---
type: "Bill"
title: "VIDEO GAMING-INVESTIGATORS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3450"
citation: "Illinois SB 3450 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-07"
last_action: "2012-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77edb2e4-f3b6-421c-8ced-6d400cc91b85"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3450&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65052&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "dbc17c91ee7022c49439eedc8d7735ecba0422a7dbdd65b0e8057d092e9f475a"
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 SB 3450 (97th) — VIDEO GAMING-INVESTIGATORS

Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09700SB3450&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65052&DocNum=3450&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3450eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65052&DocNum=3450&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3450enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65052&DocNum=3450&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **44–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2012-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Postponed - Executive
- **2012-03-09** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 30, 2012
- **2012-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2012-03-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-27** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2012
- **2012-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2012
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 044-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-26** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2012-05-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-13** Effective Date July 13, 2012
- **2012-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0809 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77edb2e4-f3b6-421c-8ced-6d400cc91b85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).