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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2800 Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Denies home rule units the power to regulate, license, or tax sports wagering. Effective immediately. |
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB2800 | | LRB104 16247 BAB 29631 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning gaming.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Sports Wagering Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 25-115 as follows:
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| 6 | | (230 ILCS 45/25-115 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 25-115. Home rule. |
| 8 | | (a) The regulation and licensing of sports wagering, |
| 9 | | including, but not limited to, the imposition of fees, |
| 10 | | surcharges, or other costs for the privilege of conducting or |
| 11 | | participating in sports wagering, are exclusive powers and |
| 12 | | functions of the State. A home rule unit may not regulate or |
| 13 | | license sports wagering. This subsection (a) is a denial and |
| 14 | | limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection |
| 15 | | (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. |
| 16 | | (b) A home rule unit may not impose or collect a tax on |
| 17 | | sports wagering or a tax on receipts generated from sports |
| 18 | | wagering. This subsection (b) is a denial and limitation of |
| 19 | | home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section |
| 20 | | 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
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| 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 22 | | becoming law. |