102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2417

 

Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 40/46 new

    Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that a public officer or public employee may not, with the intent to obtain any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation for the award of the contract or operation of the video gaming, solicit, intimidate, or coerce the owner or agent of the owner of a licensed establishment, licensed veterans establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment to enter into any contract with another person for the operation of a video gaming terminal under the Act. Provides that a violation is a Class 3 felony. Provides that it is not a defense to a violation of this provision that the public officer or public employee did not receive any monetary consideration or other thing of value from the operator or proposed operator of the video gaming terminal or from the owner or agent of the owner of the licensed establishment, licensed veterans establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment for the solicitation, intimidation, or coercion of the owner or agent of the licensed establishment, licensed veterans establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning gaming.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by adding
5Section 46 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 40/46 new)
7    Sec. 46. Public officers and employees; solicitation for
8contracts prohibited.
9    (a) As used in this Section:
10    "Public employee" has the meaning given to it in Section
112-17 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
12    "Public officer" has the meaning given to it in Section
132-18 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
14    (b) A public officer or public employee may not, with the
15intent to obtain any money, fee, commission, credit, gift,
16gratuity, thing of value, or compensation for the award of the
17contract or operation of video gaming, solicit, intimidate, or
18coerce the owner or agent of the owner of a licensed
19establishment, licensed veterans establishment, licensed truck
20stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment,
21or licensed fraternal establishment to enter into any contract
22with another person for the operation of a video gaming
23terminal under this Act.

 

 

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1    (c) It is not a defense to a violation of this Section that
2the public officer or public employee did not receive any
3monetary consideration or other thing of value from the
4operator or proposed operator of the video gaming terminal or
5from the owner or agent of the owner of the licensed
6establishment, licensed veterans establishment, licensed truck
7stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment,
8or licensed fraternal establishment for the solicitation,
9intimidation, or coercion of the owner or agent of the
10licensed establishment, licensed veterans establishment,
11licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop
12establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment.
13    (d) A violation of this Section is a Class 3 felony.
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.