GAMING-LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
Summary
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that a first conviction for driving under the influence under the Illinois Vehicle Code is not considered a subsequent conviction under certain licensure provisions of the Act concerning disqualifying criminal convictions if the conviction was more than 10 years prior to his or her application for a license to operate a licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment under the Video Gaming Act.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
Mar 2015
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2015
Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2015
How they voted
31–12
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Mar 26, 2015
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican18
66% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
9
Committee
13
Amendments
4
May 31, 2015
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 29, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
May 21, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
May 19, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 19, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita
lower
May 13, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-001-000
lower
May 13, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 11, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
May 8, 2015
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
lower
May 6, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 6, 2015
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita
lower
Apr 20, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 26, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-12-4)
senate
Feb 19, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 016-001-000
upper
Feb 11, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Jan 28, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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