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type: "Bill"
title: "LOTTERY-QUALITY OF LIFE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Quality of Life scratch-off game shall be discontinued on December 31, 2025 (rather than December 31, 2017). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2397"
citation: "Illinois SB 2397 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-03"
last_action: "2016-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42a2611c-18b5-4d81-9476-4f55f6185d78"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2397&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=93851&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "9a312cfb5e37dbfae51f64b96f7ba35f62a89751ebe558e420211ac4c833eb89"
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 2397 (99th) — LOTTERY-QUALITY OF LIFE
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Quality of Life scratch-off game shall be discontinued on December 31, 2025 (rather than December 31, 2017). 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=09900SB2397&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93851&DocNum=2397&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2397eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93851&DocNum=2397&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2397enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93851&DocNum=2397&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **9027** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Flynn Currie — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Christian L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — primary (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `filing`
- **2016-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2016-02-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2016-02-16** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2016-03-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2016-03-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2016-03-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2016-03-10** Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2016
- **2016-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2016
- **2016-04-19** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2016-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-26** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** To Finance Subcommittee
- **2016-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2016-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2016-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2016-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2016-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2016-05-13** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2016-05-16** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-16** To Finance Subcommittee
- **2016-05-16** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016
- **2016-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2016-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2016-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2016-05-26** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 004-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2016-05-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-027-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2016-05-30** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. William Davis
- **2016-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2016-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2016-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2016-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2016
- **2016-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0791 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42a2611c-18b5-4d81-9476-4f55f6185d78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).