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| Bill | RIVERBOATS-PRIV/ADMISSION TAX | Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. For a riverboat with annual adjusted gross receipts of less than $50,000,000, (i) eliminates the admissions tax and (ii) imposes an additional 1% privilege tax, the proceeds of which shall be paid monthly to the unit of local government that is designated as the home dock of the riverboat upon which those riverboat gambling operations are conducted. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 1937 | Illinois SB 1937 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 59 | 3 | 2009-02-20 | 2010-07-29 | openstates | ocd-bill/24e553ae-512f-4cb7-b3c9-4bc4214f4334 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1937&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44833&SessionID=76&GA=96 | b23d2226ccb594f08f63ae97c996c65ef5a05b49d1c0518c6ff4731c27f04794 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1937 (96th) — RIVERBOATS-PRIV/ADMISSION TAX
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. For a riverboat with annual adjusted gross receipts of less than $50,000,000, (i) eliminates the admissions tax and (ii) imposes an additional 1% privilege tax, the proceeds of which shall be paid monthly to the unit of local government that is designated as the home dock of the riverboat upon which those riverboat gambling operations are conducted. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence — 52–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 49–7 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 102–13 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Terry Link — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
filing - 2009-02-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-20 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-02-20 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- 2009-03-04 Assigned to Gaming
referral-committee - 2009-03-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Gaming
- 2009-03-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2009-03-12 Do Pass as Amended Gaming; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- 2009-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Gaming
- 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Gaming
- 2009-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Held in Gaming
- 2009-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Gaming; 008-000-000
- 2009-03-31 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Link
amendment-passage - 2009-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2009
- 2009-04-01 Third Reading - Passed; 049-007-001
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2009-04-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2009-04-01 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-01 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- 2009-04-01 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-01 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-04-02 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2009-04-14 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-08 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-04-26 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 7, 2010
- 2010-04-26 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2010-04-29 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lou Lang
- 2010-05-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee
amendment-introduction - 2010-05-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2010-05-03 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2010-05-03 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-05-03 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-05-03 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-05-04 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-05-04 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-013-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-05-04 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- 2010-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 5, 2010
- 2010-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link
filing - 2010-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
referral-committee - 2010-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-001-000
- 2010-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
- 2010-05-05 Passed Both Houses
- 2010-06-03 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2010-07-29 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2010-07-29 Effective Date January 1, 2011
- 2010-07-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1392
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/24e553ae-512f-4cb7-b3c9-4bc4214f4334. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).