Bill Text: IL HB3886 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality within Cook County may not expend any funds relating to a land-based casino, including, but not limited to, legal fees or engineering costs, without approval by the electors of the municipality after a referendum. Provides that a municipality making such an expenditure shall report annually to the Comptroller all expenditures of the municipality related to a land-based casino. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-10-17 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB3886 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3886-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 8-1-19 as follows:
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6 | (65 ILCS 5/8-1-19 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 8-1-19. Casino expenditures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section, "casino" has the meaning given | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | to that term in Section 4 of the Illinois Gambling Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (b) A municipality within Cook County may not expend any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | funds relating to a land-based casino, including, but not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | limited to, legal fees or engineering costs, without approval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | by the electors of the municipality after a referendum. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (c) A municipality making an expenditure under subsection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) shall report annually to the Comptroller all expenditures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | of the municipality related to a land-based casino. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (d) A home rule municipality within Cook County may not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | regulate expenditures related to a land-based casino in a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.
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