HB4283eng 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4283 Engrossed LRB093 18614 LRD 44339 b

AN ACT concerning gaming.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Raffles Act is amended by adding Section 8.2 as follows:

(230 ILCS 15/8.2 new)

Sec. 8.2. Exemption for children's research hospital.

(a) A charitable institution is not subject to the licensing provisions of subsection (a) of Section 2, items (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of Section 3, and the restrictions on the conduct of raffles imposed under item (5) of Section 4 if (i) the sole purpose of the charitable institution is to raise funds for a children's research hospital that is exempted from the payment of federal income taxes by the United States Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3)), (ii) the net proceeds from raffles conducted by the charitable institution under this Act are used by the organization for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes, and (iii) the charitable institution obtains a license from the Department under subsection (b).

(b) The Department of Revenue shall, upon application therefor on forms prescribed by that Department, and upon the payment of an annual fee of $200, and upon a determination by the Department that the applicant is a charitable institution that meets the qualifications in items (i) and (ii) of subsection (a), issue a license authorizing the charitable institution to conduct raffles. A license issued under this subsection (b) shall be valid for one year.

(c) For a charitable organization that conducts raffles under this Section, all references in Sections 5 and 6 of this Act to a licensing authority mean the Illinois Department of Revenue.

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