Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB6578

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of the Lottery to offer a special instant scratch-off game for the treatment, education, and prevention of epilepsy. Requires the net revenue from that game to be deposited into the Overcoming Epilepsy Fund. Provides that moneys deposited into the Overcoming Epilepsy Fund shall be used by the Department of Public Health for the purpose of making grants to organizations in Illinois that participate in the treatment, education, and prevention of epilepsy. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the game. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Overcoming Epilepsy Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
5/11/2016	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
5/11/2016	House	First Reading
5/11/2016	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

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