Full Text of HB2557 99th General Assembly
HB2557ham001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Kelly Burke Filed: 3/10/2015
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2557
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2557 as follows:
| 3 | | on page 1, line 5, by replacing "Section 1.3" with "Sections | 4 | | 1.1 and 1.3"; and | 5 | | on page 1, below line 5, by inserting the following: | 6 | | "(230 ILCS 25/1.1) | 7 | | Sec. 1.1. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the | 8 | | following definitions apply: | 9 | | "Bingo" means a game in which each player has a card or | 10 | | board for which a consideration has been paid, containing 5 | 11 | | horizontal rows of spaces, with each row except the central one | 12 | | containing 5 figures. The central row has 4 figures with the | 13 | | word "free" marked in the center space. "Bingo" includes games | 14 | | that otherwise qualify under this paragraph, except for the use | 15 | | of cards where the figures are not preprinted but are filled in |
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| 1 | | by the players. A player wins a game of bingo by completing a | 2 | | preannounced combination of spaces or, in the absence of a | 3 | | preannouncement of a combination of spaces, any combination of | 4 | | 5 spaces in a row, vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. | 5 | | "Bingo equipment" means any equipment or machinery | 6 | | designed or used for the play of bingo. "Bingo equipment" does | 7 | | not include electronic equipment. | 8 | | "Charitable organization" means an organization or | 9 | | institution organized and operated to benefit an indefinite | 10 | | number of the public. | 11 | | "Department" means the Department of Revenue. | 12 | | "Educational organization" means an organization or | 13 | | institution organized and operated to provide systematic | 14 | | instruction in useful branches of learning by methods common to | 15 | | schools and institutions of learning which compare favorably in | 16 | | their scope and intensity with the course of study presented in | 17 | | tax-supported schools. | 18 | | "Fraternal organization" means an organization of persons | 19 | | having a common interest that is organized and operated | 20 | | exclusively to promote the welfare of its members and to | 21 | | benefit the general public on a continuing and consistent | 22 | | basis, including but not limited to ethnic organizations. | 23 | | "Holiday" means any of the holidays listed in Section 17 of | 24 | | the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act. | 25 | | "Labor organization" means an organization composed of | 26 | | labor unions or workers organized with the objectives of |
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| 1 | | betterment of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit | 2 | | and the development of a higher degree of efficiency in their | 3 | | respective occupations. | 4 | | "Licensed organization" means a qualified organization | 5 | | that has obtained a license to conduct bingo in conformance | 6 | | with the provisions of this Act. | 7 | | "Limited license" means a license issued to an organization | 8 | | that is not a licensed organization, but that is otherwise | 9 | | eligible for a regular license to conduct bingo. A limited | 10 | | license authorizes the conduct of bingo at up to 2 indoor or | 11 | | outdoor festivals during the calendar year for which the | 12 | | license is issued for a maximum of 5 consecutive days on each | 13 | | occasion. | 14 | | "Non-profit organization" means an organization or | 15 | | institution organized and conducted on a not-for-profit basis | 16 | | with no personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the | 17 | | operation. | 18 | | "Organization" means a corporation, agency, partnership, | 19 | | association, firm, business or other entity consisting of 2 or | 20 | | more persons joined by a common interest or purpose. | 21 | | "Person" means any natural individual, corporation, | 22 | | partnership, limited liability company, organization (as | 23 | | defined in this Section), licensee under this Act, or | 24 | | volunteer. | 25 | | "Provider" means any person or organization, except a city, | 26 | | village, or incorporated town that owns or leases premises to |
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| 1 | | an organization for the conduct of bingo. | 2 | | "Regular license" means a license authorizing its holder to | 3 | | conduct one session of bingo per week on the date and at the | 4 | | time and location stated on the license. | 5 | | "Religious organization" means any church, congregation, | 6 | | society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious | 7 | | worship. | 8 | | "Senior citizens organization" means an organization or | 9 | | association comprised of members of which substantially all are | 10 | | individuals who are senior citizens, as defined in the Illinois | 11 | | Act on the Aging, the primary purpose of which is to promote | 12 | | the welfare of its members. | 13 | | "Special games" means bingo games that may be designated as | 14 | | such, played a maximum of 5 times during a bingo session and | 15 | | are distinguished from regular games only by the maximum price | 16 | | that may be charged for the bingo cards used. | 17 | | "Special permit" means the ability of a licensee who | 18 | | currently holds a license to be granted a permit to conduct | 19 | | bingo at other premises or on other days not exceeding 5 | 20 | | consecutive days. | 21 | | "Supplier" means any person, firm, or corporation that | 22 | | sells, leases, or distributes to any organization licensed to | 23 | | conduct bingo or to any licensed bingo supplier, cards, boards, | 24 | | sheets, markers, pads and any other supplies, devices and | 25 | | equipment designed for use in the play of bingo. | 26 | | "Veterans' organization" means an organization comprised |
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| 1 | | of members of which substantially all are individuals who are | 2 | | veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the | 3 | | primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its | 4 | | members and to provide assistance to the general public in such | 5 | | a way as to confer a public benefit. | 6 | | "Volunteer" means a person recruited by an organization who | 7 | | voluntarily performs services at a bingo event, including | 8 | | participation in the management or operation of a game. | 9 | | "Youth athletic organization" means an organization having | 10 | | as its exclusive purpose the promotion and provision of | 11 | | athletic activities for youth aged 18 and under.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)"; and
| 13 | | on page 3, below line 26, by inserting the following: | 14 | | "Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 15 | | becoming law.".
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