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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 259          </title>
<shortdesc>VIDEO GAMING-LOCAL ORDINANCES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Joe Sosnowski-Sheri Jesiel</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>230 ILCS 40/28 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that the governing body of a municipality or a county board of a county in which video gaming has not been prohibited may pass an ordinance to (1) limit the number of video gaming terminals permitted to operate within the boundaries of the municipality or the unincorporated areas of the county and (2) place restrictions on the locations of the video gaming terminals within the boundaries of the municipality or the unincorporated areas of the county, including, but not limited to, requiring a mandatory distance in feet between sets of video gaming terminals. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski</action>
<statusdate>1/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee;  011-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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