Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that to be eligible for an occupational license, an applicant must not have been convicted of a felony offense, a violation of specified laws, or a similar statute of any other jurisdiction if the applicant will perform any function involved in gaming by patrons (rather than must not have been convicted of a specified offense); and an applicant must not have been convicted of a crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude if the applicant will perform any function involved in gaming by patrons (rather than must not have been convicted of a crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude). Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board may in its discretion refuse an occupational license to any person who has a background that poses a threat to the public interests of the State or to the security and integrity of gaming. Sets forth provisions that the Board shall consider when considering criminal convictions of an applicant. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides for emergency rulemaking.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0550 [SB1462 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Robert Peters [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-013	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Cristina Castro [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-022	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Willie Preston [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator William Cunningham [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kambium Buckner [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-026	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Rita [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-028	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Didech [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jawaharial Williams [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-010	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Aaron Ortiz [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Edgar Gonzalez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-023	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Nicholas Smith [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-034	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cyril Nichols [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-032	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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