Illinois Senate Bill 149

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-31 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Department of the Lottery shall offer a special instant scratch-off game titled "Epilepsy Quality of Life". Provides that the game commences on January 1, 2024 and shall be discontinued on December 31, 2029. Provides that the operation of the game is governed by the Act and by any rules adopted by the Department. Creates the Epilepsy Quality of Life Fund. Provides that the Department shall award grants to qualified recipients in amounts that are proportionate to the annual budget of each recipient in relation to every other recipient. Provides that during the time that tickets are sold for the Epilepsy Quality of Life game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch-off lottery game. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the scratch-off game. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act.

LOTTERY-SCRATCH-OFF EPILEPSY

Sen. Laura Fine [D]	Sen. Terri Bryant [R]	Sen. Robert Peters [D]	Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas [D]
Sen. Laura Murphy [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Sen. David Koehler [D]	Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]
Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. Javier Cervantes [D]	Sen. Mike Simmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-31	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-30	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2023-03-23	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 31, 2023
2023-03-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
2023-03-07	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2023-03-01	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2023-02-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2023-02-21	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
2023-02-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2023-02-15	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2023-02-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
2023-02-08	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2023-01-31	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
2023-01-25	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-01-25	Senate	First Reading
2023-01-25	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	1605	20	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	1605	21.15	New Code	See Bill Text
20	1605	9.3	Amended Code	Citation Text
30	105	5.990	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=149&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0149.htm