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Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
Filed: 11/7/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 584
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 584 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 21.4 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 1605/21.4) |
| 7 | | Sec. 21.4. Joint Special Instant Scratch-off game. |
| 8 | | (a) The Department shall offer a joint special instant |
| 9 | | scratch-off game for the benefit of the special causes |
| 10 | | identified in Sections 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, 21.9, 21.10, |
| 11 | | 21.11, 21.13, 21.15, and 21.16. The operation of the game |
| 12 | | shall be governed by this Section and any rules adopted by the |
| 13 | | Department. The game shall commence on January 1, 2024 or as |
| 14 | | soon thereafter, at the discretion of the Director, as is |
| 15 | | reasonably practical and shall be discontinued on January 1, |
| 16 | | 2027. If any provision of this Section is inconsistent with |
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| 1 | | any other provision in the Act, then this Section governs. |
| 2 | | (b) Once the joint special instant scratch-off game is |
| 3 | | used to fund a special cause, the game will be used to fund the |
| 4 | | special cause for the remainder of the special causes' |
| 5 | | existence per the causes' respective Section of this Act. |
| 6 | | (c) New specialty tickets and causes authorized by this |
| 7 | | Act shall be funded by the joint special instant scratch-off |
| 8 | | game. New specialty tickets and causes after February 1, 2024 |
| 9 | | must have a sunset date. The Department shall be limited to |
| 10 | | supporting no more than 10 causes in total at any given time. |
| 11 | | (d) Net revenue received from the sale of the joint |
| 12 | | special instant scratch-off game for the purposes of this |
| 13 | | Section shall be divided equally among the special causes the |
| 14 | | game benefits. At the direction of the Department, the State |
| 15 | | Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall |
| 16 | | transfer from the State Lottery Fund the net revenue to the |
| 17 | | specific fund identified for each special cause in accordance |
| 18 | | with the special cause's respective Section in this Act. The |
| 19 | | Department shall transfer the net revenue into the special |
| 20 | | fund identified for each special cause in accordance with the |
| 21 | | special cause's respective Section of this Act. As used in |
| 22 | | this Section, "net revenue" means the total amount for which |
| 23 | | tickets have been sold less the sum of the amount paid out in |
| 24 | | prizes and to retailers, and direct and estimated |
| 25 | | administrative expenses incurred in operation of the ticket. |
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 103-381, eff. 7-28-23.)
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