---
type: "Bill"
title: "POKER RUN - LOCATIONS"
description: "Amends the Charitable Games Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall issue a charitable games license only for the conduct of a poker run to a non-profit organization that the Department determines is organized for the sole purpose of providing financial assistance to an identified individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial hardship as a result of an illness, disability, accident, or disaster. Further provides that any organization applying for a license to conduct a poker run shall list the name and address of each predetermined location and that any premises that is listed as a predetermined location of a poker run shall not be required to obtain a providers' license for such poker run so long as the provider does not charge any fee or seek any other compensation for the use of the premises. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3312"
citation: "Illinois SB 3312 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34ab6c00-c944-4264-9b0d-5794b345cd49"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3312&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80678&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "0adbbef8e243e4b31ddb5b3529e4ee73ab396b4ac90bee439f7c06ec4ac7454e"
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 3312 (98th) — POKER RUN - LOCATIONS

Amends the Charitable Games Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall issue a charitable games license only for the conduct of a poker run to a non-profit organization that the Department determines is organized for the sole purpose of providing financial assistance to an identified individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial hardship as a result of an illness, disability, accident, or disaster. Further provides that any organization applying for a license to conduct a poker run shall list the name and address of each predetermined location and that any premises that is listed as a predetermined location of a poker run shall not be required to obtain a providers' license for such poker run so long as the provider does not charge any fee or seek any other compensation for the use of the premises. 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=09800SB3312&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80678&DocNum=3312&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3312eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80678&DocNum=3312&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3312enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80678&DocNum=3312&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–6** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adam Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Chad Hays — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — primary (person)
- John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-25** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2014-03-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2014-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2014-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2014-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2014-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-06** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2014
- **2014-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2014
- **2014-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2014-03-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
- **2014-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2014-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
- **2014-04-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Forby `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 053-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2014-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2014-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-28** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2014-05-01** To Finance Subcommittee
- **2014-05-08** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-08** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2014-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2014-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-06-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-06-10** Effective Date June 10, 2014
- **2014-06-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0644 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34ab6c00-c944-4264-9b0d-5794b345cd49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).