Bill Text: IL HB5307 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes the name of the Task Force to the Problem Gambling Task Force (from the Problem Gaming Task Force). Provides that the President of the Senate shall appoint a member of the Senate to serve as cochair of the Task Force, that the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint a member of the House of Representatives to serve as cochair of the Task Force, and that the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint one member of the Task Force from the Senate and House, respectively (rather than the President of the Senate appointing one member from each of the 2 largest caucuses of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives appointing one member from each of the 2 largest caucuses of the House of Representatives). Provides that the Department of Human Services (rather than the Illinois Gaming Board) shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Makes some stylistic and grammatical changes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-19 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5307 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5307-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning gaming.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 1. Findings. The General Assembly finds that: | ||||||
| 5 | (1) the State continues to have a responsibility to | ||||||
| 6 | provide resources related to prevention, treatment, and | ||||||
| 7 | recovery for persons suffering with a gambling problem or | ||||||
| 8 | gambling disorder; and | ||||||
| 9 | (2) a task force is necessary in order for there to be | ||||||
| 10 | a comprehensive review of gambling funding, services, | ||||||
| 11 | programs, and policies.
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| 12 | Section 5. The Illinois Gambling Act is amended by adding | ||||||
| 13 | Section 13.3 as follows:
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| 14 | (230 ILCS 10/13.3 new) | ||||||
| 15 | Sec. 13.3. Problem Gambling Task Force. | ||||||
| 16 | (a) The Problem Gambling Task Force is created to provide | ||||||
| 17 | recommendations to the General Assembly on how the State | ||||||
| 18 | should continue to meet its responsibility to assist those who | ||||||
| 19 | suffer from a gambling problem or disorder. The Task Force | ||||||
| 20 | shall be composed of: | ||||||
| 21 | (1) one member of the Senate who shall serve as | ||||||
| 22 | cochair of the Task Force, appointed by the President of | ||||||
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| 1 | the Senate; | ||||||
| 2 | (2) one member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||||
| 3 | Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||||||
| 4 | (3) one member of the House of Representatives who | ||||||
| 5 | shall serve as cochair of the Task Force, appointed by the | ||||||
| 6 | Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||||||
| 7 | (4) one member of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
| 8 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
| 9 | Representatives; | ||||||
| 10 | (5) one member appointed by the Governor who is a | ||||||
| 11 | representative from the health care industry; | ||||||
| 12 | (6) one member appointed by the Director of Public | ||||||
| 13 | Health who is a representative from the Department of | ||||||
| 14 | Public Health; | ||||||
| 15 | (7) one member appointed by the Chairman of the | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois Gaming Board who is a representative from the | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois Gaming Board; | ||||||
| 18 | (8) one member appointed by the Director of the | ||||||
| 19 | Lottery who is a representative from the Department of the | ||||||
| 20 | Lottery; | ||||||
| 21 | (9) one member appointed by the Chairman of the | ||||||
| 22 | Illinois Racing Board who is a representative from the | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois Racing Board; | ||||||
| 24 | (10) one member appointed by the Governor who is a | ||||||
| 25 | representative from a nonprofit organization with | ||||||
| 26 | experience in problem gambling treatment and recovery | ||||||
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| 1 | services; | ||||||
| 2 | (11) one member of the public appointed by the | ||||||
| 3 | Governor who is impacted by a gambling problem or gambling | ||||||
| 4 | disorder; | ||||||
| 5 | (12) one member appointed by the Governor who is a | ||||||
| 6 | representative from a business or organization licensed | ||||||
| 7 | under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, the Illinois | ||||||
| 8 | Gambling Act, the Video Gaming Act, or the Sports Wagering | ||||||
| 9 | Act; and | ||||||
| 10 | (13) other State agency representatives or stakeholder | ||||||
| 11 | group representatives specially appointed by the Task | ||||||
| 12 | Force for the purpose of participating in specific topic | ||||||
| 13 | discussions or subcommittees. | ||||||
| 14 | The members of the Task Force shall serve without | ||||||
| 15 | compensation, but they shall be reimbursed for their expenses | ||||||
| 16 | incurred in performing their duties. The Task Force shall meet | ||||||
| 17 | at least 4 times. | ||||||
| 18 | (b) The Task Force shall: | ||||||
| 19 | (1) review existing programs, services, and treatment | ||||||
| 20 | to address problem gambling and gambling disorders in this | ||||||
| 21 | State by public, private, and nonprofit entities; | ||||||
| 22 | (2) review existing programs, services, and treatment | ||||||
| 23 | to address problem gambling and gambling disorders in | ||||||
| 24 | other states and the federal government; | ||||||
| 25 | (3) review the emerging nexus between gambling | ||||||
| 26 | advertisements and gambling addiction; | ||||||
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