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Full Text of HB5110  95th General Assembly

HB5110ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Gaming Committee

Adopted in House Comm. on Mar 05, 2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5110

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5110 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Gambling Expansion Referendum Act.
 
6     Section 5. Referendum. The State Board of Elections shall
7 cause a statewide advisory public question to be submitted to
8 the voters at the general election to be held on November 4,
9 2008. The question shall appear in the following form:
10         "Shall Governor Rod R. Blagojevich and the General
11     Assembly enact legislation to expand legalized gambling in
12     Illinois by authorizing more than 5,000 new gambling
13     positions in addition to the 10,800 gambling positions
14     already in use?"
15 The votes on the question shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
 

 

 

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1     Section 10. Certification. The State Board of Elections
2 shall immediately certify the question to be submitted to the
3 voters of the entire State under Section 5 to each election
4 authority in Illinois.
 
5     Section 15. Conflicts. If any provision of this Act
6 conflicts with any other law, this Act controls.
 
7     Section 90. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1,
8 2009.
 
9     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.".