Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
Filed: 03/26/04
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4283
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4283 on page 1, line | ||||||
3 | 14, by replacing every thing after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Raffles Act is amended by adding Section | ||||||
6 | 8.2 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (230 ILCS 15/8.2 new)
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8 | Sec. 8.2. Exemption for children's research hospital. | ||||||
9 | (a) A charitable institution is not subject to the | ||||||
10 | licensing provisions of subsection (a) of Section 2, items (1), | ||||||
11 | (2), (3), (4), and (5) of Section 3, and the restrictions on | ||||||
12 | the conduct of raffles imposed under item (5) of Section 4 if | ||||||
13 | (i) the sole purpose of the charitable institution is to raise | ||||||
14 | funds for a children's research hospital that is exempted from | ||||||
15 | the payment of federal income taxes by the United States | ||||||
16 | Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3)), (ii) the | ||||||
17 | net proceeds from raffles conducted by the charitable | ||||||
18 | institution under this Act are used by the organization for | ||||||
19 | charitable, scientific, or educational purposes, and (iii) the | ||||||
20 | charitable institution obtains a license from the Department | ||||||
21 | under subsection (b). | ||||||
22 | (b) The Department of Revenue shall, upon application | ||||||
23 | therefor on forms prescribed by that Department, and upon the | ||||||
24 | payment of an annual fee of $200, and upon a determination by |
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1 | the Department that the applicant is a charitable institution | ||||||
2 | that meets the qualifications in items (i) and (ii) of | ||||||
3 | subsection (a), issue a license authorizing the charitable | ||||||
4 | institution to conduct raffles. A license issued under this | ||||||
5 | subsection (b) shall be valid for one year.
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6 | (c) For a charitable organization that conducts raffles | ||||||
7 | under this Section, all references in Sections 5 and 6 of this | ||||||
8 | Act to a licensing authority mean the Illinois Department of | ||||||
9 | Revenue. | ||||||
10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.".
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