Illinois Senate Bill 1504

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on March 23 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-05-01 - Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the definition of "gambling device" to include any vending or other electronic machine or device, including, without limitation, a machine or device that awards credits and contains a circuit, meter, or switch capable of removing and recording the removal of credits that offers a person entry into any contest, competition, sweepstakes, scheme, plan, or other selection process that involves or is dependent upon an element of chance for which the person may receive a gift, award, or other item or service of value if that offer is incidental to or results from: (A) the purchase of an item or service of value; or (B) the purchase or gratuitous receipt of a coupon, voucher, certificate, or other similar credit that can be redeemed for or applied towards an item or service of value from such machine or device or elsewhere. Provides that participants in a game of skill or chance where money or other things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is required to participate shall not be convicted of gambling except where participation in such game of skill or chance is accomplished using a gambling device prohibited by these changes to the definition. Provides that a gambling offense involving such a gambling device is a Class 4 felony. Amends the Video Gaming Act. Removes a provision allowing for the use of a game device without a license if the game device is used in an activity that is not gambling under the Criminal Code of 2012. Effective immediately.

VID GM&CRIM CD-GAMBLING DEVICE

Sen. William Cunningham [D]

Sen. Dave Syverson [R]

Rep. Daniel Didech [D]

Rep. Jeff Keicher [R]

2023-03-23 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 58 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-01	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
2023-04-28	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-04-11	House	Assigned to Gaming Committee
2023-03-24	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-24	House	First Reading
2023-03-24	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
2023-03-23	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
2023-03-23	House	Arrived in House
2023-03-23	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
2023-03-07	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 8, 2023
2023-03-07	Senate	Second Reading
2023-02-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2023
2023-02-23	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
2023-02-14	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2023-02-07	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-07	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-07	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
230	40	35	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	28-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	28-2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1504&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1504.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1504eng.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300SB1504_03232023_031000T.pdf