Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB4171

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4171

Introduced 10/28/2025, by Rep. Daniel Didech - Curtis J. Tarver, II - Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar - Edgar González, Jr. - Michael J. Kelly, et al.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

230 ILCS 45/25-115 new

Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Denies home rule units the power to regulate, license, or tax sports wagering. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning gaming.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Sports Wagering Act is amended by adding Section 25-115 as follows:

(230 ILCS 45/25-115 new)

Sec. 25-115. Home rule.

(a) The regulation and licensing of sports wagering, including, but not limited to, the imposition of fees, surcharges, or other costs for the privilege of conducting or participating in sports wagering, are exclusive powers and functions of the State. A home rule unit may not regulate or license sports wagering. This subsection (a) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

(b) A home rule unit may not impose or collect a tax on sports wagering or a tax on receipts generated from sports wagering. This subsection (b) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.