GAMBLING-PROJECT LABOR AGREE

Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 230 ILCS 5/1 Adds reference to: 230 ILCS 10/6 from Ch. 120, par. 2406 230 ILCS 10/7 from Ch. 120, par. 2407 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Requires an application for an owners license to also include evidence that the applicant has entered into a construction project labor agreement that includes certain provisions regarding employee compensation and a commitment to pay a prevailing wage for construction employees. Requires the project labor agreement to conform to certain requirements in the Project Labor Agreements Act. Provides that for pending applications before the Illinois Gaming Board, the applicant shall submit evidence of the labor agreement within 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the Board may not award any pending applications until the evidence of the labor agreement has been submitted to the Board. Provides that in its decision to grant an owners license, the Board shall also consider whether the applicant has entered into a construction project labor agreement that includes certain provisions regarding employee compensation and whether the applicant pays a prevailing wage for construction employees. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as engrossed with the following changes: In provisions concerning an application for an owners license, requires the application to also include evidence that the applicant has entered into a fully executed project labor agreement with the applicable local building trades council (rather than evidence that the applicant has entered into a construction project labor agreement that includes certain provisions regarding employee compensation and a commitment to pay a prevailing wage). Provides that in the Illinois Gaming Board's decision to grant an owners license, the Board shall also consider whether the applicant has entered into such a project labor agreement (rather than whether the applicant has entered into a construction project labor agreement that includes certain provisions regarding employee compensation and whether the applicant pays a prevailing wage for construction employees). Effective immediately.