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Full Text of HB1947  95th General Assembly

HB1947sam003 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. James A. DeLeo

Filed: 5/9/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1947

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1947 on page 1, line
3 6, after "16,", by inserting "17.9,"; and
 
4 by replacing line 6 on page 17 through line 6 on page 18 with
5 the following:
 
6     "(225 ILCS 105/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5013)
7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
8     Sec. 13. Tickets; tax. Tickets to boxing contests, other
9 than a boxing contest conducted at premises with an indoor
10 seating capacity of more than 17,000, shall be printed in such
11 form as the Department shall prescribe. A certified inventory
12 of all tickets printed for any boxing contest shall be mailed
13 to the Department by the promoter not less than 7 days before
14 the boxing contest. The total number of tickets printed shall
15 not exceed the total seating capacity of the premises in which
16 the boxing contest is to be held. No tickets of admission to

 

 

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1 any boxing contest, other than a boxing contest conducted at
2 premises with an indoor seating capacity of more than 17,000,
3 shall be sold except those declared on an official ticket
4 inventory as described in this Section.
5     A promoter may not issue complimentary tickets for more
6 than 4% of the tickets sold without the Department's written
7 authorization or issue any other ticket unless provided for by
8 rule. The promoter shall be responsible to pay the tax provided
9 for in this Section for all complimentary tickets over and
10 above the 4% maximum cap on complimentary tickets. Each
11 complimentary ticket must indicate on the ticket the value of
12 the ticket had it actually been purchased and that it is a
13 complimentary ticket.
14     A promoter who conducts a boxing contest under this Act,
15 other than a boxing contest conducted at premises with an
16 indoor seating capacity of more than 17,000, shall, within 24
17 hours after a boxing contest: (1) furnish to the Department a
18 written report verified by the promoter or his authorized
19 designee showing the number of tickets sold for the boxing
20 contest or the actual ticket stubs of tickets sold and the
21 amount of the gross proceeds thereof; and (2) pay to the
22 Department a tax of 3% 10% of the first $500,000 of gross
23 receipts from the sale of admission tickets, to be placed in
24 the General Revenue Fund.
25 (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00; 92-499, eff. 1-1-02.)"; and
 

 

 

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1 on page 23, immediately below line 14, by inserting the
2 following:
 
3     "(225 ILCS 105/17.9)
4     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
5     Sec. 17.9. Summary suspension of a license. The Director
6 may summarily suspend a license without a hearing if the
7 Director finds that evidence in the Director's possession
8 indicates that the continuation of practice would constitute an
9 imminent danger to the public, participants, including any
10 contest officials, or the individual involved or cause harm to
11 the profession. If the Director summarily suspends the license
12 without a hearing, a hearing must be commenced within 30 days
13 after the suspension has occurred and concluded as
14 expeditiously as practical.
15 (Source: P.A. 91-408, eff. 1-1-00; 92-499, eff. 1-1-02.)".