Illinois Senate Bill 1740 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-13 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Removes the Illinois Gaming Board from the list of agencies to which the ex parte communications provisions apply (adds ex parte communication provisions for the Illinois Gaming Board in the Riverboat Gambling Act). Provides for an Executive Inspector General for gaming activities appointed by the Governor who has jurisdiction over the Illinois Gaming Board and officers and employees of the Illinois Gaming Board. Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Separates the Illinois Gaming Board from the Department of Revenue and makes conforming changes in various Acts. Ends the terms of the current members of the Illinois Gaming Board and provides that the Governor shall nominate new members from nominations presented by the Nomination Panel, which is created by this amendatory Act. Makes various other changes in provisions concerning the Illinois Gaming Board and its duties. Adds ethics provisions applicable to the Board members, members of the Nomination Panel, and employees. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

GAMING BD-SEPARATION-ETHICS

Sen. Jeffrey Schoenberg [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-13		Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2009-03-12		To Gaming Subcommittee on State Regulation
2009-03-04		Assigned to Gaming
2009-02-19		Referred to Assignments
2009-02-19		First Reading
2009-02-19		Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1740&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/09600SB1740.htm