TOURISM PROMOTION-GRANTS
Summary
Amends the Illinois Promotion Act. Provides that grants from the Tourism Promotion Fund awarded to a unit of local government, municipal convention center, or convention center authority may be made by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from appropriations for those purposes for any fiscal year, without regard to the fact that the qualification or obligation may have occurred in a prior fiscal year. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall submit a report on the effectiveness of the program no later than January 1, 2022 (currently, January 1, 2020). Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Apr 23, 2018
Signed Jul 27, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2018 · House Apr 19, 2018
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 51
May 17, 2018
D
Democratic31
90% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Jul 27, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 17, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 17, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-0-5)
senate
May 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development; 009-000-000
upper
May 1, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development
upper
Apr 23, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 23, 2018
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 19, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (82-13-9)
house
Apr 18, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 17, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo
lower
Apr 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Tourism, Hospitality & Craft Industries Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Tourism, Hospitality & Craft Industries Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Tourism, Hospitality & Craft Industries Committee
lower
Apr 5, 2018
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 5, 2018
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo
lower
Mar 5, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Tourism, Hospitality & Craft Industries Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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