HORSE RACE-STANDARDBRED
Summary
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Removes a provision providing that if the determination is made that a standardbred stallion is not owned by a resident of the State of Illinois or that a transfer of ownership is a subterfuge to qualify a standardbred stallion under the Act, or that a standardbred stallion owner, manager, or person associated with him or her has knowingly participated in the arrangements for transporting semen from a standardbred stallion registered under the Act out-of-state, the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized agent shall immediately publish notice of such fact in publications devoted to news concerning standardbred horses.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Governor
Introduced Mar 30, 2023
Last action Apr 28, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Apr 28, 2023
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Gaming Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Agriculture; 012-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lance Yednock
DDemocratic
P
Paul Faraci
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Vella
DDemocratic
Co
Norine Hammond
RRepublican
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