HB0025sam004 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Rickey R. Hendon

Filed: 5/31/2007

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 25

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 25, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 3, on page 38, by replacing lines 15 and 16 with the following: "61802, 61820, 61821, 62002, 62040, 62059, 62060, 62071, 62090, 62201, 62203, 62204, 62205, 62206, 62207, 62208, 62220, 62221, 62223, 62522, 62523, 62524,"; and

on page 90, by replacing line 7 with the following:

"(13) This Section applies only until an organization licensee for the race track affiliated with a wagering facility receives its first payment from the fee imposed under subsection (a) of Section 7 of the Riverboat and Casino Gambling Act.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,"; and

on page 160, immediately below line 20, by inserting the following:

""Electronic poker" means poker by use of electronic aids, including via the Internet or by other electronic means. "Electronic poker" does not include slot machines."; and

on page 185, line 18, by replacing "5" with "4"; and

on page 190, immediately below line 5, by inserting the following:

"(h-7) Notwithstanding any other provision in law to the contrary, the Board may license minority person-owned businesses or female-owned businesses to purchase a total of 600 positions by a process of competitive bidding. No minority person-owned business or female-owned business may purchase more than 50 positions. The owners of any positions acquired under this subsection (h-7) may lease these positions to an owners licensee. Each minority person-owned business or female-owned business that purchases a position under this subsection (h-7) must pay a privilege tax of 5% annually of the annual lease amount of each position it owns to the Board to be deposited into the State Gaming Fund. The Board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection (h-7). For the purposes of this Act, these additional positions shall not count toward the total number of positions an owners licensee is authorized to operate under this Act. For the purposes of this subsection (h-7), the terms "minority person" and "female" have the meanings provided in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act."; and

on page 191, immediately below line 9, by inserting the following:

"(k) notwithstanding any rule or statute to the contrary, any licensed owner holding 3 or more owners licenses on May 31, 2007 may continue to hold those licenses, but may not hold any more than the number of licenses held on that date."; and

on page 219, line 26, after "games", by inserting "(including electronic poker and positions authorized under subsection (h-7) of Section 7)"; and

on page 220, immediately below line 14, by inserting the following:

"For the imposition of the privilege tax in this subsection (a-4), amounts paid pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 7 into the Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund shall not be included in the determination of annual gross gaming receipts."; and

on page 220, line 17, after the period, by inserting "For the imposition of the privilege tax in this subsection (a-5), amounts paid pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 7 into the Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund shall not be included in the determination of annual gross gaming receipts."; and

by deleting line 18 on page 220 through line 9 on page 221; and

on page 224, line 12, by replacing "20%" with "5%"; and

on page 230, line 25, by replacing "(c-30)" with "(c-35)"; and

on page 232, line 17, after "riverboat", by inserting "or casino"; and

on page 233, by replacing lines 11 through 17 with the following: "subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, and shall be divided equally among the following public universities: Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, the University of Illinois, and Western Illinois University. For the purposes of this subsection (c-80), the"; and

on page 233, line 20, by replacing "(c-30)" with "(c-35)".