Rep. Bob Biggins
Filed: 4/25/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3649
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3649, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
3 | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Charitable Games Act is amended by changing | ||||||
6 | Section 3 as follows:
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7 | (230 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 1123)
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8 | Sec. 3. The Department of Revenue shall, upon application | ||||||
9 | therefor
on forms prescribed by such Department, and upon the | ||||||
10 | payment of an annual
fee of $200, and upon a determination by | ||||||
11 | the Department that the applicant
meets all of the | ||||||
12 | qualifications specified in this Section, issue a
charitable | ||||||
13 | games license for the conducting of charitable games to any
of | ||||||
14 | the following:
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15 | (i) Any local fraternal mutual benefit organization | ||||||
16 | chartered at least
40 years before it applies for a license |
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1 | under this Act.
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2 | (ii) Any qualified organization organized in Illinois | ||||||
3 | which operates
without profit to its members, which has | ||||||
4 | been in existence in Illinois
continuously for a period of | ||||||
5 | 5 years immediately before making application for
a license | ||||||
6 | and which has had during that 5 year period a bona fide | ||||||
7 | membership
engaged in carrying out its objects. However, | ||||||
8 | the 5 year requirement shall be
reduced to 2 years, as | ||||||
9 | applied to a local organization which is affiliated with
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10 | and chartered by a national organization which meets the 5 | ||||||
11 | year requirement.
The period of existence specified above | ||||||
12 | shall not apply to a qualified
organization, organized for | ||||||
13 | charitable purpose, created by a fraternal
organization | ||||||
14 | that meets the existence requirements if the charitable
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15 | organization has the same officers and directors as the | ||||||
16 | fraternal organization.
Only one charitable organization | ||||||
17 | created by a branch lodge or chapter of a
fraternal | ||||||
18 | organization may be licensed under this provision.
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19 | Each license shall be in effect for one year from its date | ||||||
20 | of
issuance unless suspended or revoked by Department action | ||||||
21 | before that date.
A licensee may hold only one license. Each | ||||||
22 | license must be applied for at
least 30 days prior to the night | ||||||
23 | or nights the licensee wishes to conduct
such games. The | ||||||
24 | Department may issue a license to a licensee that applies less | ||||||
25 | than 30 days prior to the night or nights the licensee wishes | ||||||
26 | to conduct the games if all other requirements of this Act are |
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1 | met and the Department has sufficient time and resources to | ||||||
2 | issue the license in a timely manner. The Department may | ||||||
3 | provide by rule for an extension of any charitable games | ||||||
4 | license issued under this Act. If a licensee wishes to conduct | ||||||
5 | games at a location other than
the locations originally | ||||||
6 | specified in the license, the licensee shall
notify the | ||||||
7 | Department of the proposed alternate location at least 30
60
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8 | days
before the night on which the licensee wishes to conduct | ||||||
9 | games at the
alternate location. The Department may accept an | ||||||
10 | applicant's change in location with less than 30 days' notice | ||||||
11 | if all other requirements of this Act are met and the | ||||||
12 | Department has sufficient time and resources to process the | ||||||
13 | change in a timely manner.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 87-758; 87-1271.)
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
16 | 2007.".
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