---
type: "Bill"
title: "GAMING-FUNDS"
description: "Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Removes provisions concerning the distribution of certain funds into the Horse Racing Equity Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2357"
citation: "Illinois SB 2357 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-28"
last_action: "2016-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4646d9c-7cb7-4958-b3ca-c4fcd5ab37c3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2357&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=93711&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "c8e8f2b74d6bb7ec1f607d00a5531433e18aca0bf91bb1db4bc70a1a73a98bcc"
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 2357 (99th) — GAMING-FUNDS

Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Removes provisions concerning the distribution of certain funds into the Horse Racing Equity Fund.

## 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=09900SB2357&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93711&DocNum=2357&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2357eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93711&DocNum=2357&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2357enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93711&DocNum=2357&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **78–35** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Martin A. Sandoval — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson `filing`
- **2016-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Do Pass Executive; 012-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2016
- **2016-03-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 9, 2016
- **2016-04-19** Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2016-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-16** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-16** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016
- **2016-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ed Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2016-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2016-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ed Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2016-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-035-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2016-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2016-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
- **2016-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
- **2016-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2016-05-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2016-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2016-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2016-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 045-000-000
- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 045-000-000
- **2016-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0891 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4646d9c-7cb7-4958-b3ca-c4fcd5ab37c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).