Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Filed: 5/8/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1260

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1260 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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"Article 1. Sporting Contest Safety and Integrity Act

 
5    Section 1-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the
6Sporting Contest Safety and Integrity Act. References in this
7Article to "this Act" mean this Article.
 
8    Section 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9    "Athlete" means any current, former, or prospective
10professional athlete.
11    "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
12    "Covered persons" includes athletes; players (current and
13former); umpires, referees, and officials; personnel
14associated with players, clubs, teams, leagues, and athletic
15associations; medical professionals (including athletic

 

 

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1trainers) who provide services to athletes and players;
2spectators and bystanders at sporting contests and facilities
3used in connection with sporting contests; other individuals
4with regular access to sporting contest fields and facilities;
5and the family members and associates of these persons where
6required to serve the purposes of this Act.
7    "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation,
8association, or other entity.
9    "Personal data" means the personal data (including
10anonymized data) of athletes and players, including, but not
11limited to, performance, movement, biometric, health, fitness,
12and sleep, collected in any manner, including, but not limited
13to, in-arena, stadium, and training facility ball tracking
14systems and player tracking systems, whether or not using
15devices attached to the athlete's person or clothing. "Personal
16data" does not include personal health information in which the
17use and disclosure are covered by federal and State laws.
18    "Persons who present sporting contests" includes organized
19sports leagues and associations, their members and affiliates,
20and other persons who present sporting contests to the public.
21    "Prohibited conduct" includes any statement, action, and
22other communication intended to influence, manipulate, or
23control a betting outcome of a sporting contest or of any
24individual occurrence or performance in a sporting contest in
25exchange for financial gain or to avoid financial or physical
26harm. "Prohibited conduct" includes statements, actions, and

 

 

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1communications made to a covered person by a third party, such
2as a family member or through social media.
3    "Publicity rights" means a person's right to control and to
4choose whether and how to use his or her identity for
5commercial purposes.
6    "Sporting contest" means a sports event or game on which
7the State allows sports wagering to occur under the Sports
8Wagering Act.
 
9    Section 1-10. Personal safety and sporting contests.
10    (a) Any person who presents a sporting contest must take
11all reasonable measures necessary to ensure the safety and
12security of all involved in or attending the sporting contest,
13including athletes, players, umpires, referees, officials, and
14other personnel associated with the athlete, player, club,
15team, league, or association involved and spectators at the
16sporting contest and family members and associates of such
17persons, where required to serve the purposes of this Act.
18    (b) The requirement in subsection (a) applies in all areas
19where the sporting contest occurs and in associated areas,
20including areas of entry and egress, seating, adjacent
21concourses, food vending, restrooms, locker rooms, restricted
22areas, and parking lots. It also applies at other locations
23within the control of a person who presents a sporting event,
24such as training, practice, or strength and conditioning
25facilities or facilities temporarily utilized for team or club

 

 

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1events.
2    (c) Persons who present sporting contests shall establish
3codes of conduct that forbid all persons associated with the
4sporting contest from engaging in physical assault or attempted
5assault, verbal or physical threats, or any other interactions
6that intimidate others associated with the sporting contest.
7    (d) Persons who present sporting contests are required to
8hire, train, and equip safety and security personnel to enforce
9the code of conduct and otherwise address any safety or
10security concern associated with the sporting contests.
11    (e) Persons who present sporting contests shall have
12authority to remove spectators and others from any facility for
13violation of the code of conduct, and, after appropriate
14procedure, to deny persons access to all facilities they
15control, to revoke season tickets or comparable licenses, and
16to share information about such persons with others who present
17sporting contests and with the appropriate jurisdictions' law
18enforcement authorities.
19    (f) Persons who present sporting contests shall provide
20notice to the general public and those who attend sporting
21contests or visit their facilities of the code of conduct and
22the potential penalties for its violation. Notice shall be
23provided in as many forms as required to ensure that the code
24of conduct is known, including physical posting, website
25posting, public address announcements, and others.
 

 

 

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1    Section 1-15. Reporting prohibited conduct; investigating
2allegations of gambling related fraud.
3    (a) The Board shall establish a hotline or other method of
4communication that allows any person to confidentially report
5information about prohibited conduct to the Board.
6    (b) The Board shall investigate all reasonable allegations
7of prohibited conduct and refer any allegations it deems
8credible to the appropriate law enforcement entity.
9    (c) The identity of any reporting person shall remain
10confidential unless that person authorizes disclosure of his or
11her identity or until such time as the allegation of prohibited
12conduct is referred to law enforcement.
13    (d) The Board shall adopt emergency rules to administer
14this Section in accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
15Administrative Procedure Act.
16    (e)The Board shall adopt rules governing investigations of
17prohibited conduct and referrals to law enforcement entities.
 
18    Section 1-20. Use and sale of personal data.
19    (a) Unless expressly authorized by the player or his or her
20exclusive bargaining representative, any personal data may not
21be used by any party without the player's permission.
22    (b) No person who presents sporting contests may separately
23sell personal data that includes player publicity rights
24without the player's written consent or the written consent of
25the player's authorized agent.

 

 

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1    (c) A licensee under the Sports Wagering Act shall be
2required to use official league data as provided under Section
35-75 of the Sports Wagering Act for tier 2 sports wagers.
 
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Article 5. Sports Wagering Act

 
5    Section 5-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6Sports Wagering Act. References in this Article to "this Act"
7mean this Article.
 
8    Section 5-5. Implementation of this Act. The Board must
9adopt any rules and take any other actions necessary so that
10sports wagering licensees and online sports wagering licensees
11may begin conducting sports wagering under this Act beginning
1290 days after the effective date of this Act.
 
13    Section 5-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
14    "Adjusted gross sports wagering receipts" means a sports
15wagering licensee's or online sports wagering licensee's gross
16sports wagering receipts, less winnings paid to wagerers in
17such games.
18    "Affiliate" means a person who directly or indirectly owns
19or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common
20ownership or control with or has a material economic interest
21in another person.
22    "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.

 

 

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1    "Covered asset" means any tangible or intangible asset
2designed for use in or used in connection with conduct that
3constitutes illegal gambling under any law of the United
4States, the State of Illinois, or another state as determined
5by a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction or as
6described in an official opinion or pronouncement of the
7Attorney General of this State or any other state, including,
8without limitation:
9        (1) any trademark, trade name, service mark, or similar
10    intellectual property used in connection with such
11    conduct;
12        (2) any information regarding persons through a
13    database, customer list, or any derivative of a database or
14    customer list; and
15        (3) any software or hardware relating to management,
16    administration, development, testing, or control used in
17    connection with such conduct.
18    "Gaming facility" means a riverboat under the Riverboat
19Gambling Act, a racetrack or inter-track wagering location
20under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, or a licensed
21establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
22fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment
23under the Video Gaming Act.
24    "License" means a license applied for or issued by the
25Board under this Act, including, but not limited to:
26        (1) a license to act as an agent of the Board in

 

 

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1    operating sports wagering at a gaming facility or online,
2    including through the use of a sports wagering skin (sports
3    wagering license);
4        (2) a license to act as an agent of the Board in
5    operating sports wagering online, including through the
6    use of a sports wagering skin (online sports wagering
7    license);
8        (3) a license derived from a sports wagering license or
9    an online sports wagering license to act as an agent of the
10    Board in operating sports wagering through a portal,
11    website, or computer or mobile application or app (sports
12    wagering skin license);
13        (4) a license to supply a sports wagering licensee or
14    online sports wagering licensee with sports wagering
15    equipment or services necessary for the operation of sports
16    wagering (supplier license);
17        (5) a license to be employed by a sports wagering
18    licensee when the employee works in a designated gaming
19    area that has sports wagering or performs duties in
20    furtherance of or associated with the operation of sports
21    wagering by the sports wagering licensee (occupational
22    license); and
23        (6) a license to provide management services under a
24    contract to a sports wagering licensee or online sports
25    wagering licensee (management services provider license).
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1outcomes, and other data relating to a sports event obtained
2pursuant to an agreement with the relevant sports governing
3body, or an entity expressly authorized by the sports governing
4body to provide such information to licensees, which authorizes
5the use of such data for determining the outcome of tier 2
6sports wagers.
7    "Online sports wagering licensee" means a winning bidder
8that has paid the license fee and been issued an online sports
9wagering license by the Board.
10    "Person" means an individual, partnership, committee,
11association, corporation or any other organization or group of
12persons.
13    "Qualified applicant" means an applicant for a license
14under this Act whose application meets the mandatory minimum
15qualification criteria as required by the Board.
16    "Sports event" means a professional sport or athletic
17event, a collegiate sport or athletic event, a motor race
18event, or any other special event authorized by the Board under
19this Act.
20    "Sports wagering" means the business of accepting wagers on
21sports events and other events, the individual performance
22statistics of athletes in a sports event or other events, or a
23combination of any of the same by any system or method of
24wagering approved by the Board, including, but not limited to,
25mobile applications and other digital platforms that utilize
26communications technology to accept wagers originating within

 

 

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1this State. "Sports wagering" includes, but is not limited to,
2exchange wagering, parlays, over-under, moneyline, pools, and
3straight bets. "Sports wagering" does not include:
4        (1) pari-mutuel wagering on the outcome of horse races
5    authorized by the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975;
6        (2) lottery games authorized by the Illinois Lottery
7    Law;
8        (3) video gaming authorized by the Video Gaming Act;
9    and
10        (4) gambling games authorized by the Riverboat
11    Gambling Act.
12    "Sports wagering account" means a financial record
13established by a sports wagering licensee or an online sports
14wagering licensee for an individual patron in which the patron
15may deposit and withdraw funds for sports wagering and other
16authorized purchases and to which the sports wagering licensee
17or online sports wagering licensee may credit winnings or other
18amounts due to that patron or authorized by that patron.
19    "Sports wagering licensee" means an organization licensee
20or inter-track wagering location licensee under the Illinois
21Horse Racing Act of 1975 or an owners licensee under the
22Riverboat Gambling Act authorized to conduct sports wagering in
23its facility or online.
24    "Sports wagering skin" means the brand used by the sports
25wagering licensee or online sports wagering licensee as
26presented through a portal, website, or computer or mobile

 

 

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1application or app through which authorized sports wagering is
2made available to authorized participants by a sports wagering
3licensee or online sports wagering licensee.
4    "Tier 1 sports wager" means a sports wager that is
5determined solely by the final score or final outcome of the
6sports event and is placed before the sports event has begun.
7    "Tier 2 sports wager" means a sports wager that is not a
8tier 1 sports wager.
9    "Wager" means a sum of money or thing of value risked on an
10uncertain occurrence.
11    "Winning bidder" means a qualified applicant for an online
12sports wagering license chosen through the competitive
13selection process under Section 5-30.
 
14    Section 5-15. State authorization of sports wagering.
15Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
16operation of sports wagering and ancillary activities are only
17lawful when conducted in accordance with the provisions of this
18Act and the rules of the Board.
 
19    Section 5-20. Board duties and powers.
20    (a) The Board shall have the authority to regulate the
21conduct of sports wagering under this Act.
22    (b) The Board has the authority to adopt any rules the
23Board considers necessary for the successful implementation,
24administration, and enforcement of this Act. Rules proposed by

 

 

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1the Board before December 1, 2019 may be adopted as emergency
2rules pursuant to Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative
3Procedure Act.
4    (c) The Board shall levy and collect all fees, surcharges,
5civil penalties, and monthly taxes on adjusted gross sports
6wagering receipts imposed by this Act and deposit all moneys
7into the Sports Wagering Fund, except as otherwise provided
8under this Act.
9    (d) The Board may exercise any other powers necessary to
10enforce the provisions of this Act and the rules of the Board.
 
11    Section 5-25. Licenses required.
12    (a) No person may engage in any activity in connection with
13sports wagering in this State unless all necessary licenses
14have been obtained in accordance with this Act and the rules of
15the Board. The following licenses shall be issued under this
16Act:
17        (1) sports wagering license;
18        (2) online sports wagering license
19        (3) sports wagering skin license;
20        (4) supplier license;
21        (5) management services provider license; and
22        (6) occupational license.
23    No person or entity may engage in a sports wagering
24operation or activity without first obtaining the appropriate
25license.

 

 

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1    (b) Except for provisional licenses issued under Sections
25-40 and 5-55, the Board may not grant a license until it
3determines that each person who has control of the applicant
4meets all qualifications for licensure. The following persons
5are considered to have control of an applicant:
6        (1) each person associated with a corporate applicant,
7    including a corporate holding company, parent company, or
8    subsidiary company of the applicant who has the ability to
9    control the activities of the corporate applicant or elect
10    a majority of the board of directors of that corporation;
11    this does not include a bank or other licensed lending
12    institution that holds a mortgage or other lien acquired in
13    the ordinary course of business;
14        (2) each person associated with a non-corporate
15    applicant who directly or indirectly holds a beneficial or
16    proprietary interest in the applicant's business operation
17    or who the Board otherwise determines has the ability to
18    control the applicant; and
19        (3) key personnel of an applicant, including an
20    executive, employee, or agent, having the power to exercise
21    significant influence over decisions concerning any part
22    of the applicant's business operation.
23    (c) An applicant for a license issued under this Act shall
24submit an application to the Board in the form the Board
25requires and submit fingerprints for a national criminal
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1Bureau of Investigation. The fingerprints shall be furnished by
2all persons required to be named in the application and shall
3be accompanied by a signed authorization for the release of
4information by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Board
5may require additional background checks on licensees when they
6apply for annual license renewal, and an applicant convicted of
7a disqualifying offense shall not be licensed.
8    (d) Each sports wagering licensee, licensed supplier, or
9licensed management services provider shall display the
10license conspicuously in the licensee's place of business or
11have the license available for inspection by an agent of the
12Board or a law enforcement agency.
13    (e) Each holder of an occupational license shall carry the
14license and have some indicia of licensure prominently
15displayed on his or her person when present in a gaming
16facility licensed under this Act at all times, in accordance
17with the rules of the Board.
18    (f) Each person licensed under this Act shall give the
19Board written notice within 30 days after a change to
20information provided in the licensee's application for a
21license or renewal.
22    (g) No Board employee may be an applicant for a license
23issued under this Act, nor may an employee of a licensee
24directly or indirectly hold an ownership or a financial
25interest in a sports wagering license.
 

 

 

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1    Section 5-30. Online sports wagering license.
2    (a) The Board shall issue 3 online sports wagering licenses
3for a nonrefundable license fee of $20,000,000 pursuant to an
4open and competitive selection process. The online sports
5wagering license may be renewed after 5 years upon payment of a
6$100,000 renewal fee. To the extent permitted by federal and
7State law, the Board shall actively seek to achieve racial,
8ethnic, and geographic diversity when issuing online sports
9wagering licenses and encourage businesses owned by
10minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities to
11apply for licensure. For purposes of this Section, for a
12business to be owned by minorities, women, veterans, or persons
13with disabilities, at least 51% of the ownership of the
14business must be held by a qualifying person or persons.
15    (b) Applications for the initial competitive selection
16occurring after the effective date of this Act shall be
17received by the Board by December 1, 2019 to qualify. The Board
18shall announce the winning bidders for the initial competitive
19selection by March 1, 2020.
20    (c) The Board shall provide public notice of its intent to
21solicit applications for online sports wagering licenses by
22posting the notice, application instructions, and materials on
23its website for at least 30 calendar days before the
24applications are due. Failure by an applicant to submit all
25required information may result in the application being
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1application is incomplete and provide an opportunity to cure by
2rule. Application instructions shall include a brief overview
3of the selection process and how applications are scored.
4    (d) To be eligible for an online sports wagering license,
5an applicant must: (1) be at least 21 years of age; (2) not
6have been convicted of a felony offense or a violation of
7Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
82012 or a similar statute of any other jurisdiction; (3) not
9have been convicted of a crime involving dishonesty or moral
10turpitude; (4) have demonstrated a level of skill or knowledge
11that the Board determines to be necessary in order to operate
12sports wagering; and (5) have met standards for the holding of
13a license as adopted by rules of the Board.
14    The Board may adopt rules to establish additional
15qualifications and requirements to preserve the integrity and
16security of sports wagering in this State and to promote and
17maintain a competitive sports wagering market. After the close
18of the application period, the Board shall determine whether
19the applications meet the mandatory minimum qualification
20criteria and conduct a comprehensive, fair, and impartial
21evaluation of all qualified applications.
22    (e) The Board shall open all qualified applications in a
23public forum and disclose the applicants' names. The Board
24shall summarize the terms of the proposals and make the
25summaries available to the public on its website.
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1qualified applications, the Board shall identify the winning
2bidders. In granting the licenses, the Board may give favorable
3consideration to qualified applicants presenting plans that
4provide for economic development and community engagement. To
5the extent permitted by federal and State law, the Board may
6give favorable consideration to qualified applicants
7demonstrating commitment to diversity in the workplace.
8    (g) Upon selection of the winning bidders, the Board shall
9have a reasonable period of time to ensure compliance with all
10applicable statutory and regulatory criteria before issuing
11the licenses. If the Board determines a winning bidder does not
12satisfy all applicable statutory and regulatory criteria, the
13Board shall select another bidder from the remaining qualified
14applicants.
15    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to confer a
16property or other right, duty, privilege, or interest entitling
17an applicant to an administrative hearing upon denial of an
18application.
19    (i) Upon issuance of an online sports wagering license to a
20winning bidder, the information and plans provided in the
21application become a condition of the license. Online sports
22wagering licensees have a duty to disclose any material changes
23to the application. Failure to comply with the conditions or
24requirements in the application may subject the online sports
25wagering licensee to discipline, up to and including suspension
26or revocation of its license, by the Board.

 

 

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1    (j) The Board shall disseminate information about the
2licensing process through media demonstrated to reach large
3numbers of business owners and entrepreneurs who are
4minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.
5    (k) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in
6conjunction with the Board, shall conduct ongoing, thorough,
7and comprehensive outreach to businesses owned by minorities,
8women, veterans, and persons with disabilities about
9contracting and entrepreneurial opportunities in sports
10wagering. This outreach shall include, but not be limited to:
11        (1) cooperating and collaborating with other State
12    boards, commissions, and agencies; public and private
13    universities and community colleges; and local governments
14    to target outreach efforts; and
15        (2) working with organizations serving minorities,
16    women, and persons with disabilities to establish and
17    conduct training for employment in sports wagering.
18    (l) The Board shall partner with the Department of Labor,
19the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, and
20the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to identify
21employment opportunities within the sports wagering industry
22for job seekers and dislocated workers.
23    (m) By December 31, 2019, the Board shall conduct a study
24of the online sports wagering industry and market to determine
25whether there is a compelling interest in implementing remedial
26measures, including the application of the Business Enterprise

 

 

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1Program under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women,
2and Persons with Disabilities Act or a similar program to
3assist minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in the
4sports wagering industry.
5    As a part of the study, the Board shall evaluate race and
6gender-neutral programs or other methods that may be used to
7address the needs of minority and women applicants and
8minority-owned and women-owned businesses seeking to
9participate in the sports wagering industry. The Board shall
10submit to the General Assembly and publish on its website the
11results of this study by March 1, 2020.
12    If, as a result of the study conducted under this
13subsection (m), the Board finds that there is a compelling
14interest in implementing remedial measures, the Board may adopt
15rules, including emergency rules, to implement remedial
16measures, if necessary and to the extent permitted by State and
17federal law, based on the findings of the study conducted under
18this subsection (m).
19    (n) Each online sports wagering licensee shall be limited
20to one sports wagering skin to provide sports wagering online.
21The sports wagering skin must reflect a brand owned by the
22sports wagering licensee or any affiliate of the sports
23wagering licensee in the United States.
 
24    Section 5-35. Sports wagering skin.
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1an entity that provides a nonrefundable license fee of
2$5,000,000. The sports wagering skin license may be renewed
3after 5 years upon payment of a $100,000 renewal fee.
4    (b) To be eligible for a sports wagering skin license, an
5applicant must: (1) be at least 21 years of age; (2) not have
6been convicted of a felony offense or a violation of Article 28
7of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or a
8similar statute of any other jurisdiction; (3) not have been
9convicted of a crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude;
10(4) have demonstrated a level of skill or knowledge that the
11Board determines to be necessary in order to operate sports
12wagering; and (5) have met standards for the holding of a
13license as adopted by rules of the Board.
14    (c) The Board may adopt rules to establish additional
15qualifications and requirements to preserve the integrity and
16security of sports wagering in this State and to promote and
17maintain a competitive sports wagering market.
18    (d) After the close of the application period, the Board
19shall determine whether the applications meet the mandatory
20minimum qualification criteria and conduct a comprehensive,
21fair, and impartial evaluation of all qualified applications.
 
22    Section 5-37. Additional requirements for online sports
23wagering and sports wagering skin licenses.
24    (a) Unless otherwise provided, this Section applies to all
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1wagering skin licenses. The Board shall, at a minimum, apply
2the same criteria set forth in Section 9 of the Riverboat
3Gambling Act and Section 45 of the Video Gaming Act when
4determining whether or not to issue or deny an online sports
5wagering license and a sports wagering skin license.
6    (b) Applications for online sports wagering licenses and
7sports wagering skin licenses shall be made on forms provided
8by the Board and shall contain information the Board
9prescribes, including, but not limited to, detailed
10information regarding the ownership and management of the
11applicant, detailed personal information regarding the
12applicant, financial information regarding the applicant, and
13the gaming history and experience of the applicant in the
14United States and other jurisdictions when it supplies its
15platform to sports wagering operators who accept wagers without
16a gambling license or itself accepts wagers without a gambling
17license. The applicant shall also set forth in the application:
18whether he or she has been issued prior gambling related
19licenses; whether he or she has been licensed in any other
20state under any other name and, if so, the name and his or her
21age; whether he or she, or any affiliate of the applicant, or
22any officer or director of the applicant or its affiliate have
23accepted wagers through the Internet within the last 10 years,
24including a list of jurisdictions where such wagers were
25offered or accepted, and the legal authority or circumstances
26under which such wagers were offered or accepted in each

 

 

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1jurisdiction; whether the applicant has been convicted of any
2felony under federal or State law; whether the applicant is
3subject to any current prosecution or pending charges in any
4jurisdiction for any crime involving illegal gambling, public
5integrity, embezzlement, theft, fraud, or perjury; and whether
6or not a permit or license issued to the applicant in any other
7state has been suspended, restricted, or revoked and, if so,
8for what period of time.
9    (c) Information provided on an application shall be used as
10a basis for a thorough background investigation that the Board
11shall conduct with respect to each applicant. An incomplete
12application shall be cause for denial of a license by the
13Board. Each applicant shall submit to a background
14investigation conducted by the Board with the assistance of the
15State Police or other law enforcement. To the extent that the
16corporate structure of the applicant allows, the background
17investigation shall include any or all of the following as the
18Board deems appropriate or as provided by rule for each
19category of licensure: (1) each beneficiary of a trust, (2)
20each partner of a partnership, (3) each member of a limited
21liability company, (4) each director and officer of a publicly
22or non-publicly held corporation, (5) each stockholder of a
23non-publicly held corporation, (6) each stockholder of 5% or
24more of a publicly held corporation, or (7) each stockholder of
255% or more in a parent or subsidiary corporation.
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1person, association, trust, or corporation having a greater
2than 5% direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the
3applicant's operation. If the disclosed entity is a trust, the
4application shall disclose the names and addresses of the
5beneficiaries; if a corporation, the names and addresses of all
6stockholders and directors; if a partnership, the names and
7addresses of all partners, both general and limited.
8    (e) An application shall be filed and considered in
9accordance with the rules of the Board. All information,
10records, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other
11data supplied to or used by the Board in the course of its
12review or investigation of an application for a license or a
13renewal under this Act shall be privileged, strictly
14confidential, and used only for the purpose of evaluating an
15applicant for a license or a renewal. The information, records,
16interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other data
17shall not be admissible as evidence nor discoverable in any
18action of any kind in any court or before any tribunal, board,
19agency, or person, except for any action deemed necessary by
20the Board.
21    (f) Each person disclosed under subsection (d) shall submit
22with his or her application, on forms provided by the Board,
23sets of his or her fingerprints. The Board shall charge each
24applicant a fee set by the Department of State Police to defray
25the costs associated with the search and classification of
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1applicant's application. These fees shall be paid into the
2State Police Services Fund.
3    (g) Applicants shall certify to the Board that all
4supplies, software, kiosks, and any other related equipment may
5not be used unless they conform to standards adopted by rules
6of the Board. Applicants shall furnish to the Board a list of
7all supplies, software, kiosks, and any other related equipment
8that will be used.
9    (h) The Board may, subject to notice and an opportunity for
10hearing, in its discretion refuse a sports wagering skin
11license to any person: (1) who is unqualified to perform the
12duties required of the applicant; (2) who fails to prove by
13clear and convincing evidence that the applicant is qualified
14in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (3) who fails to
15disclose or states falsely any information called for in the
16application; (4) who fails to provide information,
17documentation, and assurances required by this Act or requested
18by the Board, or who fails to reveal any fact material to
19qualification, or who supplies information that is untrue or
20misleading as to a material fact pertaining to the
21qualification criteria; (5) who has been convicted of any
22offense in any jurisdiction that is or would be a felony or
23other crime involving public integrity, embezzlement, theft,
24fraud, or perjury; (6) who has committed prior acts that have
25not been prosecuted, or in which the person was not convicted,
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1unsuitable for a license under this Act; (7) who has affiliates
2or close associates that would not qualify for a license or
3whose relationship with the applicant may pose an injurious
4threat to the interests of the State in awarding a sports
5wagering skin license to the applicant; (8) who has been
6convicted of a felony for any offense under federal or State
7law that indicates that licensure of the person would be
8inimical to the policy of this Act; (9) who is currently the
9subject of prosecution or pending charges in any jurisdiction
10for any of the offenses involving illegal gambling, public
11integrity, embezzlement, theft, fraud, or perjury; however, at
12the request of the person, the Board may defer decision upon
13such application during the pendency of such charge; (10) who
14has pursued economic gain that is in violation of the criminal
15or civil public policies of this State, if such pursuit creates
16a reasonable belief that the participation of such person in
17gaming operations would be inimical to the policies of this
18Act; (11) who has committed any offense that would constitute
19illegal gambling, or a crime involving public integrity,
20embezzlement, theft, fraud, or perjury, even if such conduct
21has not been or may not be prosecuted under the criminal laws
22of this State or any other jurisdiction; (12) who has
23flagrantly defied any legislative investigatory body or other
24official investigatory body of any state or of the United
25States when such body is engaged in the investigation of crimes
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1activity; (13) who has been found guilty of a violation of this
2Act or whose prior gambling related license or application
3therefor has been suspended, restricted, revoked, or denied for
4just cause in any other state; (14) who has received an
5unequivocal official pronouncement from government authorities
6in any state or foreign country that it has supplied platforms
7or accepted wagers in violation of that jurisdiction's law;
8(15) who has a background, including a criminal record,
9reputation, habits, social or business associations, and prior
10activities that constituted illegal gambling or pose a threat
11to the public interests of the State, to the security and
12integrity of sports wagering, or to the promotion and
13maintenance of a competitive sports betting market in this
14State; (16) who presents, creates, or enhances the dangers of
15unsuitable, unfair, or illegal practices, methods, and
16activities in the conduct of sports wagering; (17) who presents
17questionable business practices and financial arrangements
18incidental to the conduct of sports wagering activities; or
19(18) for any other just cause.
20    (i) The Board may suspend, revoke, or restrict any sports
21wagering skin license: (1) for violation of any provision of
22this Act; (2) for violation of any of the rules of the Board;
23(3) for any cause which, if known to the Board, would have
24disqualified the applicant from receiving the license; (4) for
25default in the payment of any obligation or debt due to the
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1    (j) A person who knowingly makes a false statement on an
2application is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
3    (k) To maintain public confidence, trust, and security in
4the credibility and integrity of sports wagering in this State
5as a new form of wagering that was previously unauthorized and
6because the Board must ensure that any applicant has not
7previously engaged in prohibited or questioned conduct, no
8online sports wagering license or sports wagering skin license
9shall be granted for a period of 3 years after the effective
10date of this Act:
11        (1) to an applicant if the applicant, any affiliate of
12    the applicant, or any officer or director of the applicant
13    or its affiliate engaged in conduct constituting illegal
14    gambling under any law of the United States, the State of
15    Illinois, or another state as determined by a final
16    decision of a court of competent jurisdiction or as
17    described in an official opinion or pronouncement of the
18    Attorney General of this State or any other state and
19    continued to engage in such conduct after that opinion or
20    pronouncement was issued; or
21        (2) to a person who purchases, licenses, contracts for
22    or with respect to, or uses any covered asset, in whole or
23    in part, for the operation of sports wagering or with a
24    purpose of operating sports wagering. Purchasing,
25    licensing, contracting for or with respect to, or using a
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1    wagering license or a finding of unsuitability by the
2    Board.
3    The provisions of this subsection (k) do not apply to any
4applicant that can demonstrate to the Board, by clear and
5convincing evidence, that the conduct was not unlawful under
6any law of the United States, the State of Illinois, or the
7state where the conduct occurred, or that, in response to each
8final court decision or official opinion or pronouncement of
9the Attorney General of this State or any other state, such
10conduct was promptly ceased. This subsection (k) does not waive
11the applicant's burden of proof and obligation to comply with
12all other applicable licensing and suitability requirements
13set forth in this Act.
14    (l) No online sports wagering license or sports wagering
15skin license shall be issued by the Board to any entity unless
16it has established its financial stability, responsibility,
17good character, honesty, and integrity.
18    (m) The provisions of this Section are not deemed to be so
19intertwined with the other provisions, Sections, or
20applications of this Act that the General Assembly intended
21this Act to stand or fall as a whole if any provision of this
22Section or application thereof to any person or circumstance
23were held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent
24jurisdiction. If any provision of this Section or application
25thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or
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1not affect the other provisions, Sections, or applications of
2this Act that can be given effect without the invalid or
3unenforceable application or provision of this Section, and to
4this end the provisions of this Act that can be given effect
5are deemed severable.
 
6    Section 5-40. Sports wagering license.
7    (a) The Board shall issue 7 sports wagering licenses to an
8organization licensee or inter-track wagering location
9licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, an owners
10licensee under the Riverboat Gambling Act, or a terminal
11operator under the Video Gaming Act that provides a
12nonrefundable license fee of $15,000,000. The sports wagering
13license may be renewed after 5 years upon payment of a $250,000
14renewal fee. If more than 7 eligible applicants apply for a
15sports wagering license, the licenses shall be granted in the
16order in which the applications were received. If a license is
17revoked or not renewed, the Board may begin a new application
18process and issue a license in the order in which the
19application was received.
20    (b) Each sports wagering licensee shall be limited to one
21sports wagering skin to provide sports wagering online. The
22sports wagering skin must reflect a brand owned by the sports
23wagering licensee or any affiliate of the sports wagering
24licensee in the United States.
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1valid license to conduct sports wagering in another United
2States jurisdiction shall be issued a provisional license until
3the sports wagering license is issued or denied by the Board
4and the provisional license is effective upon issuance.
 
5    Section 5-45. Management services provider license.
6    (a) The holder of a sports wagering license or online
7sports wagering license may contract with an entity to conduct
8that operation in accordance with the rules of the Board. That
9entity shall obtain a license as a management services provider
10before the execution of any such contract, and the license
11shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Act and any
12rules adopted by the Board.
13    (b) Each applicant for a management services provider
14license shall meet all requirements for licensure and pay a
15nonrefundable license and application fee of $250,000. The
16Board may adopt rules establishing additional requirements for
17an authorized management services provider. The Board may
18accept licensing by another jurisdiction that it specifically
19determines to have similar licensing requirements as evidence
20the applicant meets authorized management services provider
21licensing requirements.
22    (c) Management services provider licenses shall be renewed
23annually to a licensee who continues to be in compliance with
24all requirements and who pays the annual renewal fee of
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1    (d) An entity or individual who shares in revenue,
2including an affiliate operating under a revenue share
3agreement, shall be licensed under this Section.
 
4    Section 5-50. Supplier license.
5    (a) The Board may issue a supplier license to a person to
6sell or lease sports wagering equipment, systems, or other
7gaming items necessary to conduct sports wagering, and offer
8services related to the equipment or other gaming items to a
9sports wagering licensee and online sports wagering licensee
10while the license is active.
11    (b) The Board may adopt rules establishing additional
12requirements for a supplier and any system or other equipment
13utilized for sports wagering. The Board may accept licensing by
14another jurisdiction that it specifically determines to have
15similar licensing requirements as evidence the applicant meets
16supplier licensing requirements.
17    (c) An applicant for a supplier license shall demonstrate
18that the equipment, system, or services that the applicant
19plans to offer to the sports wagering licensee or online sports
20wagering licensee conforms to standards established by the
21Board and applicable State law. The Board may accept approval
22by another jurisdiction that it specifically determines have
23similar equipment standards as evidence the applicant meets the
24standards established by the Board and applicable State law.
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1license and application fee in the amount of $100,000. After
2the initial one-year term, the Board shall renew supplier
3licenses annually thereafter. Renewal of a supplier license
4shall be granted to a renewal applicant who has continued to
5comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory
6requirements, upon submission of the Board-issued renewal form
7and payment of a $100,000 renewal fee.
8    (e) A supplier shall submit to the Board a list of all
9sports wagering equipment and services sold, delivered to, or
10offered to a sports wagering licensee or online sports wagering
11licensee in this State, as required by the Board, all of which
12must be tested and approved by an independent testing
13laboratory approved by the Board. A sports wagering licensee
14and online sports wagering licensee may continue to use
15supplies acquired from a licensed supplier, even if a
16supplier's supplier license expires or is otherwise canceled,
17unless the Board finds a defect in the supplies.
 
18    Section 5-55. Occupational license.
19    (a) All persons employed to be engaged directly in sports
20wagering-related activities, or otherwise conducting or
21operating sports wagering, shall be licensed by the Board and
22maintain a valid occupational license at all times, and the
23Board shall issue the license to be employed in the operation
24of sports wagering to a person who meets the requirements of
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1    (b) An occupational license to be employed by a gaming
2facility authorized to conduct sports wagering permits the
3licensee to be employed in the capacity designated by the Board
4while the license is still active. The Board may establish, by
5rule, job classifications with different requirements to
6recognize the extent to which a particular job has the ability
7to impact the proper operation of sports wagering.
8    (c) Applicants shall submit any required application forms
9established by the Board and pay a nonrefundable application
10fee of $100. The fee may be paid on behalf of an applicant by
11the employer.
12    (d) Each licensed employee shall pay to the Board an annual
13license fee of $100 by June 30 of each year. The fee may be paid
14on behalf of the licensed employee by the employer. In addition
15to a renewal fee, each licensed employee shall annually submit
16a renewal application on the form required by the Board.
17    (e) An applicant for an occupational license that holds a
18valid license to be employed to work in a designated gaming
19area that has sports wagering or performs duties in furtherance
20of or associated with the operation of sports wagering in
21another United States jurisdiction shall be issued a
22provisional license to be employed to work in a designated
23gaming area that has sports wagering or performs duties in
24furtherance of or associated with the operation of sports
25wagering in the State until issued an occupational license by
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1that has sports wagering or performing duties in furtherance of
2or associated with the operation of sports wagering on the
3operative date.
 
4    Section 5-60. Authorization of sports wagering.
5    (a) A person placing a wager with a sports wagering
6licensee or online sports wagering licensee shall be at least
721 years of age.
8    (b) A licensee that offers tier 2 sports wagers must use
9official league data approved by the Board. If a licensee
10offers tier 2 sports wagers, it shall remit a royalty as
11provided under Section 5-80 to the appropriate sports governing
12body.
 
13    Section 5-65. Compulsive gambling. Each sports wagering
14licensee and online sports wagering licensee shall include a
15statement regarding obtaining assistance with gambling
16problems, the text of which shall be determined by rule by the
17Department of Human Services, on the sports wagering licensee's
18and online sports wagering licensee's portal, Internet
19website, or computer or mobile application or app.
 
20    Section 5-70. Sports wagering revenues; Sports Wagering
21Fund; impact fee.
22    (a) For the privilege of holding a license to operate
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1collect 25% of the sports wagering licensee's and online sports
2wagering licensee's adjusted gross sports wagering receipts
3from sports wagering. The accrual method of accounting shall be
4used for purposes of calculating the amount of the tax owed by
5the licensee.
6    (b) The taxes levied and collected pursuant to subsection
7(a) are due and payable to the Board no later than the last day
8of the month following the calendar month in which the adjusted
9gross sports wagering receipts were received and the tax
10obligation was accrued.
11    (c) The Sports Wagering Fund is hereby created as a special
12fund in the State treasury and all moneys collected under this
13Act by the Board shall be deposited into the Sports Wagering
14Fund and then transferred in equal amounts to the State
15Construction Account Fund, the Pension Stabilization Fund, and
16the Common School Fund.
17    (d) For the privilege of holding a license to operate
18sports wagering under this Act and to compensate for the impact
19that sports wagering will have on wagers on horse races, each
20sports wagering licensee that derives its license from an
21organization license or inter-track wagering location license
22under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 shall monthly remit
232% of its adjusted gross sports wagering receipts to the Board.
24The Board shall deposit the moneys into the Horse Racing Purse
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1    Section 5-75. Official league data. A sports governing body
2may notify the Board that it desires to supply official league
3data to licensees for determining the results of tier 2 sports
4wagers. Such notification shall be made in the form and manner
5as the Board may require. Within 30 days after such
6notification by a sports governing body, a sports wagering
7licensee, online sports wagering licensee, and sports wagering
8skin licensee shall use only official league data to determine
9the results of tier 2 sports wagers, unless the sports wagering
10licensee, online sports wagering licensee, or sports wagering
11skin licensee can demonstrate to the Board that the sports
12governing body or its designee cannot provide a feed of
13official league data to the sports wagering licensee, online
14sports wagering licensee, or sports wagering skin licensee on
15commercially reasonable terms.
 
16    Section 5-80. Royalties to sports governing bodies. Upon
17use of official league data approved by the Board, licensees
18shall remit to the Board within 30 days after the end of each
19calendar quarter a royalty of 0.20% of the amounts wagered on
20tier 2 sports wagers.
21        (1) The royalty shall be remitted on a form as the
22    Board may require, on which the licensees shall identify
23    the percentage of wagering during the reporting period
24    attributable to each sports governing body's sports
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1        (2) No later than April 30 of each year, a sports
2    governing body may submit a request for disbursement funds
3    remitted by licensees in the previous calendar year. The
4    Board shall disburse the funds to the sports governing body
5    in pro rata proportion of the total amount wagered on its
6    sports events. No sports governing body is required to
7    obtain a license from the Board in order to lawfully accept
8    the funds provided for in this paragraph (2).
9        (3) The Board shall annually publish a report stating
10    the amount received from licensees in royalties and the
11    amount paid to sports governing bodies.
12        (4) Any unclaimed royalties shall be distributed to the
13    licensees that timely remitted the royalties required
14    under this Section to the Board. Such royalties shall be
15    distributed to the eligible licensees on a pro rata basis.
16    The Board shall cooperate with sports governing bodies and
17licensees to ensure the timely, efficient, and accurate sharing
18of information and the remittance of royalties to sports
19governing bodies or their designees.
 
20    Section 5-85. Sports wagering license to organization
21licensee in Madison County. The Board may not issue a sports
22wagering license to an organization licensee located in Madison
23County until it receives an executed copy of a contractual
24agreement between the organization licensee in Madison County
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1home dock in the City of East St. Louis to operate sports
2wagering by the organization licensee in Madison County to
3support the continued viability of the City of East St. Louis'
4local portion of gaming taxes generated by the owners licensee.
 
5    Section 5-90. Voluntary self-exclusion program for sports
6wagering. Any resident, or non-resident if allowed to
7participate in sports wagering, may voluntarily prohibit
8himself or herself from establishing a sports wagering account
9with a licensee under this Act. The Board and Department shall
10incorporate the voluntary self-exclusion program for sports
11wagering into any existing self-exclusion program that it
12operates on the effective date of this Act.
 
13    Section 5-95. Prohibition on wagering on Illinois
14collegiate teams within Illinois. No licensee under this Act
15may accept a wager for a sports event taking place in the State
16involving an Illinois collegiate team.
 
17    Section 5-100. Supplier diversity goals.
18    (a) The public policy of this State is to collaboratively
19work with companies that serve Illinois residents to improve
20their supplier diversity in a non-antagonistic manner.
21    (b) The Board shall require all licensees under this Act to
22submit an annual report by April 15, 2020 and every April 15
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1procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned,
2minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises
3in the previous calendar year. These goals shall be expressed
4as a percentage of the total work performed by the entity
5submitting the report, and the actual spending for all
6female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small
7business enterprises shall also be expressed as a percentage of
8the total work performed by the entity submitting the report.
9    (c) Each licensee in its annual report shall include the
10following information:
11        (1) an explanation of the plan for the next year to
12    increase participation;
13        (2) an explanation of the plan to increase the goals;
14        (3) the areas of procurement each licensee shall be
15    actively seeking more participation in the next year;
16        (4) an outline of the plan to alert and encourage
17    potential vendors in that area to seek business from the
18    licensee;
19        (5) an explanation of the challenges faced in finding
20    quality vendors and offer any suggestions for what the
21    Board could do to be helpful to identify those vendors;
22        (6) a list of the certifications the licensee
23    recognizes;
24        (7) the point of contact for any potential vendor who
25    wishes to do business with the licensee and explain the
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1    minority-owned, women-owned, or veteran-owned company; and
2        (8) any particular success stories to encourage other
3    licensee to emulate best practices.
4    (d) Each annual report shall include as much State-specific
5data as possible. If the submitting entity does not submit
6State-specific data, then the licensee shall include any
7national data it does have and explain why it could not submit
8State-specific data and how it intends to do so in future
9reports, if possible.
10    (e) Each annual report shall include the rules,
11regulations, and definitions used for the procurement goals in
12the licensee's annual report.
13    (f) The Board and all licensees shall hold an annual
14workshop open to the public in 2020 and every year thereafter
15on the state of supplier diversity to collaboratively seek
16solutions to structural impediments to achieving stated goals,
17including testimony from each licensee as well as subject
18matter experts and advocates. The Board shall publish a
19database on its website of the point of contact for each
20licensee for supplier diversity, along with a list of
21certifications each licensee recognizes from the information
22submitted in each annual report. The Board shall publish each
23annual report on its website and shall maintain each annual
24report for at least 5 years.
 
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1January 15, 2023, the Board shall provide a report to the
2General Assembly on sports wagering conducted under this Act
3during the 3 years following the effective date of this Act.
 
4
Article 900. Amendatory Provisions

 
5    Section 900-1. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
6is amended by changing Section 5-45 as follows:
 
7    (5 ILCS 100/5-45)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1005-45)
8    Sec. 5-45. Emergency rulemaking.
9    (a) "Emergency" means the existence of any situation that
10any agency finds reasonably constitutes a threat to the public
11interest, safety, or welfare.
12    (b) If any agency finds that an emergency exists that
13requires adoption of a rule upon fewer days than is required by
14Section 5-40 and states in writing its reasons for that
15finding, the agency may adopt an emergency rule without prior
16notice or hearing upon filing a notice of emergency rulemaking
17with the Secretary of State under Section 5-70. The notice
18shall include the text of the emergency rule and shall be
19published in the Illinois Register. Consent orders or other
20court orders adopting settlements negotiated by an agency may
21be adopted under this Section. Subject to applicable
22constitutional or statutory provisions, an emergency rule
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1at a stated date less than 10 days thereafter. The agency's
2finding and a statement of the specific reasons for the finding
3shall be filed with the rule. The agency shall take reasonable
4and appropriate measures to make emergency rules known to the
5persons who may be affected by them.
6    (c) An emergency rule may be effective for a period of not
7longer than 150 days, but the agency's authority to adopt an
8identical rule under Section 5-40 is not precluded. No
9emergency rule may be adopted more than once in any 24-month
10period, except that this limitation on the number of emergency
11rules that may be adopted in a 24-month period does not apply
12to (i) emergency rules that make additions to and deletions
13from the Drug Manual under Section 5-5.16 of the Illinois
14Public Aid Code or the generic drug formulary under Section
153.14 of the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, (ii)
16emergency rules adopted by the Pollution Control Board before
17July 1, 1997 to implement portions of the Livestock Management
18Facilities Act, (iii) emergency rules adopted by the Illinois
19Department of Public Health under subsections (a) through (i)
20of Section 2 of the Department of Public Health Act when
21necessary to protect the public's health, (iv) emergency rules
22adopted pursuant to subsection (n) of this Section, (v)
23emergency rules adopted pursuant to subsection (o) of this
24Section, or (vi) emergency rules adopted pursuant to subsection
25(c-5) of this Section. Two or more emergency rules having
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1a single rule for purposes of this Section.
2    (c-5) To facilitate the maintenance of the program of group
3health benefits provided to annuitants, survivors, and retired
4employees under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of
51971, rules to alter the contributions to be paid by the State,
6annuitants, survivors, retired employees, or any combination
7of those entities, for that program of group health benefits,
8shall be adopted as emergency rules. The adoption of those
9rules shall be considered an emergency and necessary for the
10public interest, safety, and welfare.
11    (d) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
12implementation of the State's fiscal year 1999 budget,
13emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 90-587
14or 90-588 or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 1999
15may be adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency
16charged with administering that provision or initiative,
17except that the 24-month limitation on the adoption of
18emergency rules and the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125
19do not apply to rules adopted under this subsection (d). The
20adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (d)
21shall be deemed to be necessary for the public interest,
22safety, and welfare.
23    (e) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
24implementation of the State's fiscal year 2000 budget,
25emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 91-24
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1adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
2with administering that provision or initiative, except that
3the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
4the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
5rules adopted under this subsection (e). The adoption of
6emergency rules authorized by this subsection (e) shall be
7deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
8welfare.
9    (f) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
10implementation of the State's fiscal year 2001 budget,
11emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 91-712
12or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2001 may be
13adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
14with administering that provision or initiative, except that
15the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
16the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
17rules adopted under this subsection (f). The adoption of
18emergency rules authorized by this subsection (f) shall be
19deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
20welfare.
21    (g) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
22implementation of the State's fiscal year 2002 budget,
23emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 92-10
24or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2002 may be
25adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
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1the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
2the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
3rules adopted under this subsection (g). The adoption of
4emergency rules authorized by this subsection (g) shall be
5deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
6welfare.
7    (h) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
8implementation of the State's fiscal year 2003 budget,
9emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 92-597
10or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2003 may be
11adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
12with administering that provision or initiative, except that
13the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
14the provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to
15rules adopted under this subsection (h). The adoption of
16emergency rules authorized by this subsection (h) shall be
17deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
18welfare.
19    (i) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
20implementation of the State's fiscal year 2004 budget,
21emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 93-20
22or any other budget initiative for fiscal year 2004 may be
23adopted in accordance with this Section by the agency charged
24with administering that provision or initiative, except that
25the 24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and
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1rules adopted under this subsection (i). The adoption of
2emergency rules authorized by this subsection (i) shall be
3deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
4welfare.
5    (j) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
6implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
72005 budget as provided under the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
8Implementation (Human Services) Act, emergency rules to
9implement any provision of the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
10Implementation (Human Services) Act may be adopted in
11accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
12administering that provision, except that the 24-month
13limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and the
14provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules
15adopted under this subsection (j). The Department of Public Aid
16may also adopt rules under this subsection (j) necessary to
17administer the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Children's
18Health Insurance Program Act. The adoption of emergency rules
19authorized by this subsection (j) shall be deemed to be
20necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
21    (k) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
22implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
232006 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of
24Public Act 94-48 or any other budget initiative for fiscal year
252006 may be adopted in accordance with this Section by the
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1initiative, except that the 24-month limitation on the adoption
2of emergency rules and the provisions of Sections 5-115 and
35-125 do not apply to rules adopted under this subsection (k).
4The Department of Healthcare and Family Services may also adopt
5rules under this subsection (k) necessary to administer the
6Illinois Public Aid Code, the Senior Citizens and Persons with
7Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, the Senior Citizens and
8Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Act (now
9the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Act), and the
10Children's Health Insurance Program Act. The adoption of
11emergency rules authorized by this subsection (k) shall be
12deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
13welfare.
14    (l) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
15implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
162007 budget, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
17may adopt emergency rules during fiscal year 2007, including
18rules effective July 1, 2007, in accordance with this
19subsection to the extent necessary to administer the
20Department's responsibilities with respect to amendments to
21the State plans and Illinois waivers approved by the federal
22Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services necessitated by the
23requirements of Title XIX and Title XXI of the federal Social
24Security Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
25this subsection (l) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
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1    (m) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
2implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
32008 budget, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
4may adopt emergency rules during fiscal year 2008, including
5rules effective July 1, 2008, in accordance with this
6subsection to the extent necessary to administer the
7Department's responsibilities with respect to amendments to
8the State plans and Illinois waivers approved by the federal
9Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services necessitated by the
10requirements of Title XIX and Title XXI of the federal Social
11Security Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
12this subsection (m) shall be deemed to be necessary for the
13public interest, safety, and welfare.
14    (n) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
15implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
162010 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of
17Public Act 96-45 or any other budget initiative authorized by
18the 96th General Assembly for fiscal year 2010 may be adopted
19in accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
20administering that provision or initiative. The adoption of
21emergency rules authorized by this subsection (n) shall be
22deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
23welfare. The rulemaking authority granted in this subsection
24(n) shall apply only to rules promulgated during Fiscal Year
252010.
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1implementation of the provisions of the State's fiscal year
22011 budget, emergency rules to implement any provision of
3Public Act 96-958 or any other budget initiative authorized by
4the 96th General Assembly for fiscal year 2011 may be adopted
5in accordance with this Section by the agency charged with
6administering that provision or initiative. The adoption of
7emergency rules authorized by this subsection (o) is deemed to
8be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare. The
9rulemaking authority granted in this subsection (o) applies
10only to rules promulgated on or after July 1, 2010 (the
11effective date of Public Act 96-958) through June 30, 2011.
12    (p) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
13implementation of the provisions of Public Act 97-689,
14emergency rules to implement any provision of Public Act 97-689
15may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (p) by the
16agency charged with administering that provision or
17initiative. The 150-day limitation of the effective period of
18emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
19subsection (p), and the effective period may continue through
20June 30, 2013. The 24-month limitation on the adoption of
21emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
22subsection (p). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
23this subsection (p) is deemed to be necessary for the public
24interest, safety, and welfare.
25    (q) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
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112 of Public Act 98-104, emergency rules to implement any
2provision of Articles 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 of Public Act 98-104
3may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (q) by the
4agency charged with administering that provision or
5initiative. The 24-month limitation on the adoption of
6emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
7subsection (q). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
8this subsection (q) is deemed to be necessary for the public
9interest, safety, and welfare.
10    (r) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
11implementation of the provisions of Public Act 98-651,
12emergency rules to implement Public Act 98-651 may be adopted
13in accordance with this subsection (r) by the Department of
14Healthcare and Family Services. The 24-month limitation on the
15adoption of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted
16under this subsection (r). The adoption of emergency rules
17authorized by this subsection (r) is deemed to be necessary for
18the public interest, safety, and welfare.
19    (s) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
20implementation of the provisions of Sections 5-5b.1 and 5A-2 of
21the Illinois Public Aid Code, emergency rules to implement any
22provision of Section 5-5b.1 or Section 5A-2 of the Illinois
23Public Aid Code may be adopted in accordance with this
24subsection (s) by the Department of Healthcare and Family
25Services. The rulemaking authority granted in this subsection
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12015. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, any
2emergency rule adopted under this subsection (s) shall only
3apply to payments made for State fiscal year 2015. The adoption
4of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (s) is deemed
5to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
6    (t) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
7implementation of the provisions of Article II of Public Act
899-6, emergency rules to implement the changes made by Article
9II of Public Act 99-6 to the Emergency Telephone System Act may
10be adopted in accordance with this subsection (t) by the
11Department of State Police. The rulemaking authority granted in
12this subsection (t) shall apply only to those rules adopted
13prior to July 1, 2016. The 24-month limitation on the adoption
14of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted under this
15subsection (t). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
16this subsection (t) is deemed to be necessary for the public
17interest, safety, and welfare.
18    (u) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
19implementation of the provisions of the Burn Victims Relief
20Act, emergency rules to implement any provision of the Act may
21be adopted in accordance with this subsection (u) by the
22Department of Insurance. The rulemaking authority granted in
23this subsection (u) shall apply only to those rules adopted
24prior to December 31, 2015. The adoption of emergency rules
25authorized by this subsection (u) is deemed to be necessary for
26the public interest, safety, and welfare.

 

 

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1    (v) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
2implementation of the provisions of Public Act 99-516,
3emergency rules to implement Public Act 99-516 may be adopted
4in accordance with this subsection (v) by the Department of
5Healthcare and Family Services. The 24-month limitation on the
6adoption of emergency rules does not apply to rules adopted
7under this subsection (v). The adoption of emergency rules
8authorized by this subsection (v) is deemed to be necessary for
9the public interest, safety, and welfare.
10    (w) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
11implementation of the provisions of Public Act 99-796,
12emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
1399-796 may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (w) by
14the Adjutant General. The adoption of emergency rules
15authorized by this subsection (w) is deemed to be necessary for
16the public interest, safety, and welfare.
17    (x) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
18implementation of the provisions of Public Act 99-906,
19emergency rules to implement subsection (i) of Section 16-115D,
20subsection (g) of Section 16-128A, and subsection (a) of
21Section 16-128B of the Public Utilities Act may be adopted in
22accordance with this subsection (x) by the Illinois Commerce
23Commission. The rulemaking authority granted in this
24subsection (x) shall apply only to those rules adopted within
25180 days after June 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act
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1subsection (x) is deemed to be necessary for the public
2interest, safety, and welfare.
3    (y) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
4implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-23,
5emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
6100-23 to Section 4.02 of the Illinois Act on the Aging,
7Sections 5.5.4 and 5-5.4i of the Illinois Public Aid Code,
8Section 55-30 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
9Dependency Act, and Sections 74 and 75 of the Mental Health and
10Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act may be adopted
11in accordance with this subsection (y) by the respective
12Department. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
13subsection (y) is deemed to be necessary for the public
14interest, safety, and welfare.
15    (z) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
16implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-554,
17emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
18100-554 to Section 4.7 of the Lobbyist Registration Act may be
19adopted in accordance with this subsection (z) by the Secretary
20of State. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
21subsection (z) is deemed to be necessary for the public
22interest, safety, and welfare.
23    (aa) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
24initial implementation of the changes made to Articles 5, 5A,
2512, and 14 of the Illinois Public Aid Code under the provisions
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1Services may adopt emergency rules in accordance with this
2subsection (aa). The 24-month limitation on the adoption of
3emergency rules does not apply to rules to initially implement
4the changes made to Articles 5, 5A, 12, and 14 of the Illinois
5Public Aid Code adopted under this subsection (aa). The
6adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (aa)
7is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
8welfare.
9    (bb) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
10implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-587,
11emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
12100-587 to Section 4.02 of the Illinois Act on the Aging,
13Sections 5.5.4 and 5-5.4i of the Illinois Public Aid Code,
14subsection (b) of Section 55-30 of the Alcoholism and Other
15Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, Section 5-104 of the Specialized
16Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, and Section 75 and
17subsection (b) of Section 74 of the Mental Health and
18Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act may be adopted
19in accordance with this subsection (bb) by the respective
20Department. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
21subsection (bb) is deemed to be necessary for the public
22interest, safety, and welfare.
23    (cc) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
24implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-587,
25emergency rules may be adopted in accordance with this
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1100-587 to: Sections 14-147.5 and 14-147.6 of the Illinois
2Pension Code by the Board created under Article 14 of the Code;
3Sections 15-185.5 and 15-185.6 of the Illinois Pension Code by
4the Board created under Article 15 of the Code; and Sections
516-190.5 and 16-190.6 of the Illinois Pension Code by the Board
6created under Article 16 of the Code. The adoption of emergency
7rules authorized by this subsection (cc) is deemed to be
8necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
9    (dd) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
10implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-864,
11emergency rules to implement the changes made by Public Act
12100-864 to Section 3.35 of the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act
13may be adopted in accordance with this subsection (dd) by the
14Secretary of State. The adoption of emergency rules authorized
15by this subsection (dd) is deemed to be necessary for the
16public interest, safety, and welfare.
17    (ee) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
18implementation of the provisions of Public Act 100-1172 this
19amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, emergency rules
20implementing the Illinois Underground Natural Gas Storage
21Safety Act may be adopted in accordance with this subsection by
22the Department of Natural Resources. The adoption of emergency
23rules authorized by this subsection is deemed to be necessary
24for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
25    (ff) (ee) In order to provide for the expeditious and
26timely initial implementation of the changes made to Articles

 

 

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15A and 14 of the Illinois Public Aid Code under the provisions
2of Public Act 100-1181 this amendatory Act of the 100th General
3Assembly, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may
4on a one-time-only basis adopt emergency rules in accordance
5with this subsection (ff) (ee). The 24-month limitation on the
6adoption of emergency rules does not apply to rules to
7initially implement the changes made to Articles 5A and 14 of
8the Illinois Public Aid Code adopted under this subsection (ff)
9(ee). The adoption of emergency rules authorized by this
10subsection (ff) (ee) is deemed to be necessary for the public
11interest, safety, and welfare.
12    (gg) (ff) In order to provide for the expeditious and
13timely implementation of the provisions of Public Act 101-1
14this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, emergency
15rules may be adopted by the Department of Labor in accordance
16with this subsection (gg) (ff) to implement the changes made by
17Public Act 101-1 this amendatory Act of the 101st General
18Assembly to the Minimum Wage Law. The adoption of emergency
19rules authorized by this subsection (gg) (ff) is deemed to be
20necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
21    (hh) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
22implementation of the Sporting Contest Safety and Integrity
23Act, emergency rules to implement the Sporting Contest Safety
24and Integrity Act may be adopted in accordance with this
25subsection (hh) by the Illinois Gaming Board. The adoption of
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1be necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
2    (ii) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
3implementation of the Sports Wagering Act, emergency rules to
4implement the Sports Wagering Act may be adopted in accordance
5with this subsection (ii) by the Illinois Gaming Board. The
6adoption of emergency rules authorized by this subsection (ii)
7is deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
8welfare.
9(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-554, eff. 11-16-17;
10100-581, eff. 3-12-18; 100-587, Article 95, Section 95-5, eff.
116-4-18; 100-587, Article 110, Section 110-5, eff. 6-4-18;
12100-864, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1172, eff. 1-4-19; 100-1181, eff.
133-8-19; 101-1, eff. 2-19-19; revised 4-2-19.)
 
14    Section 900-5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
15Sections 5.891 and 5.893 as follows:
 
16    (30 ILCS 105/5.891 new)
17    Sec. 5.891. The Sports Wagering Fund.
 
18    (30 ILCS 105/5.893 new)
19    Sec. 5.893. The Horse Racing Purse Fund.
 
20    Section 900-10. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by
21changing Section 13 and by adding Section 54.25 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (230 ILCS 10/13)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2413)
2    Sec. 13. Wagering tax; rate; distribution.
3    (a) Until January 1, 1998, a tax is imposed on the adjusted
4gross receipts received from gambling games authorized under
5this Act at the rate of 20%.
6    (a-1) From January 1, 1998 until July 1, 2002, a privilege
7tax is imposed on persons engaged in the business of conducting
8riverboat gambling operations, based on the adjusted gross
9receipts received by a licensed owner from gambling games
10authorized under this Act at the following rates:
11        15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and
12    including $25,000,000;
13        20% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
14    $25,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
15        25% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
16    $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
17        30% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
18    $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
19        35% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
20    $100,000,000.
21    (a-2) From July 1, 2002 until July 1, 2003, a privilege tax
22is imposed on persons engaged in the business of conducting
23riverboat gambling operations, other than licensed managers
24conducting riverboat gambling operations on behalf of the
25State, based on the adjusted gross receipts received by a
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1the following rates:
2        15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and
3    including $25,000,000;
4        22.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
5    $25,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
6        27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
7    $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
8        32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
9    $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
10        37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
11    $100,000,000 but not exceeding $150,000,000;
12        45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
13    $150,000,000 but not exceeding $200,000,000;
14        50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
15    $200,000,000.
16    (a-3) Beginning July 1, 2003, a privilege tax is imposed on
17persons engaged in the business of conducting riverboat
18gambling operations, other than licensed managers conducting
19riverboat gambling operations on behalf of the State, based on
20the adjusted gross receipts received by a licensed owner from
21gambling games authorized under this Act at the following
22rates:
23        15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and
24    including $25,000,000;
25        27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
26    $25,000,000 but not exceeding $37,500,000;

 

 

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1        32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
2    $37,500,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
3        37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
4    $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
5        45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
6    $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
7        50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
8    $100,000,000 but not exceeding $250,000,000;
9        70% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
10    $250,000,000.
11    An amount equal to the amount of wagering taxes collected
12under this subsection (a-3) that are in addition to the amount
13of wagering taxes that would have been collected if the
14wagering tax rates under subsection (a-2) were in effect shall
15be paid into the Common School Fund.
16    The privilege tax imposed under this subsection (a-3) shall
17no longer be imposed beginning on the earlier of (i) July 1,
182005; (ii) the first date after June 20, 2003 that riverboat
19gambling operations are conducted pursuant to a dormant
20license; or (iii) the first day that riverboat gambling
21operations are conducted under the authority of an owners
22license that is in addition to the 10 owners licenses initially
23authorized under this Act. For the purposes of this subsection
24(a-3), the term "dormant license" means an owners license that
25is authorized by this Act under which no riverboat gambling
26operations are being conducted on June 20, 2003.

 

 

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1    (a-4) Beginning on the first day on which the tax imposed
2under subsection (a-3) is no longer imposed, a privilege tax is
3imposed on persons engaged in the business of conducting
4riverboat gambling operations, other than licensed managers
5conducting riverboat gambling operations on behalf of the
6State, based on the adjusted gross receipts received by a
7licensed owner from gambling games authorized under this Act at
8the following rates:
9        15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and
10    including $25,000,000;
11        22.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
12    $25,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
13        27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
14    $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
15        32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
16    $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
17        37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
18    $100,000,000 but not exceeding $150,000,000;
19        45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
20    $150,000,000 but not exceeding $200,000,000;
21        50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
22    $200,000,000.
23    (a-8) Riverboat gambling operations conducted by a
24licensed manager on behalf of the State are not subject to the
25tax imposed under this Section.
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1the licensed owner to the Board not later than 5:00 o'clock
2p.m. of the day after the day when the wagers were made.
3    (a-15) If the privilege tax imposed under subsection (a-3)
4is no longer imposed pursuant to item (i) of the last paragraph
5of subsection (a-3), then by June 15 of each year, each owners
6licensee, other than an owners licensee that admitted 1,000,000
7persons or fewer in calendar year 2004, must, in addition to
8the payment of all amounts otherwise due under this Section,
9pay to the Board a reconciliation payment in the amount, if
10any, by which the licensed owner's base amount exceeds the
11amount of net privilege tax paid by the licensed owner to the
12Board in the then current State fiscal year. A licensed owner's
13net privilege tax obligation due for the balance of the State
14fiscal year shall be reduced up to the total of the amount paid
15by the licensed owner in its June 15 reconciliation payment.
16The obligation imposed by this subsection (a-15) is binding on
17any person, firm, corporation, or other entity that acquires an
18ownership interest in any such owners license. The obligation
19imposed under this subsection (a-15) terminates on the earliest
20of: (i) July 1, 2007, (ii) the first day after the effective
21date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly that
22riverboat gambling operations are conducted pursuant to a
23dormant license, (iii) the first day that riverboat gambling
24operations are conducted under the authority of an owners
25license that is in addition to the 10 owners licenses initially
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1licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 conducts
2gaming operations with slot machines or other electronic gaming
3devices. The Board must reduce the obligation imposed under
4this subsection (a-15) by an amount the Board deems reasonable
5for any of the following reasons: (A) an act or acts of God,
6(B) an act of bioterrorism or terrorism or a bioterrorism or
7terrorism threat that was investigated by a law enforcement
8agency, or (C) a condition beyond the control of the owners
9licensee that does not result from any act or omission by the
10owners licensee or any of its agents and that poses a hazardous
11threat to the health and safety of patrons. If an owners
12licensee pays an amount in excess of its liability under this
13Section, the Board shall apply the overpayment to future
14payments required under this Section.
15    For purposes of this subsection (a-15):
16    "Act of God" means an incident caused by the operation of
17an extraordinary force that cannot be foreseen, that cannot be
18avoided by the exercise of due care, and for which no person
19can be held liable.
20    "Base amount" means the following:
21        For a riverboat in Alton, $31,000,000.
22        For a riverboat in East Peoria, $43,000,000.
23        For the Empress riverboat in Joliet, $86,000,000.
24        For a riverboat in Metropolis, $45,000,000.
25        For the Harrah's riverboat in Joliet, $114,000,000.
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1        For a riverboat in East St. Louis, $48,500,000.
2        For a riverboat in Elgin, $198,000,000.
3    "Dormant license" has the meaning ascribed to it in
4subsection (a-3).
5    "Net privilege tax" means all privilege taxes paid by a
6licensed owner to the Board under this Section, less all
7payments made from the State Gaming Fund pursuant to subsection
8(b) of this Section.
9    The changes made to this subsection (a-15) by Public Act
1094-839 are intended to restate and clarify the intent of Public
11Act 94-673 with respect to the amount of the payments required
12to be made under this subsection by an owners licensee to the
13Board.
14    (b) Until January 1, 1998, 25% of the tax revenue deposited
15in the State Gaming Fund under this Section shall be paid,
16subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, to the unit
17of local government which is designated as the home dock of the
18riverboat. Beginning January 1, 1998, from the tax revenue
19deposited in the State Gaming Fund under this Section, an
20amount equal to 5% of adjusted gross receipts generated by a
21riverboat shall be paid monthly, subject to appropriation by
22the General Assembly, to the unit of local government that is
23designated as the home dock of the riverboat. From the tax
24revenue deposited in the State Gaming Fund pursuant to
25riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed manager
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1receipts generated pursuant to those riverboat gambling
2operations shall be paid monthly, subject to appropriation by
3the General Assembly, to the unit of local government that is
4designated as the home dock of the riverboat upon which those
5riverboat gambling operations are conducted.
6    (c) Appropriations, as approved by the General Assembly,
7may be made from the State Gaming Fund to the Board (i) for the
8administration and enforcement of this Act and the Video Gaming
9Act, (ii) for distribution to the Department of State Police
10and to the Department of Revenue for the enforcement of this
11Act, and (iii) to the Department of Human Services for the
12administration of programs to treat problem gambling,
13including problem gambling from sports wagering.
14    (c-5) Before May 26, 2006 (the effective date of Public Act
1594-804) and beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
16Act of the 95th General Assembly, unless any organization
17licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 begins to
18operate a slot machine or video game of chance under the
19Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or this Act, after the
20payments required under subsections (b) and (c) have been made,
21an amount equal to 15% of the adjusted gross receipts of (1) an
22owners licensee that relocates pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an
23owners licensee conducting riverboat gambling operations
24pursuant to an owners license that is initially issued after
25June 25, 1999, or (3) the first riverboat gambling operations
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1Section 7.3, whichever comes first, shall be paid from the
2State Gaming Fund into the Horse Racing Equity Fund.
3    (c-10) Each year the General Assembly shall appropriate
4from the General Revenue Fund to the Education Assistance Fund
5an amount equal to the amount paid into the Horse Racing Equity
6Fund pursuant to subsection (c-5) in the prior calendar year.
7    (c-15) After the payments required under subsections (b),
8(c), and (c-5) have been made, an amount equal to 2% of the
9adjusted gross receipts of (1) an owners licensee that
10relocates pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an owners licensee
11conducting riverboat gambling operations pursuant to an owners
12license that is initially issued after June 25, 1999, or (3)
13the first riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed
14manager on behalf of the State under Section 7.3, whichever
15comes first, shall be paid, subject to appropriation from the
16General Assembly, from the State Gaming Fund to each home rule
17county with a population of over 3,000,000 inhabitants for the
18purpose of enhancing the county's criminal justice system.
19    (c-20) Each year the General Assembly shall appropriate
20from the General Revenue Fund to the Education Assistance Fund
21an amount equal to the amount paid to each home rule county
22with a population of over 3,000,000 inhabitants pursuant to
23subsection (c-15) in the prior calendar year.
24    (c-25) On July 1, 2013 and each July 1 thereafter,
25$1,600,000 shall be transferred from the State Gaming Fund to
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1    (c-30) On July 1, 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter,
2$92,000,000 shall be transferred from the State Gaming Fund to
3the School Infrastructure Fund and $23,000,000 shall be
4transferred from the State Gaming Fund to the Horse Racing
5Equity Fund.
6    (c-35) Beginning on July 1, 2013, in addition to any amount
7transferred under subsection (c-30) of this Section,
8$5,530,000 shall be transferred monthly from the State Gaming
9Fund to the School Infrastructure Fund.
10    (d) From time to time, the Board shall transfer the
11remainder of the funds generated by this Act into the Education
12Assistance Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the State of
13Illinois.
14    (e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the unit of local
15government designated as the home dock of the riverboat from
16entering into agreements with other units of local government
17in this State or in other states to share its portion of the
18tax revenue.
19    (f) To the extent practicable, the Board shall administer
20and collect the wagering taxes imposed by this Section in a
21manner consistent with the provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b,
225c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 8, 9, and 10 of the
23Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the Uniform
24Penalty and Interest Act.
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1    (230 ILCS 10/54.25 new)
2    Sec. 54.25. Horse Racing Purse Fund. There is created a
3fund to be known as the Horse Racing Purse Fund, which is a
4non-appropriated trust fund held separate and apart from State
5moneys. The Fund shall consist of moneys paid into it by sports
6wagering licensees under subsection (d) of Section 5-70 of the
7Sports Wagering Act for the purposes described in this Section.
8The Fund shall be administered by the Board. Moneys in the Fund
9shall be distributed to organization licensees, based on the
10percentage of live racing days each organization licensee
11conducted in the previous year to the total number of live
12racing days for all organization licensees, for distribution by
13organization licensees at their race meetings as purses. The
14moneys distributed shall be certified by the Board.
 
15    Section 900-15. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
16changing Sections 28-1, 28-3, and 28-5 as follows:
 
17    (720 ILCS 5/28-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1)
18    Sec. 28-1. Gambling.
19    (a) A person commits gambling when he or she:
20        (1) knowingly plays a game of chance or skill for money
21    or other thing of value, unless excepted in subsection (b)
22    of this Section;
23        (2) knowingly makes a wager upon the result of any
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1    election;
2        (3) knowingly operates, keeps, owns, uses, purchases,
3    exhibits, rents, sells, bargains for the sale or lease of,
4    manufactures or distributes any gambling device;
5        (4) contracts to have or give himself or herself or
6    another the option to buy or sell, or contracts to buy or
7    sell, at a future time, any grain or other commodity
8    whatsoever, or any stock or security of any company, where
9    it is at the time of making such contract intended by both
10    parties thereto that the contract to buy or sell, or the
11    option, whenever exercised, or the contract resulting
12    therefrom, shall be settled, not by the receipt or delivery
13    of such property, but by the payment only of differences in
14    prices thereof; however, the issuance, purchase, sale,
15    exercise, endorsement or guarantee, by or through a person
16    registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section
17    8 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, or by or through
18    a person exempt from such registration under said Section
19    8, of a put, call, or other option to buy or sell
20    securities which have been registered with the Secretary of
21    State or which are exempt from such registration under
22    Section 3 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 is not
23    gambling within the meaning of this paragraph (4);
24        (5) knowingly owns or possesses any book, instrument or
25    apparatus by means of which bets or wagers have been, or
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1    money which he has received in the course of a bet or
2    wager;
3        (6) knowingly sells pools upon the result of any game
4    or contest of skill or chance, political nomination,
5    appointment or election;
6        (7) knowingly sets up or promotes any lottery or sells,
7    offers to sell or transfers any ticket or share for any
8    lottery;
9        (8) knowingly sets up or promotes any policy game or
10    sells, offers to sell or knowingly possesses or transfers
11    any policy ticket, slip, record, document or other similar
12    device;
13        (9) knowingly drafts, prints or publishes any lottery
14    ticket or share, or any policy ticket, slip, record,
15    document or similar device, except for such activity
16    related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized by
17    and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois or
18    any other state or foreign government;
19        (10) knowingly advertises any lottery or policy game,
20    except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games
21    and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with
22    the laws of Illinois or any other state;
23        (11) knowingly transmits information as to wagers,
24    betting odds, or changes in betting odds by telephone,
25    telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means; or knowingly
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1    receipt of such information; except that nothing in this
2    subdivision (11) prohibits transmission or receipt of such
3    information for use in news reporting of sporting events or
4    contests; or
5        (12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an
6    Internet site that permits a person to play a game of
7    chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means
8    of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any
9    game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or
10    election by means of the Internet. This item (12) does not
11    apply to activities referenced in items (6), and (6.1), and
12    (15) of subsection (b) of this Section.
13    (b) Participants in any of the following activities shall
14not be convicted of gambling:
15        (1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
16    happening of chance including without limitation contracts
17    of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
18    insurance.
19        (2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
20    actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
21    determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
22    the owners of animals or vehicles entered in such contest.
23        (3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of
24    this State.
25        (4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
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1    thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
2    commerce to any place outside this State when such
3    transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
4    law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of
5    video gaming terminals, as defined in the Video Gaming Act,
6    by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal operators
7    licensed to do so under the Video Gaming Act.
8        (5) The game commonly known as "bingo", when conducted
9    in accordance with the Bingo License and Tax Act.
10        (6) Lotteries when conducted by the State of Illinois
11    in accordance with the Illinois Lottery Law. This exemption
12    includes any activity conducted by the Department of
13    Revenue to sell lottery tickets pursuant to the provisions
14    of the Illinois Lottery Law and its rules.
15        (6.1) The purchase of lottery tickets through the
16    Internet for a lottery conducted by the State of Illinois
17    under the program established in Section 7.12 of the
18    Illinois Lottery Law.
19        (7) Possession of an antique slot machine that is
20    neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or
21    promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise.
22    For the purpose of this subparagraph (b)(7), an antique
23    slot machine is one manufactured 25 years ago or earlier.
24        (8) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in accordance
25    with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
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1    the Charitable Games Act.
2        (10) Pull tabs and jar games when conducted under the
3    Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
4        (11) Gambling games conducted on riverboats when
5    authorized by the Riverboat Gambling Act.
6        (12) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
7    establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
8    fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
9    establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video
10    Gaming Act.
11        (13) Games of skill or chance where money or other
12    things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is
13    required to participate.
14        (14) Savings promotion raffles authorized under
15    Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act, Section 7008 of the
16    Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the Illinois Credit Union
17    Act, Section 5136B of the National Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
18    25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C.
19    1463).
20        (15) Sports wagering when conducted in accordance with
21    the Sports Wagering Act.
22    (c) Sentence.
23    Gambling is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
24conviction under subsections (a)(3) through (a)(12), is a Class
254 felony.
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1    In prosecutions under this Section circumstantial evidence
2shall have the same validity and weight as in any criminal
3prosecution.
4(Source: P.A. 98-644, eff. 6-10-14; 99-149, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
5    (720 ILCS 5/28-3)   (from Ch. 38, par. 28-3)
6    Sec. 28-3. Keeping a Gambling Place. A "gambling place" is
7any real estate, vehicle, boat or any other property whatsoever
8used for the purposes of gambling other than gambling conducted
9in the manner authorized by the Riverboat Gambling Act, the
10Sports Wagering Act, or the Video Gaming Act. Any person who
11knowingly permits any premises or property owned or occupied by
12him or under his control to be used as a gambling place commits
13a Class A misdemeanor. Each subsequent offense is a Class 4
14felony. When any premises is determined by the circuit court to
15be a gambling place:
16    (a) Such premises is a public nuisance and may be proceeded
17against as such, and
18    (b) All licenses, permits or certificates issued by the
19State of Illinois or any subdivision or public agency thereof
20authorizing the serving of food or liquor on such premises
21shall be void; and no license, permit or certificate so
22cancelled shall be reissued for such premises for a period of
2360 days thereafter; nor shall any person convicted of keeping a
24gambling place be reissued such license for one year from his
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1place, any such person shall not be reissued such license, and
2    (c) Such premises of any person who knowingly permits
3thereon a violation of any Section of this Article shall be
4held liable for, and may be sold to pay any unsatisfied
5judgment that may be recovered and any unsatisfied fine that
6may be levied under any Section of this Article.
7(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09.)
 
8    (720 ILCS 5/28-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 28-5)
9    Sec. 28-5. Seizure of gambling devices and gambling funds.
10    (a) Every device designed for gambling which is incapable
11of lawful use or every device used unlawfully for gambling
12shall be considered a "gambling device", and shall be subject
13to seizure, confiscation and destruction by the Department of
14State Police or by any municipal, or other local authority,
15within whose jurisdiction the same may be found. As used in
16this Section, a "gambling device" includes any slot machine,
17and includes any machine or device constructed for the
18reception of money or other thing of value and so constructed
19as to return, or to cause someone to return, on chance to the
20player thereof money, property or a right to receive money or
21property. With the exception of any device designed for
22gambling which is incapable of lawful use, no gambling device
23shall be forfeited or destroyed unless an individual with a
24property interest in said device knows of the unlawful use of
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1    (b) Every gambling device shall be seized and forfeited to
2the county wherein such seizure occurs. Any money or other
3thing of value integrally related to acts of gambling shall be
4seized and forfeited to the county wherein such seizure occurs.
5    (c) If, within 60 days after any seizure pursuant to
6subparagraph (b) of this Section, a person having any property
7interest in the seized property is charged with an offense, the
8court which renders judgment upon such charge shall, within 30
9days after such judgment, conduct a forfeiture hearing to
10determine whether such property was a gambling device at the
11time of seizure. Such hearing shall be commenced by a written
12petition by the State, including material allegations of fact,
13the name and address of every person determined by the State to
14have any property interest in the seized property, a
15representation that written notice of the date, time and place
16of such hearing has been mailed to every such person by
17certified mail at least 10 days before such date, and a request
18for forfeiture. Every such person may appear as a party and
19present evidence at such hearing. The quantum of proof required
20shall be a preponderance of the evidence, and the burden of
21proof shall be on the State. If the court determines that the
22seized property was a gambling device at the time of seizure,
23an order of forfeiture and disposition of the seized property
24shall be entered: a gambling device shall be received by the
25State's Attorney, who shall effect its destruction, except that
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1money shall be deposited in the general fund of the county
2wherein such seizure occurred; money and other things of value
3shall be received by the State's Attorney and, upon
4liquidation, shall be deposited in the general fund of the
5county wherein such seizure occurred. However, in the event
6that a defendant raises the defense that the seized slot
7machine is an antique slot machine described in subparagraph
8(b) (7) of Section 28-1 of this Code and therefore he is exempt
9from the charge of a gambling activity participant, the seized
10antique slot machine shall not be destroyed or otherwise
11altered until a final determination is made by the Court as to
12whether it is such an antique slot machine. Upon a final
13determination by the Court of this question in favor of the
14defendant, such slot machine shall be immediately returned to
15the defendant. Such order of forfeiture and disposition shall,
16for the purposes of appeal, be a final order and judgment in a
17civil proceeding.
18    (d) If a seizure pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this
19Section is not followed by a charge pursuant to subparagraph
20(c) of this Section, or if the prosecution of such charge is
21permanently terminated or indefinitely discontinued without
22any judgment of conviction or acquittal (1) the State's
23Attorney shall commence an in rem proceeding for the forfeiture
24and destruction of a gambling device, or for the forfeiture and
25deposit in the general fund of the county of any seized money
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1any person having any property interest in such seized gambling
2device, money or other thing of value may commence separate
3civil proceedings in the manner provided by law.
4    (e) Any gambling device displayed for sale to a riverboat
5gambling operation or used to train occupational licensees of a
6riverboat gambling operation as authorized under the Riverboat
7Gambling Act is exempt from seizure under this Section.
8    (f) Any gambling equipment, devices and supplies provided
9by a licensed supplier in accordance with the Riverboat
10Gambling Act which are removed from the riverboat for repair
11are exempt from seizure under this Section.
12    (g) The following video gaming terminals are exempt from
13seizure under this Section:
14        (1) Video gaming terminals for sale to a licensed
15    distributor or operator under the Video Gaming Act.
16        (2) Video gaming terminals used to train licensed
17    technicians or licensed terminal handlers.
18        (3) Video gaming terminals that are removed from a
19    licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment,
20    licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
21    establishment for repair.
22    (h) Property seized or forfeited under this Section is
23subject to reporting under the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting
24Act.
25    (i) Any sports wagering equipment, devices, and supplies
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1facility for repair under the Sports Wagering Act are exempt
2from seizure under this Section.
3(Source: P.A. 100-512, eff. 7-1-18.)
 
4
Article 999. Severability; Effective Date

 
5    Section 999-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act
6are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
7    Section 999-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.".