---
type: "Bill"
title: "RIVERBOAT FINES-ADDICTION"
description: "Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that, if a fine is imposed on an owner licensee for knowingly sending marketing or promotional materials to any person placed on the self-exclusion list, then the Illinois Gaming Board shall distribute an amount equal to 15% of the fine imposed to the unit of local government in which the riverboat is located for the purpose of awarding grants to non-profit entities that assist gambling addicts. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 14"
citation: "Illinois HB 14 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-12-05"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dab688d6-2d44-449b-bfb6-f20ee01daef2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=14&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=39896&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "64ef4f50ef0cf887c41e83168966e6fa892db3959b585685383c9dc067700ce7"
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 14 (96th) — RIVERBOAT FINES-ADDICTION

Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that, if a fine is imposed on an owner licensee for knowingly sending marketing or promotional materials to any person placed on the self-exclusion list, then the Illinois Gaming Board shall distribute an amount equal to 15% of the fine imposed to the unit of local government in which the riverboat is located for the purpose of awarding grants to non-profit entities that assist gambling addicts. 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=09600HB0014&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39896&DocNum=14&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0014eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39896&DocNum=14&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0014enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39896&DocNum=14&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–7** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2008-12-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2009-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-05** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-02-05** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2009-02-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-02-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2009-02-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-02-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Gaming `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Gaming; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 051-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0224 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dab688d6-2d44-449b-bfb6-f20ee01daef2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).