Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

Filed: 3/25/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 738

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 738 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Bingo License and Tax Act is amended by
5 changing Section 1.3 as follows:
 
6     (230 ILCS 25/1.3)
7     Sec. 1.3. Restrictions on licensure. Licensing for the
8 conducting of bingo is subject to the following restrictions:
9         (1) The license application, when submitted to the
10     Department, must contain a sworn statement attesting to the
11     not-for-profit character of the prospective licensee
12     organization, signed by a person listed on the application
13     as an owner, officer, or other person in charge of the
14     necessary day-to-day operations of that organization.
15         (2) The license application shall be prepared in
16     accordance with the rules of the Department.

 

 

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1         (3) The licensee shall prominently display the license
2     in the area where the licensee conducts bingo. The licensee
3     shall likewise display, in the form and manner as
4     prescribed by the Department, the provisions of Section 8
5     of this Act.
6         (4) Each license shall state the day of the week, hours
7     and at which location the licensee is permitted to conduct
8     bingo games.
9         (5) A license is not assignable or transferable.
10         (6) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct the
11     game commonly known as bingo, in which prizes are awarded
12     on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card
13     conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random.
14         (7) The Department may, on special application made by
15     any organization having a bingo license, issue a special
16     permit for conducting bingo at other premises and on other
17     days not exceeding 5 consecutive days, except that a
18     licensee may conduct bingo at the Illinois State Fair or
19     any county fair held in Illinois during each day that the
20     fair is held, without a fee. Bingo games conducted at the
21     Illinois State Fair or a county fair shall not require a
22     special permit. No more than 2 special permits may be
23     issued in one year to any one organization.
24         (8) Any organization qualified for a license but not
25     holding one may, upon application and payment of a
26     nonrefundable fee of $50, receive a limited license to

 

 

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1     conduct bingo games at no more than 2 indoor or outdoor
2     festivals in a year for a maximum of 5 consecutive days on
3     each occasion. No more than 2 limited licenses under this
4     item (7) may be issued to any organization in any year. A
5     limited license must be prominently displayed at the site
6     where the bingo games are conducted.
7         (9) Senior citizens organizations may conduct bingo
8     without a license or fee, subject to the following
9     conditions:
10             (A) bingo shall be conducted only at a facility
11         that is owned by a unit of local government to which
12         the corporate authorities have given their approval
13         and that is used to provide social services or a
14         meeting place to senior citizens, or in common areas in
15         multi-unit federally assisted rental housing
16         maintained solely for the elderly and handicapped;
17             (B) the price paid for a single card shall not
18         exceed 50 5 cents;
19             (C) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or
20         merchandise awarded in any one game of bingo shall not
21         exceed $5 $1;
22             (D) no person or organization shall participate in
23         the management or operation of bingo under this item
24         (9) if the person or organization would be ineligible
25         for a license under this Section; and
26             (E) no license is required to provide premises for

 

 

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1         bingo conducted under this item (9).
2         (10) Bingo equipment shall not be used for any purpose
3     other than for the play of bingo.
4 (Source: P.A. 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
 
5     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6 becoming law.".