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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6578         </title>
<shortdesc>LOTTERY-OVERCOMING EPILEPSY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jay Hoffman</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 1605/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 1152</aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 1605/9.1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 1605/20</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 1170</aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 1605/21.10 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 105/5.875 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of the Lottery to offer a special instant scratch-off game for the treatment, education, and prevention of epilepsy. Requires the net revenue from that game to be deposited into the Overcoming Epilepsy Fund. Provides that moneys deposited into the Overcoming Epilepsy Fund shall be used by the Department of Public Health for the purpose of making grants to organizations in Illinois that participate in the treatment, education, and prevention of epilepsy. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the game. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Overcoming Epilepsy Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/11/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/11/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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