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type: "Bill"
title: "GAMING-BINGO PREMISES"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 2557"
citation: "Illinois HB 2557 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-18"
last_action: "2015-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1779073a-26d5-4f42-b500-22ee4802c076"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2557&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=88038&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "d59165438e77932ba4e6366b3d57013d830d3781d359aa7dc0a129499c91a157"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2557&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88038&DocNum=2557&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2557eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88038&DocNum=2557&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2557enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88038&DocNum=2557&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1779073a-26d5-4f42-b500-22ee4802c076`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).