Senate Sponsors: WEAVER,S-PHILIP. House Sponsors: BRUNSVOLD Short description: ILLINOIS GAMING ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Illinois Gaming Act. Creates a short title only. FISCAL NOTE (Illinois Gaming Board) SB1017 has no fiscal impact. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (Illinois Racing Board) This legislation would reduce State revenues annually by $37.8 million. With the reduction of State revenues intended to be retained by the horse racing industry ($21 million for purses), it is expected to generate substantial growth in wagering handle and State revenues beyond the year 2000. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY NOTE, H-AM 3 (Housing Development Auth.) There will be no fiscal effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning or selling a single family residence. PENSION NOTE, H-AM 3 (Pension Laws Commission) Would not affect accrued liabilities or annual cost of any Ill. public pension fund or retirement system. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (Administrative Office of Ill. Courts) No decrease or increase in number of judges needed. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (Illinois Gaming Board) Estimated increase in total taxes is $119.9 million. Of this projected increase, a net amount of $14.6 million will be transferred to local communities and the balance of $105.3 million will come to the State. BALANCED BUDGET NOTE, H-AM 3 (Bureau of the Budget) Since this bill is not a supplemental appropriation bill, the Balanced Budget Note Act is inapplicable. STATE DEBT NOTE, H-AM 3 (Economic and Fiscal Commission) SB 1017 would not affect the bonding authorization of the State, and, therefore, has no direct impact on the level of State indebtedness. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (Dept. of Corrections) This legislation would have no fiscal impact or prison popu- lation impact on the Department. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (Economic and Fiscal Commission) Overall impact to the State is estimated to be a loss of $14.0 million. While the EAF would increase by $58.6 million, a combination of GRF revenue loss along with GRF commitments would total $72.6 million. Overall impact to local governments is estimated to be $15.9 million. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1,2,3 (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) Does not create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1,2,3 (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) Does not preempt home rule authority. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 5 (Illinois Gaming Board) No change from previous Ill. Gaming Board fiscal note. STATE DEBT NOTE, H-AM 5 (Economic and Fiscal Commission) No change from previous State Debt Note. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, H-AM 5 (Dept. of Corrections) No change from previous correctional note. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 5 (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) No change from previous mandates note. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 5 (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) No change from previous home rule note. BALANCED BUDGET NOTE, H-AM 5 (Bureau of the Budget) No change from previous balanced budget note. LAND CONVEYANCE NOTE (Dept. of Transportation) SB1017, H-am 5, contains no land conveyances for the State. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Deletes reference to: New Act Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.490 new 30 ILCS 105/5.491 new 30 ILCS 105/5.492 new 230 ILCS 5/1.2 new 230 ILCS 5/1.3 new 230 ILCS 5/3.04 from Ch. 8, par. 37-3.04 230 ILCS 5/3.075 230 ILCS 5/14 from Ch. 8, par. 37-14 230 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 37-15 230 ILCS 5/18 from Ch. 8, par. 37-18 230 ILCS 5/20 from Ch. 8, par. 37-20 230 ILCS 5/20.1 new 230 ILCS 5/21 from Ch. 8, par. 37-21 230 ILCS 5/26 from Ch. 8, par. 37-26 230 ILCS 5/26.1 from Ch. 8, par. 37-26.1 230 ILCS 5/27 from Ch. 8, par. 37-27 230 ILCS 5/27.1 from Ch. 8, par. 37-27.1 230 ILCS 5/28 from Ch. 8, par. 37-28 230 ILCS 5/28.1 new 230 ILCS 5/29 from Ch. 8, par. 37-29 230 ILCS 5/30 from Ch. 8, par. 37-30 230 ILCS 5/32 from Ch. 8, par. 37-32 230 ILCS 5/32.1 new 230 ILCS 5/54 new 230 ILCS 5/55 new 230 ILCS 10/Act title 230 ILCS 10/3 from Ch. 120, par. 2403 230 ILCS 10/4 from Ch. 120, par. 2404 230 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 120, par. 2405 230 ILCS 10/6 from Ch. 120, par. 2406 230 ILCS 10/7 from Ch. 120, par. 2407 230 ILCS 10/11 from Ch. 120, par. 2411 230 ILCS 10/11.2 new 230 ILCS 10/12 from Ch. 120, par. 2412 230 ILCS 10/13 from Ch. 120, par. 2413 230 ILCS 10/18 from Ch. 120, par. 2418 30 ILCS 105/5.26b rep. 30 ILCS 105/5.211 rep. 230 ILCS 5/20.5 rep. 230 ILCS 5/26.6 rep. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that the State Universities Athletic Capital Improvement Fund and the newly created Horse Racing Equity Fund shall receive a portion of the adjusted gross receipts from a riverboat that relocates to a new home dock location under the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that if a licensee that was not conducting gambling on January 1, 1998 loses its license, any subsequent holder of that license shall pay a portion of its adjusted gross receipts to the State Universities Athletic Capital Improvement Fund and the Horse Racing Equity Fund. Provides that moneys in the Horse Racing Equity Fund shall be distributed to organization licensees with 50% to be paid to purses and 50% to be retained by the organization licensees. Changes application requirements for organization licensees. Requires the Board to study whether it would be in the best interests of the horse racing industry and of this State to authorize account wagering and fixed odds wagering and requires the Board to report its findings to the General Assembly by December 31, 1999. Requires the Board to include a report on the horse racing industry's progress toward meeting certain policy objectives in its annual report to the Governor. Provides that moneys from unclaimed tickets shall be distributed to the purse account of the organization licensee and to the organization licensee (now paid to the Illinois Veterans' Rehabilitation Fund). Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2000, wagers placed at legal wagering entities outside of this State on races conducted within this State shall not be subject to State or local taxation. Requires intertrack wagering licensees and intertrack wagering location licensees to carry the signal of all organization licensees during their hours of operation. Makes changes concerning the distribution of moneys retained from simulcast wagering. Provides that the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund shall remain in existence until December 31, 1999 and that moneys remaining in the Fund on or after that date shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund. Deletes provisions prohibiting inter-track and simulcast wagering at certain tracks. Makes changes concerning the distribution of breakage. Removes certain privilege taxes. Imposes a 1.5% tax on daily pari-mutuel handle. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2000, all moneys collected under the Act shall be paid into the Horse Racing Fund. Provides that moneys in the Horse Racing Fund shall be appropriated to the Board for the administration and enforcement of the Act. Provides that the remainder shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund. Provides that payments made pursuant to the Act shall be made from the General Revenue Fund. Creates a task force to improve the breeding quality of thoroughbred horses in this State. Makes changes concerning amounts paid to persons who reside or work on the backstretch of Illinois racetracks. Deletes provisions concerning the Illinois Race Track Improvement Fund. Creates a pari-mutuel tax credit for licensees affiliated with tracks that conduct live racing. Deletes provisions requiring a minimum number of days of live racing at Fairmont Race Track. Deletes certain surcharge provisions. Creates the Illinois Quarter Horse Breeders Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used only for the purpose of breeding quarter horses for racing in Illinois. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Horse Racing Equity Fund, the Illinois Racing Quarterhorse Breeders Fund, and the Horse Racing Fund. Repeals the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund and the Illinois Race Track Improvement Fund. Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Authorizes riverboat gambling in Cook County, except on Lake Michigan. Removes provision requiring that riverboat gambling be conducted on a navigable stream and provides instead that riverboat gambling may be conducted on any water within the State or any water, other than Lake Michigan, that constitutes a boundary of the State. Expands the definition of "riverboat" to include a permanently moored barge. Authorizes a licensee to conduct dockside gambling on its riverboats while they are moored. Removes certain geographical limitations on the home dock locations of riverboats. Authorizes riverboat home dock relocation under certain circumstances. Provides that the State shall pay into the Horse Racing Equity Fund from its share of the wagering tax an amount equal to 15% of the gross receipts of the first riverboat that relocates or the first riverboat that is initially licensed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1999, whichever comes first. Provides that the General Assembly shall appropriate from the General Revenue Fund into the Education Assistance Fund an amount equal to the amount transferred into the Horse Racing Equity Fund from the State's share of the wagering tax. Provides that an amount equal to 2% of the adjusted gross receipts of the first riverboat that relocates or the first riverboat that is initially licensed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1999, whichever comes first, shall be paid from the State Gaming Fund into the State Universities Athletic Capital Improvement Fund. Provides that any riverboat that relocates shall pay a portion of its adjusted gross receipts that it would otherwise pay as wagering taxes into the Horse Racing Equity Fund. Provides that riverboat licenses shall be renewed for periods of 4 years, unless the Board sets shorter periods. Makes other changes. Effective immediately, except certain provisions effective January 1, 2000. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 5. Further amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that a licensee that relocates must attain a level of at least 20% minority and female ownership (now minority or female ownership). Provides that at least 16% of the ownership shall be minority ownership and 4% of the ownership shall be female ownership. Provides that the time period prescribed by the Board for a licensee that relocates its home dock to attain a level of at least 20% minority and female ownership shall not exceed 12 months, not including the time necessary to conduct a background investigation. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0040 Last action date: 99-06-25 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status