---
type: "Bill"
title: "VIDEO GAMING FEES-ROCKFORD"
description: "Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that the City of Rockford may not impose any fee for the operation of a video gaming terminal in excess of $250 per year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1558"
citation: "Illinois SB 1558 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80b29c77-d3d4-4619-8e2c-30a56442cbb7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1558&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=118554&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "c88de26a9e4892689570c9dee74fec374e4636d620388da1b680d1c2a91e8a9f"
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 1558 (101st) — VIDEO GAMING FEES-ROCKFORD

Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that the City of Rockford may not impose any fee for the operation of a video gaming terminal in excess of $250 per year.

## 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=10100SB1558&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118554&DocNum=1558&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1558eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118554&DocNum=1558&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1558enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118554&DocNum=1558&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **93–18** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **42–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joe Sosnowski — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — primary (person)
- Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass Executive; 014-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019
- **2019-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 042-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-03-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2019-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2019-04-09** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-10** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2019-05-14** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2019-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2019-05-21** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2019-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-27** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2019-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2019-05-27** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 093-018-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0337 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80b29c77-d3d4-4619-8e2c-30a56442cbb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).