Bill Text: IL HB2837 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that for revenue generated under provisions concerning imposition and distribution of tax after $850,000,000, funds shall be distributed as follows: one-sixth shall be distributed to the Department of Human Services Community Services Fund for mental health services and treatment; one-sixth shall be distributed to the Local Government Distributive Fund; and two-thirds shall be distributed to the Capital Projects Fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-16 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB2837 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB2837-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2837 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
230 ILCS 40/60
Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that for revenue generated under provisions concerning imposition and distribution of tax after $850,000,000, funds shall be distributed as follows: one-sixth shall be distributed to the Department of Human Services Community Services Fund for mental health services and treatment; one-sixth shall be distributed to the Local Government Distributive Fund; and two-thirds shall be distributed to the Capital Projects Fund.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning gaming.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
Section 60 as follows:
(230 ILCS 40/60)
Sec. 60. Imposition and distribution of tax.
(a) A tax of 30% is imposed on net terminal income and
shall be collected by the Board.
Of the tax collected under this subsection (a),
five-sixths shall be deposited into the Capital Projects Fund
and one-sixth shall be deposited into the Local Government
Video Gaming Distributive Fund.
(b) Beginning on July 1, 2019, an additional tax of 3% is
imposed on net terminal income and shall be collected by the
Board.
Beginning on July 1, 2020, an additional tax of 1% is
imposed on net terminal income and shall be collected by the
Board.
The tax collected under this subsection (b) shall be
deposited into the Capital Projects Fund.
(c) Revenues generated from the play of video gaming
terminals shall be deposited by the terminal operator, who is

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responsible for tax payments, in a specially created, separate
bank account maintained by the video gaming terminal operator
to allow for electronic fund transfers of moneys for tax
payment.
(d) Each licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment,
licensed fraternal establishment, and licensed veterans
establishment shall maintain an adequate video gaming fund,
with the amount to be determined by the Board.
(e) The State's percentage of net terminal income shall be
reported and remitted to the Board within 15 days after the
15th day of each month and within 15 days after the end of each
month by the video terminal operator. A video terminal
operator who falsely reports or fails to report the amount due
required by this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony and is
subject to termination of his or her license by the Board. Each
video terminal operator shall keep a record of net terminal
income in such form as the Board may require. All payments not
remitted when due shall be paid together with a penalty
assessment on the unpaid balance at a rate of 1.5% per month.
(f) For revenue generated under this Section after
$850,000,000, funds shall be distributed as follows:
(1) one-sixth shall be distributed to the Department
of Human Services Community Services Fund for mental
health services and treatment;
(2) one-sixth shall be distributed to the Local

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Government Distributive Fund; and
(3) two-thirds shall be distributed to the Capital
Projects Fund.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)