Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 735 — HORSE RACING-PARI-MUTUEL TAX

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1287

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    In 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 has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2009. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

7 added · 7 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to SB 735 includes changes in Section 27 concerning privilege taxes and their deadlines for payment related to horse racing. Specifically, the amendment maintains the requirement for a 2% tax on daily pari-mutuel handles and a 1.25% tax on multiple wagers, with all associated funds due within 48 hours of the racing day's end. This clarification establishes a clear financial obligation for licensees and ensures timely collection of taxes, which is important for state revenue. Additionally, the removal of outdated language regarding the timeline of these provisions signals the bill's alignment with current fiscal practices.

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SB0735 Engrossed LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b AN ACT concerning gaming.
SB0735 Enrolled LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b AN ACT concerning gaming.
SB0735 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b 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 other multiple wager which involves a single betting interest on 3 or more horses.
SB0735 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b 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 other multiple wager which involves a single betting interest on 3 or more horses.
The additional 0.25% pari-mutuel tax imposed on advance deposit wagering by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be deposited into the Quarter Horse Purse Fund, which shall be created as a non-appropriated trust SB0735 Engrossed - 3 - LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b fund administered by the Board for grants to thoroughbred organization licensees for payment of purses for quarter horse races conducted by the organization licensee.
The additional 0.25% pari-mutuel tax imposed on advance deposit wagering by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be deposited into the Quarter Horse Purse Fund, which shall be created as a non-appropriated trust SB0735 Enrolled - 3 - LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b fund administered by the Board for grants to thoroughbred organization licensees for payment of purses for quarter horse races conducted by the organization licensee.
(b) On or before December 31, 1999, in the event that any SB0735 Engrossed - 4 - LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b organization licensee conducts 2 separate programs of races on any day, each such program shall be considered a separate racing day for purposes of determining the daily handle and computing the privilege tax on such daily handle as provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
(b) On or before December 31, 1999, in the event that any SB0735 Enrolled - 4 - LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b organization licensee conducts 2 separate programs of races on any day, each such program shall be considered a separate racing day for purposes of determining the daily handle and computing the privilege tax on such daily handle as provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
(e) No other license fee, privilege tax, excise tax, or SB0735 Engrossed - 5 - LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b racing fee, except as provided in this Act, shall be assessed or collected from any such licensee by the State.
(e) No other license fee, privilege tax, excise tax, or SB0735 Enrolled - 5 - LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b racing fee, except as provided in this Act, shall be assessed or collected from any such licensee by the State.
(g) Notwithstanding any provision in this Act to the contrary, if in any calendar year the total taxes and fees required to be collected from licensees and distributed under SB0735 Engrossed - 6 - LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b 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 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.
(g) Notwithstanding any provision in this Act to the contrary, if in any calendar year the total taxes and fees required to be collected from licensees and distributed under SB0735 Enrolled - 6 - LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b 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 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, SB0735 Engrossed - 7 - LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b 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 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.
(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, SB0735 Enrolled - 7 - LRB096 06803 AMC 16889 b 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 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.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1287

  2. Effective Date July 26, 2010

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens

  6. Passed Both Houses

  7. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-031-000

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

  9. Second Reading - Short Debate

  10. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  11. Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-000-000

  12. Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee

  13. Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000

  14. Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee

  15. Referred to Rules Committee

  16. First Reading

  17. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  18. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman

  19. Arrived in House

  20. Third Reading - Passed; 048-007-000

  21. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  22. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Haine

  23. Recalled to Second Reading

  24. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Gaming; 006-000-000

  25. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Gaming

  26. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  27. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine

  28. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2010

  29. Approved for Consideration Assignments

  30. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine

  31. Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

  32. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2009

  33. Second Reading

  34. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009

  35. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009

  36. Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000

  37. Assigned to Executive

  38. Referred to Assignments

  39. First Reading

  40. Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

Sponsors

  • William R. Haine · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • William R. Haine

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 80 Yea · 31 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 682805
Democrat 10201
Republican 2101
Total 803107
% of votes cast 68%26%0%6%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Lang — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Soto — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Brady — Yea
Burke — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Leitch — Nay
Madigan — Yea
McAsey — Nay
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Mulligan — Nay
Myers — Yea
Howard — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Osterman — Not Voting
Phelps — Yea
Senger — Nay
Sente — Nay
Sommer — Nay
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Sullivan — Nay
Mitchell, Bill — Nay
Gordon, Jehan — Nay
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Not Voting
Watson — Nay
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Not Voting
Cavaletto — Yea
Coladipietro — Nay
Cross — Nay
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Durkin — Not Voting
Farnham — Nay
Flider — Nay
Fortner — Nay
Franks — Nay
Hatcher — Nay
Jackson — Yea
Kosel — Nay
Osmond — Nay
Pihos — Nay
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Nay
Ramey — Nay
Reboletti — Nay
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Nay
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Mathias — Not Voting
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Nay
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Burns — Yea
Carberry — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Cole — Nay
Colvin — Yea
Connelly — Nay
Coulson — Nay
Golar — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Nay
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Not Voting
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Nay
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Not Voting
Jil Tracy Republican Nay

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Third Reading

Passed 48 Yea · 7 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 8100
Unaffiliated 39604
Republican 1000
Total 48704
% of votes cast 81%12%0%7%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hendon — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
McCarter — Not Voting
Meeks — Not Voting
Millner — Nay
Muñoz — Yea
Noland — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Schoenberg — Nay
Jones, J. — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Brady — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Nay
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hultgren — Nay
Hutchinson — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Nay
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Nay
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Nay
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 735 do?
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Who sponsors SB 735?
SB 735 is sponsored by William R. Haine.
What is the current status of SB 735?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2009. Enacted.
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