LOTTERY-HOMELESS SHELTERS
Summary
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of the Lottery, beginning on July 1, 2019 or as soon thereafter as is practical, to offer a special instant scratch-off game to benefit homeless shelters. Requires the net revenue from that game to be deposited into the Homeless Shelter Revenue Fund. Provides that moneys deposited into the Homeless Shelter Revenue Fund shall be used by the Department of Human Services to fund grants to homeless shelters. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the game. Defines "net revenue". Amends the State Finance Act to create the Homeless Shelter Revenue Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 20, 2017
Last action Jan 8, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 13, 2018
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
To Finance Subcommittee
lower
Apr 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2018
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2018
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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