HB2419 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB102 13987 SMS 19339 b

102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2419

Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

230 ILCS 40/46 new

Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that a public employee may not, with the intent to obtain specified compensation for the award of the contract or operation of video gaming, solicit, intimidate, or coerce the owner or agent of the owner of a licensed establishment, licensed veterans establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment to enter into any contract with another person for the operation of a video gaming terminal under the Act. Provides that a public officer may not, with the intent to obtain specified compensation, enter into any contract with another person for the operation of a video gaming terminal that is located on a property within the public official's district or from any video gaming terminal that is located within 5 miles from any boundary of the public official's district. Provides that a violation of the provisions is a Class 3 felony. Provides that it is not a defense to a violation of the provisions that the public officer or public employee did not receive any monetary consideration or other thing of value from the operator or proposed operator of the video gaming terminal or from the owner or agent of the owner of the licensed establishment, licensed veterans establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment for the solicitation, intimidation, or coercion of the owner or agent of the licensed establishment, licensed veterans establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment. Effective immediately.

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning gaming.

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

Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by adding Section 46 as follows:

(230 ILCS 40/46 new)

Sec. 46. Public officers and employees; solicitation for contracts prohibited.

(a) As used in this Section:

"Public employee" has the meaning given to it in Section 2-17 of the Criminal Code of 2012.

"Public officer" has the meaning given to it in Section 2-18 of the Criminal Code of 2012.

(b) A public employee may not, with the intent to obtain any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation for the award of the contract or operation of video gaming, solicit, intimidate, or coerce the owner or agent of the owner of a licensed establishment, licensed veterans establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment to enter into any contract with another person for the operation of a video gaming terminal under this Act.

(c) A public officer may not, with the intent to obtain any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation, enter into any contract with another person for the operation of a video gaming terminal that is located on a property within the public official's district or from any video gaming terminal that is located within 5 miles from any boundary of the public official's district.

(d) It is not a defense to a violation of this Section that the public officer or public employee did not receive any monetary consideration or other thing of value from the operator or proposed operator of the video gaming terminal or from the owner or agent of the owner of the licensed establishment, licensed veterans establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment for the solicitation, intimidation, or coercion of the owner or agent of the licensed establishment, licensed veterans establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment.

(e) A violation of this Section is a Class 3 felony.

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