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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 79           </title>
<shortdesc>LOTTERY-SCRATCH-OUT CRIME</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 1605/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 1152</aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 1605/9.1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 1605/20</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 1170</aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 1605/21.9 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 105/5.826 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of the Lottery, beginning on January 1, 2014 or as soon thereafter as is practical, to offer a special instant "Scratch-Out Crime" scratch-off game. Requires the net revenue from that game to be deposited into the Municipal Police Hiring Assistance Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the Department for distribution on a pro rata share, based on population, to municipal police departments in the State for the hiring of municipal police officers. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the game. Defines "net revenue". Amends the State Finance Act to create the Municipal Police Hiring Assistance Fund. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/30/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue &amp; Finance Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue &amp; Finance Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Finance Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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