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type: "Bill"
title: "BINGO-CHURCH OR VET ORG"
description: "Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Allows senior citizens organizations to conduct bingo at a building owned by a church or veterans organization. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5437"
citation: "Illinois HB 5437 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-04"
last_action: "2010-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac27c04c-0130-4108-98a5-da26ec3a1f0a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5437&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50477&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "49fd68317976799c9d5861a4a7ae336c34f815249ec95f9ad6a6e336dc4f3430"
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 5437 (96th) — BINGO-CHURCH OR VET ORG
Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Allows senior citizens organizations to conduct bingo at a building owned by a church or veterans organization. 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=09600HB5437&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50477&DocNum=5437&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5437eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50477&DocNum=5437&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5437enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50477&DocNum=5437&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **9416** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **551** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kevin A. McCarthy — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `filing`
- **2010-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2010-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2010-04-13** Assigned to Gaming `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass Gaming; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-21** Effective Date July 21, 2010
- **2010-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1150 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac27c04c-0130-4108-98a5-da26ec3a1f0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).