Bill Text: IL SB4224 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Raffles and Poker Runs Act. Prohibits the State Board of Elections and the governing body of any county or municipality from issuing a license under the Act to a person that will offer a firearm as a prize at a poker run or raffle, unless that person is a certified licensee under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Limits home rule powers. Defines "firearm".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-11-14 - Referred to Assignments [SB4224 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB4224-Introduced.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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Raffles and Poker Runs Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Section 8.2 as follows:
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6 | (230 ILCS 15/8.2 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 8.2. Limitation on issuance of licenses for raffles | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | and poker runs at which firearms are offered as prizes. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) Neither the State Board of Elections nor the governing | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | body of a county or municipality shall issue a license under | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | this Act to a person that will offer a firearm as a prize at a | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | poker run or raffle, unless that person is a certified | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | licensee under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (b) A home rule unit may not regulate the issuance of | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | licenses under this Act in a manner inconsistent with this | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | exercised by the State. | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | (c) As used in this Section, "firearm" has the meaning | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Identification Card Act.
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