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HALVORSON.

   New Act                                                                     
   10 ILCS 5/28-1            from Ch. 46, par. 28-1                            
   230 ILCS 10/7             from Ch. 120, par. 2407                           

        Creates  the  Gambling  Referendum  Act.   Requires  an  advisory      
   question to be submitted to the voters of the entire State at the 1998      
   general election as to whether  the  General  Assembly  should  expand      
   legalized  gambling  in Illinois.  Requires a question to be submitted      
   to the voters of a municipality or the unincorporated area of a county      
   as to whether the municipality or county  should  authorize  riverboat      
   gambling  or  a new form of legalized gambling and an affirmative vote      
   by a majority of those voters  before  a  new  license  is  issued  to      
   conduct  riverboat  gambling  or  to  conduct  a new form of legalized      
   gambling in the municipality or county.  Amends the Riverboat Gambling      
   Act to make corresponding changes. Amends the Election Code to provide      
   that the question submitted to the voters is  not  subject  to  the  3      
   advisory referenda limitation.  Effective immediately.                      
   97-02-05  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   97-02-05  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   97-02-05  S       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               EXECUTIVE             
   97-02-28  S       TO SUBCOMMITTEE                                           
   97-02-28  S                   COMMITTEE               EXECUTIVE             
   97-03-15  S  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A)    RULES                 
   99-01-12  S  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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