VIDEO GAMING-LOCAL ORDINANCES
Summary
Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that the governing body of a municipality or a county board of a county in which video gaming has not been prohibited may pass an ordinance to (1) limit the number of video gaming terminals permitted to operate within the boundaries of the municipality or the unincorporated areas of the county and (2) place restrictions on the locations of the video gaming terminals within the boundaries of the municipality or the unincorporated areas of the county, including, but not limited to, requiring a mandatory distance in feet between sets of video gaming terminals. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2015
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2015
Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 24, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2015
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
lower
Mar 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Feb 3, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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