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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 339    </title>
<shortdesc>BINGO ACT-RAISE PRIZE LIMITS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Rosemary Kurtz</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>230 ILCS 25/1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 1101</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. For restricted licenses (those licenses that are issued to senior citizens organizations) raises the maximum price for a single card from 5 cents to $1 and raises the maximum aggregate retail value of all prizes and merchandise that may be awarded in one game of bingo from $1 to $20.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Further amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Provides that, for bingo games conducted pursuant to a restricted license, the aggregate retail value of all prizes and merchandise awarded to a particular participant in a 24-hour period may not exceed $20.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/24/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Kurtz</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee;  006-001-000</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Kurtz</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue Committee;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-049-005</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003</action>
<statusdate>5/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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