendar year the total taxes and fees from wagering on live racing and from inter-track wagering required to be collected from licensees and distributed under this Act to all State and local governmental authorities exceeds the amount of such taxes and fees distributed to each State and local governmental authority to which each State and local SB0327 Engrossed - 49 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b governmental authority was entitled under this Act for calendar year 1994, then the first $11 million of that excess amount shall be allocated at the earliest possible date for distribution as purse money for the succeeding calendar year.
(ii) each thoroughbred and standardbred organization licensee issued an organization licensee in that succeeding allocation year shall be allocated an amount equal to the product of its percentage of total Illinois live thoroughbred or standardbred wagering in calendar year 1994 (the total to be determined based on the sum of 1994 on-track wagering for all organization licensees issued organization licenses in both the allocation year and the preceding year) multiplied by the total amount allocated for standardbred or thoroughbred purses, provided that the first $1,500,000 of the amount allocated to standardbred purses under item (i) shall be allocated to the Department of Agriculture to be expended with the SB0327 Engrossed - 50 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b assistance and advice of the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Funds Advisory Board for the purposes listed in subsection (g) of Section 31 of this Act, before the amount allocated to standardbred purses under item (i) is allocated to standardbred organization licensees in the succeeding allocation year.
(b) Appropriations, as approved by the General Assembly, may be made from the Horse Racing Fund to the Board to pay the salaries of the Board members, secretary, stewards, directors of mutuels, veterinarians, representatives, accountants, clerks, stenographers, inspectors and other employees of the SB0327 Engrossed - 51 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b Board, and all expenses of the Board incident to the administration of this Act, including, but not limited to, all expenses and salaries incident to the taking of saliva and urine samples in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board.
If the facility does not relocate to a park district, then the payments shall be paid to the taxing district that is SB0327 Engrossed - 52 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b responsible for park or museum expenditures.
(i) no later than SB0327 Engrossed - 53 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b July 1st of each year the Board shall assess each organization licensee, except those tracks located in Madison County, which tracks shall pay $30,000 annually apiece into the Board charity fund, that amount which equals $690,000 multiplied by the amount of pari-mutuel wagering handled by the organization licensee in the year preceding assessment and divided by the total pari-mutuel wagering handled by all Illinois organization licensees, except those tracks located in Madison and Rock Island counties, in the year preceding assessment;
(a-5) If (1) an organization licensee that did not operate live racing in 2017 is awarded racing dates in 2018 or in any subsequent year and (2) all organization licensees are operating gaming pursuant to an organization gaming license SB0327 Engrossed - 54 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b under the Illinois Gambling Act, then subsection (a) does not apply and organization licensees collectively shall contribute annually to charity the sum of $1,000,000 to non-profit organizations that provide medical and family, counseling, and similar services to persons who reside or work on the backstretch of Illinois racetracks.
The No later than December 31st of each year, the Board shall distribute all such amounts collected that year to such charitable organization applicants on a schedule determined by the Board, based on the charitable organization's estimated expenditures SB0327 Engrossed - 55 - LRB103 05799 AMQ 50819 b related to this grant.
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Amendments
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Action History
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Gaming Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
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Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 8, 2025
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Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dave Vella
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Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Ann M. Williams
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Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
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Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Margaret Croke
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Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jay Hoffman
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Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2024
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Gaming Committee; 015-000-000
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Gaming Committee
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Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel Didech
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Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2024
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
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Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2023
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Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023
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Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Gaming Committee; 016-000-000
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Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
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Assigned to Gaming Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
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Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2023
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 8, 2023
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Second Reading
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham
Sponsors
- Bill Cunningham · Primary
- Neil Anderson · Cosponsor
- Dave Vella · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Sponsors (2)
- Bill Cunningham Democrat
- Dave Vella Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Neil Anderson Republican
Not signed on (180)
180 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Costa Howard | — | Yea |
| Ann M. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Brandun Schweizer | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (17)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll, Jonathan | — | Yea |
| Marron, Michael T | — | Yea |
| Ann M. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Vella | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 55 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 2% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Stoller | — | Yea |
| Gillespie | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| Harris, N. | — | Yea |
| Pacione-Zayas | — | Yea |
| Simmons | — | Yea |
| Glowiak Hilton | — | Yea |
| Loughran Cappel | — | Yea |
| Van Pelt | — | Not Voting |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Doris Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gregg Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier L. Cervantes | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Karina Villa | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Ellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Porfirio | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Faraci | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Ventura | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Peters | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Preston | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Nay |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Dan McConchie | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Harriss | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sally J. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Harris III, Napoleon | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Not Voting |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 327 do?
- Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that the Illinois Racing Board may appoint the Director of Mutuels to serve as the State director for inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees. Provides that the pari-mutuel tax imposed at all pari-mutuel wagering facilities and on advance deposit wagering shall be remitted to the Board (rather than the Department of Revenue). Provides that the Board shall distribute contributed funds to a charitable organization on a schedule determined by the Board, based on the charitable organization's estimated expenditures related to the grant (rather than by December 31 of each year). Provides that any funds not expended by the grantee in a grant year shall be distributed to the charitable organization or charitable organizations selected in the next grant year after the funds are recovered. Repeals provisions authorizing the Board to make daily temporary deposits of certain fees and provisions requiring the Board and the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to conduct drug testing on horses at county fairs. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 327?
- SB 327 is sponsored by Bill Cunningham (Democrat), Neil Anderson (Republican), and Dave Vella (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 327?
- This bill died with 103rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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