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Bill	GAMING-BINGO PREMISES	Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Removes language allowing the Department of Revenue to issue a special permit to an organization already possessing a bingo license to conduct bingo at other premises.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 2557	Illinois HB 2557 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	33	2	2015-02-18	2015-07-29	openstates	ocd-bill/1779073a-26d5-4f42-b500-22ee4802c076	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2557&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=88038&SessionID=88&GA=99	d59165438e77932ba4e6366b3d57013d830d3781d359aa7dc0a129499c91a157	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2557 (99th) — GAMING-BINGO PREMISES

Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Removes language allowing the Department of Revenue to issue a special permit to an organization already possessing a bingo license to conduct bingo at other premises.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
• Kelly M. Burke — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2015-02-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke filing
• 2015-02-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2015-02-19 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2015-03-02 Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee referral-committee
• 2015-03-06 To Finance Subcommittee
• 2015-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke amendment-introduction
• 2015-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2015-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2015-03-19 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2015-03-19 Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
• 2015-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2015-03-19 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2015-03-19 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2015-03-25 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2015-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2015-04-14 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2015-04-14 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2015-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2015 reading-1
• 2015-04-16 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
• 2015-04-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2015-04-16 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2015-04-22 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2015-04-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
• 2015-04-29 Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2015-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2015
• 2015-05-19 Second Reading reading-2
• 2015-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
• 2015-05-21 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2015-05-21 Passed Both Houses
• 2015-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2015-07-29 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2015-07-29 Effective Date July 29, 2015
• 2015-07-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0177 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1779073a-26d5-4f42-b500-22ee4802c076. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).