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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB4224 Introduced 11/14/2022, by Sen. Ann Gillespie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Raffles and Poker Runs Act. Prohibits the State Board of Elections and the governing body of any county or municipality from issuing a license under the Act to a person that will offer a firearm as a prize at a poker run or raffle, unless that person is a certified licensee under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Limits home rule powers. Defines "firearm".
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| | SB4224 | | LRB102 28549 JDS 40426 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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Raffles and Poker Runs Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 8.2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (230 ILCS 15/8.2 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8.2. Limitation on issuance of licenses for raffles |
| 8 | | and poker runs at which firearms are offered as prizes. |
| 9 | | (a) Neither the State Board of Elections nor the governing |
| 10 | | body of a county or municipality shall issue a license under |
| 11 | | this Act to a person that will offer a firearm as a prize at a |
| 12 | | poker run or raffle, unless that person is a certified |
| 13 | | licensee under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. |
| 14 | | (b) A home rule unit may not regulate the issuance of |
| 15 | | licenses under this Act in a manner inconsistent with this |
| 16 | | Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of |
| 17 | | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the |
| 18 | | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions |
| 19 | | exercised by the State. |
| 20 | | (c) As used in this Section, "firearm" has the meaning |
| 21 | | ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners |
| 22 | | Identification Card Act.
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