Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 3318

Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that an organization licensee shall have authority to determine and set hours of operation and days of operation for inter-track wagering under an inter-track wagering license and inter-track wagering location license and to determine wagering on simulcast programs on out-of-state races at wagering facilities at which inter-track wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees who derive their licenses from the organization licensee conduct business. Further provides that non-host licensees may accept wagers on all races included as part of a simulcast program upon which wagering is permitted (rather than shall accept wagers on all races included as part of a simulcast program upon which wagering is permitted). Provides that inter-track wagering location licensees who derive their licenses from a particular organization licensee shall conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering only at locations that are within 140 miles of the race track where the particular organization licensee is licensed to conduct racing (rather than only at locations which are either within 90 miles of the race track where the particular organization licensee is licensed to conduct racing or within 135 miles of that race track where the particular organization licensee is licensed to conduct racing) and deletes a distinction for such race tracks located in counties of less than 400,000. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that non-host licensees of horse races conducted at race tracks located in the United States shall accept wagers on all races included as part of the simulcast program upon which wagering is permitted and that on horse races conducted at race tracks located outside the United States, non-host licensees, for a one year period, may and, after that one year period, shall accept wagers on all races included as part of the simulcast program upon which wagering is permitted. Provides that inter-track wagering location licensees who derive their licenses from a particular organization licensee shall conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering only at locations that are within 140 miles of the race track where the particular organization licensee is licensed to conduct racing (rather than only at locations which are either within 90 miles of the race track where the particular organization licensee is licensed to conduct racing or within 135 miles of that race track where the particular organization licensee is licensed to conduct racing) and deletes a distinction for such race tracks located in counties of less than 400,000. Effective immediately.

Provides that, for a period of one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act, non-host licensees may carry the host track simulcast program and shall accept wagers on all races included as part of the simulcast program of horse races conducted at race tracks located within North America, rather than the United States. Provides that, for a period of one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act, on horse races conducted at race tracks located outside of North America, rather than the United States, non-host licensees may accept wagers on all races included as part of the simulcast program upon which wagering is permitted.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/15/2014	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0968

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2014	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
2/14/2014	Senate	First Reading
2/14/2014	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/14/2014	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
3/13/2014	Senate	Assigned to Executive
3/21/2014	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
3/21/2014	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/25/2014	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
3/26/2014	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/27/2014	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000
3/27/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2014
4/1/2014	Senate	Second Reading
4/1/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2014
4/4/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
4/4/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
4/7/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
4/8/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
4/8/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
4/8/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive
4/9/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
4/9/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
4/9/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments
4/9/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
4/10/2014	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/10/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Link
4/10/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Link
4/10/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/10/2014	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 051-002-000
4/10/2014	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
4/11/2014	House	Arrived in House
4/11/2014	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
4/16/2014	House	First Reading
4/16/2014	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/25/2014	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
4/28/2014	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
5/14/2014	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
5/14/2014	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/15/2014	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/15/2014	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/15/2014	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
5/21/2014	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-020-000
5/21/2014	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/19/2014	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/15/2014	Senate	Governor Approved
8/15/2014	Senate	Effective Date August 15, 2014
8/15/2014	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0968

	Deletes reference to:
	230 ILCS 5/20.1

	Adds reference to:
	230 ILCS 5/1	from Ch. 8, par. 37-1

	Deletes reference to:
	230 ILCS 5/1

	Adds reference to:
	230 ILCS 5/26	from Ch. 8, par. 37-26