LOTTERY-POWERBALL-ONLINE
Summary
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law and the State Finance Act. Allows the Illinois Lottery to offer Powerball games (in addition to Lotto and Mega Millions) through the Internet pilot program. Provides for the net revenue from the sale of Powerball tickets on the Internet to be deposited into the State Financial Recovery Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury, by the Department and for the moneys in the Fund to be used by the Comptroller for the sole purpose of payment of proper bills or invoices from a vendor for goods or services furnished to the State that are subject to an interest penalty under Section 3-2 of the State Prompt Payment Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
May 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
House Passage
May 2012
Signed into Law
Aug 2012
Introduced Mar 29, 2012
Signed Aug 27, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2012 · House May 28, 2012
How they voted
35–15
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 55
May 30, 2012
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican23
65% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
56
Key actions
13
Committee
16
Amendments
10
Aug 27, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2012
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2012
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 037-017-000
upper
May 29, 2012
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-002-000
upper
May 29, 2012
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
upper
May 29, 2012
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 28, 2012
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2012
upper
May 28, 2012
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 28, 2012
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (56-44-7)
house
May 24, 2012
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 005-003-000
lower
May 24, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 23, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
May 21, 2012
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Revenue & Finance Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 21, 2012
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2012
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
lower
May 21, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2012
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2012
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 29, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Schoenberg
upper
Mar 29, 2012
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-002-000
upper
Mar 28, 2012
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
Mar 28, 2012
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 28, 2012
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
upper
Mar 8, 2012
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Executive; 010-004-000
upper
Mar 7, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 6, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
Mar 1, 2012
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 1, 2012
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
upper
Feb 17, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 8, 2012
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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