Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 3197 — STATE FAIR-TECH

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1055

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2004. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Summary

Amends the State Fair Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

161 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The legislative amendments to Bill SB 3197 have made significant updates regarding how the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair will operate. The bill now includes detailed guidelines for how ticket sales and refunds are managed, as well as clearer rules for contests, including eligibility requirements and prize distributions. This change matters because it aims to improve the overall experience for fair participants and attendees by ensuring transparency and fairness in contest rules and ticketing processes.

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SB3197 Engrossed LRB093 21134 RCE 47189 b AN ACT concerning State Fairs.
SB3197 Enrolled LRB093 21134 RCE 47189 b AN ACT concerning State Fairs.
The State Fair Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
The State Fair Act is amended by changing Sections 6, 8, 11.1, 12, and 13 as follows:
(20 ILCS 210/1) (from Ch.
(20 ILCS 210/6) (from Ch.
1701) Sec.
1706) Sec.
1.
6.
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "State Fair Act".
Policies, procedures, and powers concerning the operation of fairs.
(a) Policies.
The Department shall, pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, establish by rule:
(1) establish the policy for the operation of the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair, except those operations regarding contests as provided for in subparagraphs (b) and (c) of this Section, and shall set (2) the policies and procedures for the sale, barter, or exchange of tickets and for ticket refunds for cancelled events.
(b) Contests.
The Department shall establish and make available, for all contestants and other interested persons, sufficient copies of a premium book or other publication that establishes the kinds and classes of events or exhibits for contests at the fairs, the conditions under which contestants shall be entered into contests, the qualification and disqualification requirements of contests, the drug testing requirements for contests (if applicable), the premiums to be offered to contest winners, the manner in which certificates of award shall be distributed and premiums paid to contest winners, the penalty for violations of a rule, condition, instruction, or directive, and requirements of contests, including but not limited to the return of all premiums paid, the forfeiture of awards, and the prohibition of participating in future contests, and all other rules and requirements for SB3197 Enrolled - 2 - LRB093 21134 RCE 47189 b contests.
These rules, conditions, instructions, directives, and requirements shall be exempt from the rulemaking procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
All such publications issued by the Department that relate to a contest, event, or exhibit shall be maintained as a public record at the Department’s principal office in Springfield, Illinois, and made available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours.
(c) Fees.
The Department shall establish and publish for the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair a schedule of admission fees, entry fees, concession fees, space rentals and other fees for activities offered or provided at each State Fair.
These schedules of fees shall be maintained as a public record at the Department’s principal office in Springfield, Illinois, and made available for public inspection and copying during regular business, but shall be exempt from the rulemaking procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
(d) Facilities.
The Department shall also establish and publish the classes of exhibits, the conditions under which they shall be received, stalled and cared for, the premiums to be offered, and the manner in which certificates of award shall be prepared and premiums paid.
The Department may negotiate and enter into contracts for activities and use of facilities for which there is not an established or published schedule.
The contract criteria shall be established by rule, pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
The Department may lease any of its facilities for activities during the State Fair.
(e) Advertising.
The Illinois State Fair in Springfield and the DuQuoin State Fair shall have the power and authority to sell or exchange advertising rights in all of its publications and printed materials.
The sale of advertising shall be subject to the rules promulgated by the Department, pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
All income derived from the sale of advertising at the Illinois State Fair in SB3197 Enrolled - 3 - LRB093 21134 RCE 47189 b Springfield shall be deposited into the State Fair Fund.
All income derived from the sale of advertising at the DuQuoin State Fair shall be deposited into the Agricultural Premium Fund.
(f) Veterans.
On the day set aside as Veterans Day, honorably discharged veterans and members of their families shall be admitted without admission charge upon presentation of identification of any of the following:
honorable discharge certificate, or photostatic copy thereof, or a paid up membership card in any recognized veterans organization.
(g) Government functions.
The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Comptroller, President and Minority Leader of the Senate, and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall be afforded space for official governmental functions, without charge, during the State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair.
81-853.)
88-5;
88-571, 89-96, eff.
7-7-95.) (20 ILCS 210/8) (from Ch.
127, par.
1708) Sec.
8.
There is created a Board of State Fair Advisors consisting of the Director, 4 ex-officio members as hereafter named, and up to 20 15 persons appointed by the Governor.
The Chairman and minority spokesman of the House Agriculture Committee and the Chairman and minority spokesman of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Energy Committee of the Illinois General Assembly shall serve as ex-officio members.
No more than 3 of the Board members shall be appointed from any one county.
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Members of the State Fair Advisory Board shall serve for 2 year terms commencing on the third Monday of January of each odd-numbered year.
The Governor shall in making appointments to the Board provide for a representation of the interests of the State Fair and the State of Illinois.
Members of the Board shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
An appointed member’s office becomes vacant upon his absence from 2 consecutive regularly scheduled SB3197 Enrolled - 4 - LRB093 21134 RCE 47189 b meetings.
The Director or his authorized representative from the Department shall act as chairman of the Board.
The duties of the Board are to advise the Director and the Department on matters concerning the operation of each State Fair and State Fairgrounds as they pertain to varied interests in the State Fairs and the people of the State of Illinois.
(Source:
P.A.
84-1468.) (20 ILCS 210/11.1) (from Ch.
127, par.
1711.1) Sec.
11.1.
The Department shall establish and promote contests and exhibitions of various classes of livestock to be known as the "Land of Lincoln Breeders Awards for Purebred or Registered Livestock" and to be conducted at the State Fair at Springfield.
Only animals bred, born and maintained in Illinois and owned and exhibited by Illinois residents shall be eligible to participate in such contests and exhibitions;
however, such animals shall be permitted out of this State for a reasonable period of time for showings, exhibitions, breeding or reproductive purposes, or medical treatment.
An annual appropriation from the Agricultural Premium Fund shall be made for the "Land of Lincoln Breeders Awards for Purebred or Registered Livestock".
The percentage of the appropriation for each class or show of livestock shall be set by the Department in premium books rules and regulations.
These premium books shall be maintained as a public record at the Department’s principal office in Springfield, Illinois, and made available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours, but shall be exempt from the rulemaking procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
(Source:
P.A.
84-1468.) (20 ILCS 210/12) (from Ch.
127, par.
1712) Sec.
12.
The Department shall have the power to promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, governing the holding of each State Fair, the operation of the State Fairgrounds, the conditions under which SB3197 Enrolled - 5 - LRB093 21134 RCE 47189 b racing shall be permitted on the State Fairgrounds, the policy for policing the grounds and such other reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the intent of the Act.
However, the Department shall not be required to promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act concerning those operations stated in subsections (b) and (c) of Section 6 of this Act.
Instead, the requirements set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of Section 6 must be followed.
(Source:
P.A.
84-1468.) (20 ILCS 210/13) (from Ch.
127, par.
1713) Sec.
13.
Vendors, concessionaires, exhibitors and persons renting space or using facilities at the State Fairgrounds who violate this Act, or any provision of any rule of the Department issued under this Act, may be prohibited from utilizing the State Fairgrounds or participating in activities conducted upon the State Fairgrounds.
(Source:
P.A.
89-96, eff.
7-7-95.) Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1055

  2. Effective Date November 23, 2004

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Rules

  8. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-November 10, 2004

  9. Approved for Consideration Rules

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur-Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b)-Referred to Rules.

  11. Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules

  12. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation; 007-000-000

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation

  14. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  15. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh

  16. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh

  17. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01- June 9, 2004

  18. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01

  19. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000

  20. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  21. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote

  22. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture and Conservation Committee; 017-000-000

  23. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2004

  24. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture and Conservation Committee

  25. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  26. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz

  27. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  28. Second Reading - Short Debate

  29. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  30. Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-002-000

  31. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dan Reitz

  32. Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule (b) May 31, 2004

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

  34. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.

  35. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **

  36. Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000

  37. Assigned to Executive Committee

  38. Referred to Rules Committee

  39. First Reading

  40. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan

  41. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  42. Arrived in House

  43. Third Reading - Passed; 030-027-000

  44. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo

  45. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004

  46. Second Reading

  47. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004

  48. Do Pass State Government; 005-004-000

  49. Assigned to State Government

  50. Referred to Rules

  51. First Reading

  52. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Vince Demuzio

Sponsors

  • Lawrence M. Walsh · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Lawrence M. Walsh

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 1

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49002
Republican 1000
Democrat 6001
Total 56003
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Soden — Yea
Luechtefeld — Not Voting
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Jones, W. — Not Voting
Schoenberg — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Not Voting
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

Third Reading

Passed 109 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 97009
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 109009
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Not Voting
Scully — Yea
Slone — Not Voting
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Krause — Yea
Acevedo — Not Voting
Aguilar — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Not Voting
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Millner — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Brady — Yea
Munson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Turner — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Howard — Yea
Younge — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Franks — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Lang — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Parke — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Flider — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Osterman — Not Voting
Currie — Not Voting
Fritchey — Not Voting
Phelps — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Not Voting
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

Third Reading

Passed 30 Yea · 27 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 232701
Democrat 7000
Republican 0001
Total 302702
% of votes cast 51%46%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Soden — Nay
Luechtefeld — Nay
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Nay
Bomke — Nay
Burzynski — Nay
Clayborne — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Link — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Obama — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Lauzen — Nay
Martinez — Yea
Brady — Nay
Sullivan, D. — Nay
Sullivan, J. — Nay
Petka — Nay
Jones, J. — Nay
Jones, W. — Nay
Watson — Nay
Demuzio — Not Voting
Radogno — Nay
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Nay
Winkel — Nay
Wojcik — Nay
Cronin — Nay
Dillard — Nay
Forby — Nay
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Nay
Peterson — Nay
Rauschenberger — Nay
Righter — Nay
Risinger — Nay
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Nay
Rutherford — Nay
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 3197 do?
Amends the State Fair Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Who sponsors SB 3197?
SB 3197 is sponsored by Lawrence M. Walsh.
What is the current status of SB 3197?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2004. Enacted.
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