LOTTERY-HOMELESS SHELTERS
Summary
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of the Lottery to offer a special instant scratch-off game to benefit homeless shelters. Requires the net revenue from that game to be deposited into the Homeless Shelter Revenue Fund. Provides that moneys deposited into the Homeless Shelter Revenue Fund shall be used by the Department of Human Services to fund grants to homeless shelters. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the game. Defines "net revenue". Amends the State Finance Act to create the Homeless Shelter Revenue Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2016
Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
4
Committee
13
Amendments
2
Jun 30, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Jun 30, 2016
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 16, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
May 13, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 13, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
lower
May 12, 2016
Lower · Passed
To Finance Subcommittee
lower
May 12, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2016
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2016
Lower · Passed
To Finance Subcommittee
lower
Mar 28, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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