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+type: "Bill"
+title: "BINGO-CHURCH OR VET ORG"
+description: "Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Allows senior citizens organizations to conduct bingo at a building owned by a church or veterans organization. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "96th"
+identifier: "HB 5437"
+citation: "Illinois HB 5437 (96th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2010-02-04"
+last_action: "2010-07-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac27c04c-0130-4108-98a5-da26ec3a1f0a"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5437&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50477&SessionID=76&GA=96"
+source_hash: "49fd68317976799c9d5861a4a7ae336c34f815249ec95f9ad6a6e336dc4f3430"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 5437 (96th) — BINGO-CHURCH OR VET ORG
+
+Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Allows senior citizens organizations to conduct bingo at a building owned by a church or veterans organization. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5437&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50477&DocNum=5437&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5437eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50477&DocNum=5437&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5437enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50477&DocNum=5437&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **94–16** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kevin A. McCarthy — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2010-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `filing`
+- **2010-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2010-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2010-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
+- **2010-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2010-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2010-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2010 `reading-1`
+- **2010-03-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
+- **2010-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2010-03-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2010-03-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
+- **2010-04-13** Assigned to Gaming `referral-committee`
+- **2010-04-22** Do Pass Gaming; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2010
+- **2010-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2010
+- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
+- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2010-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2010-07-21** Effective Date July 21, 2010
+- **2010-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1150 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac27c04c-0130-4108-98a5-da26ec3a1f0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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