SB0521ham002 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Robert Rita

Filed: 5/31/2021

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 521

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 521, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 1, by replacing line 11 on page 19 through line 20 on page 46 with the following:

"changing Sections 8 and 13 and by adding Section 8.1 as follows:"; and

on page 88, line 19, after "45,", by adding "50,"; and

by deleting line 18 on page 103 through line 8 on page 104; and

on page 110, immediately below line 7, by inserting the following:

"(230 ILCS 40/50)

Sec. 50. Distribution of license fees.

(a) All fees collected under Section 45 shall be deposited into the State Gaming Fund.

(b) Fees collected under Section 45 shall be used as follows:

(1) Twenty-five percent shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, to the Department of Human Services for administration of programs for the treatment of compulsive gambling.

(2) Seventy-five percent shall be used for the administration of this Act.

(c) All initial terminal handler, technician, sales agent and broker, licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, and licensed fraternal establishment licenses issued by the Board under this Act shall be issued for 2 years and are renewable for additional 2-year periods annually unless sooner cancelled or terminated. Except as provided by Section 8.1 of the Illinois Gambling Act, all initial manufacturer, distributor, supplier, and terminal operator licenses issued by the Board under this Act shall be issued for 4 years and are renewable for additional 4-year periods unless sooner cancelled or terminated. No license issued under this Act is transferable or assignable.

(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)"; and

on page 110, line 14, by replacing "year." with "year; however, a home rule municipality that imposed a fee in excess of $250 on the operation of a video gaming terminal on or before June 1, 2021 may retain its current fee structure in place, but may not further increase fees beyond the limit provide in this Section."; and

on page 110, lines 12 through 17, by deleting "A home rule municipality may not impose a fee for the operation of a video gaming terminal in excess of $250 per year. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State."; and

on page 110, line 20, by deleting "to"; and

on page 111, line 3, by replacing "Exclusive regulation" with "Regulation"; and

on page 111, line 12, by deleting "exclusive"; and

on page 111, line 13, by deleting "home rule municipality or"; and

on page 111, lines 19 through 22, by deleting "This subsection (a) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution."; and

on page 111, line 24, by deleting "exclusive"; and

on page 111, line 25, by deleting "home rule municipality or"; and

on page 112, lines 2 through 4, by deleting "This subsection (b) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution."; and

on page 12, lines 15 through 17, by deleting "This subsection (c) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution."; and

on page 12, line 26, after "subsection (c).", by adding "This subsection (d) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.".