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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2159         </title>
<shortdesc>HORSE RACE-STANDARDBRED</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Paul Faraci</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>House Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Rep. Lance Yednock-Norine K. Hammond-Dave Vella)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>230 ILCS 5/33.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 8, par. 37-33.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Removes a provision providing that if the determination is made that a standardbred stallion is not owned by a resident of the State of Illinois or that a transfer of ownership is a subterfuge to qualify a standardbred stallion under the Act, or that a standardbred stallion owner, manager, or person associated with him or her has knowingly participated in the arrangements for transporting semen from a standardbred stallion registered under the Act out-of-state, the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized agent shall immediately publish notice of such fact in publications devoted to news concerning standardbred horses.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Faraci</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Agriculture</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Agriculture;  012-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2023</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lance Yednock</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond</action>
<statusdate>4/18/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Gaming Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella</action>
<statusdate>4/28/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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