HB4283 Engrossed LRB093 18614 LRD 44339 b

1     AN ACT concerning gaming.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Raffles Act is amended by adding Section 8.2
5 as follows:
 
6     (230 ILCS 15/8.2 new)
7     Sec. 8.2. Exemption for children's research hospital.
8     (a) A charitable institution is not subject to the
9 licensing provisions of subsection (a) of Section 2, items (1),
10 (2), (3), (4), and (5) of Section 3, and the restrictions on
11 the conduct of raffles imposed under item (5) of Section 4 if
12 (i) the sole purpose of the charitable institution is to raise
13 funds for a children's research hospital that is exempted from
14 the payment of federal income taxes by the United States
15 Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3)), (ii) the
16 net proceeds from raffles conducted by the charitable
17 institution under this Act are used by the organization for
18 charitable, scientific, or educational purposes, and (iii) the
19 charitable institution obtains a license from the Department
20 under subsection (b).
21     (b) The Department of Revenue shall, upon application
22 therefor on forms prescribed by that Department, and upon the
23 payment of an annual fee of $200, and upon a determination by
24 the Department that the applicant is a charitable institution
25 that meets the qualifications in items (i) and (ii) of
26 subsection (a), issue a license authorizing the charitable
27 institution to conduct raffles. A license issued under this
28 subsection (b) shall be valid for one year.
29     (c) For a charitable organization that conducts raffles
30 under this Section, all references in Sections 5 and 6 of this
31 Act to a licensing authority mean the Illinois Department of
32 Revenue.
 

 

 

HB4283 Engrossed - 2 - LRB093 18614 LRD 44339 b

1     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.