Illinois 103rd Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 2159 — HORSE RACE-STANDARDBRED

Last action — Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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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Summary

Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Removes a provision providing that if the determination is made that a standardbred stallion is not owned by a resident of the State of Illinois or that a transfer of ownership is a subterfuge to qualify a standardbred stallion under the Act, or that a standardbred stallion owner, manager, or person associated with him or her has knowingly participated in the arrangements for transporting semen from a standardbred stallion registered under the Act out-of-state, the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized agent shall immediately publish notice of such fact in publications devoted to news concerning standardbred horses.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

4 added · 25 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of SB 2159 removes a requirement that the Director of the Department of Agriculture announce when a standardbred stallion is found not to be owned by an Illinois resident or when ownership transfers are suspected to be misleading. This change matters because it streamlines regulations regarding stallion ownership, potentially making it easier for owners and managers to operate without the added layer of public notification, which could have been seen as a burden or deterrent.

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*LRB10330575AMQ57011b* SB2159 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2024 SB2159 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen.
SB2159 Engrossed LRB103 30575 AMQ 57011 b AN ACT concerning gaming.
Paul Faraci SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/33.1 from Ch.
8, par.
37-33.1 Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
Removes a provision providing that if the determination is made that a standardbred stallion is not owned by a resident of the State of Illinois or that a transfer of ownership is a subterfuge to qualify a standardbred stallion under the Act, or that a standardbred stallion owner, manager, or person associated with him or her has knowingly participated in the arrangements for transporting semen from a standardbred stallion registered under the Act out-of-state, the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized agent shall immediately publish notice of such fact in publications devoted to news concerning standardbred horses.
LRB103 30575 AMQ 57011 b A BILL FOR SB2159 LRB103 30575 AMQ 57011 b AN ACT concerning gaming.
The decision of the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized agent shall be SB2159 - 2 - LRB103 30575 AMQ 57011 b subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law.
The decision of the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized agent shall be SB2159 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 30575 AMQ 57011 b subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law.
If any person owning any stallion, mare, or foal is found by the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized agent to have willfully violated any provision of this Act or to have made any false statements concerning SB2159 - 3 - LRB103 30575 AMQ 57011 b such person's stallion, mare, or foal, then no animal owned by such person is eligible to participate in any events conducted pursuant to Sections 30 and 31.
If any person owning any stallion, mare, or foal is found by the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized agent to have willfully violated any provision of this Act or to have made any false statements concerning SB2159 Engrossed - 3 - LRB103 30575 AMQ 57011 b such person's stallion, mare, or foal, then no animal owned by such person is eligible to participate in any events conducted pursuant to Sections 30 and 31.
SB2159 - 4 - LRB103 30575 AMQ 57011 b (Source:
SB2159 Engrossed - 4 - LRB103 30575 AMQ 57011 b (Source:
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Action History

  1. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  2. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella

  3. Assigned to Gaming Committee

  4. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond

  5. Referred to Rules Committee

  6. First Reading

  7. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lance Yednock

  8. Arrived in House

  9. Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000

  10. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2023

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023

  12. Second Reading

  13. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023

  14. Do Pass Agriculture; 012-000-000

  15. Assigned to Agriculture

  16. Referred to Assignments

  17. First Reading

  18. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Faraci

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2 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (179)

179 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 32001
Republican 17000
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
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 Yea
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 Yea
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

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Agriculture

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3001
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Stoller, Win — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Doris Turner Democrat Yea
Karina Villa Democrat Yea
Laura Ellman Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Meg Loughran Cappel Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Paul Faraci Democrat Yea
Andrew S. Chesney Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sally J. Turner Republican Yea
Terri Bryant Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2159 do?
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Removes a provision providing that if the determination is made that a standardbred stallion is not owned by a resident of the State of Illinois or that a transfer of ownership is a subterfuge to qualify a standardbred stallion under the Act, or that a standardbred stallion owner, manager, or person associated with him or her has knowingly participated in the arrangements for transporting semen from a standardbred stallion registered under the Act out-of-state, the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized agent shall immediately publish notice of such fact in publications devoted to news concerning standardbred horses.
Who sponsors SB 2159?
SB 2159 is sponsored by Paul Faraci (Democrat), Lance Yednock, Norine K. Hammond (Republican), and Dave Vella (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2159?
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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