TOURISM TASK FORCE ACT Senate SponsorsSen. Bill Brady and Christine Radogno-Kyle McCarter 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die New ActCreates the Tourism Task Force Act. Creates the Tourism Task Force to provide insight on how to create the best infrastructure for the development of tourism as an economic development tool in Illinois utilizing all pertinent State agencies and the private sector. Provides that the duties of the task force shall include: (1) reviewing and cataloging all policies, programs, procedures, and initiatives in all departments, agencies, bureaus, and commissions of Illinois government that impact the Illinois tourism product, (2) giving recommendations to the General Assembly and Governor on how to expand, reduce, consolidate, coordinate, or create programs that will aid the people of Illinois and, as a result, increase revenue from the renewable resource of tourism and economic development, (3) continuing to review all programs, policies, procedures, and initiatives of the departments, agencies, bureaus, and commissions to determine whether recommendations and resulting legislation are achieving the desired positive economic development effect and making new recommendations as necessary, and (4) filing an annual report with the General Assembly with the findings and recommendations of the task force. Effective immediately. 2/6/2009SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Bill Brady 2/6/2009SenateFirst Reading 2/6/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 2/18/2009SenateAssigned to Commerce 2/25/2009SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno 2/27/2009SenateDo Pass Commerce; 009-000-000 2/27/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2009 2/27/2009SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter 3/5/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Brady 3/5/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/18/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Brady 3/18/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/25/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Brady 3/25/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments 3/25/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Commerce 3/31/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Held in Commerce 8/15/2009SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 8/15/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b). 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die