Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 665/8b

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Promotion Act. Removes a sunset date from provisions concerning grants from the Tourism Promotion Fund. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Promotion Act. Provides that grants from the Tourism Promotion Fund awarded to a unit of local government, municipal convention center, or convention center authority may be made by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity from appropriations for those purposes for any fiscal year, without regard to the fact that the qualification or obligation may have occurred in a prior fiscal year. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may make grants from the Tourism Promotion Fund until July 1, 2022 (currently, July 1, 2020). Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall submit a report on the effectiveness of the program no later than January 1, 2022 (currently, January 1, 2020). Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/6/2018	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2/6/2018	Senate	First Reading
2/6/2018	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/14/2018	Senate	Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development
2/23/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2/23/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2/27/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce and Economic Development
2/27/2018	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2/28/2018	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
3/1/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/1/2018	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Commerce and Economic Development; 008-000-000
3/1/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2018
4/10/2018	Senate	Second Reading
4/10/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2018
4/17/2018	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
4/17/2018	House	Arrived in House
4/17/2018	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
4/17/2018	House	First Reading
4/17/2018	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/26/2018	House	Assigned to Tourism, Hospitality & Craft Industries Committee
5/9/2018	House	Substitute House Sponsorship Request Filed Pursuant Rule 37(c) - Sen. Laura Murphy
5/9/2018	House	Substitute House Sponsorship Request Referred to Rules Committee
5/17/2018	House	Substitute House Sponsorship Request Accepted No Action Taken by Rules
5/17/2018	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michelle Mussman
5/18/2018	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 25, 2018
5/25/2018	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
5/31/2018	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

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