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HB 3472 Illinois House · 94th Regular Session

LOTTERY-SCRATCH OFF FOR VETS

Summary
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of Revenue to offer a special instant scratch-off game for the benefit of Illinois veterans, to commence on January 1, 2006. Provides that the net revenue from the game shall be deposited into the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund for making grants, funding additional services, or conducting additional research projects relating to certain veterans issues. Provides that moneys collected from the special instant scratch-off game shall be used as a supplemental financial resource and shall not supplant existing moneys that the Department of Veterans Affairs may currently expend. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Apr 12, 2005 Signed Aug 15, 2005
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2005 · House Apr 12, 2005

How they voted

43–5
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 52
May 31, 2005
D Democratic27
27 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
16 Yea 5 Nay 4
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
61
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 15, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2005
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-5-4)
senate
May 5, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Revenue; 006-002-000
upper
Apr 21, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Revenue
upper
Apr 13, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 12, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 12, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (55-51-2)
house
Mar 10, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue Committee; 008-004-000
lower
Mar 1, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Revenue Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.