IL HB 2947

enacted

GAMING-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IL HB 2947 pass?

Yes. IL HB 2947 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-15): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0255

What is IL HB 2947 about?

IL HB 2947 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “GAMING-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE”.

Who sponsors IL HB 2947?

Robert "Bob" Rita, Cristina Castro are the primary sponsors of IL HB 2947, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-03-17
Latest action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0255
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-08-15
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0255
became-law
2025-08-15
Effective Date August 15, 2025
2025-08-15
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2025-06-24
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-31
Passed Both Houses
2025-05-31
House Concurs
2025-05-31
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
2025-05-29
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Gaming Committee; 016-000-000
2025-05-28
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Gaming Committee
2025-05-21
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2025-05-21
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
2025-05-21
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
2025-05-21
Arrived in House
introduction
2025-05-21
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
passage,reading-3
2025-05-15
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2025-05-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2025
2025-05-14
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-05-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025
reading-2
2025-05-08
Do Pass as Amended Executive; 010-000-000
2025-05-07
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-05-06
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
2025-04-29
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2025-04-29
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
amendment-introduction
2025-04-29
Assigned to Executive
referral-committee
2025-04-14
Referred to Assignments
2025-04-14
First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-14
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2025-04-14
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-14
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2025-04-10
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
passage,reading-3
2025-03-26
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2025-03-26
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-03-26
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-19
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Gaming Committee; 017-000-000
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-19
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Gaming Committee
2025-03-17
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-17
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
amendment-introduction
2025-03-13
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-12
Do Pass / Short Debate Gaming Committee; 015-000-000
2025-03-04
Assigned to Gaming Committee
referral-committee
2025-02-25
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
2025-02-06
Referred to Rules Committee
2025-02-06
First Reading
reading-1
2025-02-05
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
filing

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Votes

Gaming
2025-03-12 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Canty, Mary Beth: yes
- Cabello, John M: yes
- Croke, Margaret: yes
- Ford, La Shawn K: yes
- Didech, Daniel: yes
- Gordon-Booth, Jehan: yes
- González Jr., Edgar: yes
- Keicher, Jeff: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Rita, Robert "Bob": yes
- Spain, Ryan: yes
- Sheehan, Patrick: yes
- Walsh Jr., Lawrence "Larry": yes
- Williams, Ann M: yes
- Weaver, Travis: yes
- DeLuca, Anthony: not voting
- Schweizer, Brandun: not voting
- Vella, Dave: not voting
Gaming, Amendment 1
2025-03-19 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Cabello, John M: yes
- Andrade Jr., Jaime M: yes
- Croke, Margaret: yes
- Costa Howard, Terra: yes
- Ford, La Shawn K: yes
- Didech, Daniel: yes
- Gordon-Booth, Jehan: yes
- González Jr., Edgar: yes
- Keicher, Jeff: yes
- Schweizer, Brandun: yes
- Rita, Robert "Bob": yes
- Spain, Ryan: yes
- Sheehan, Patrick: yes
- Vella, Dave: yes
- Stephens, Brad: yes
- Williams, Ann M: yes
- Walsh Jr., Lawrence "Larry": yes
- Moylan, Martin J: not voting
Third Reading
2025-04-10 · pass · 114-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Ammons: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Niemerg: yes
- Haas: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz: yes
- Hammond: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Harper: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Bunting: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Cabello: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Canty: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Coffey: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Huynh: yes
- Costa Howard: yes
- Severin: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Sheehan: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Jones: yes
- Davidsmeyer: yes
- Sosnowski: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Jed: yes
- Spain: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava-Murray: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Kifowit: yes
- Deering: yes
- Stuart: yes
- La Ha: yes
- Delgado: yes
- Swanson: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Syed: yes
- Lilly: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Tipsword: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Ugaste: yes
- Mason: yes
- Elik: yes
- Vella: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Evans: yes
- Walsh: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- Weaver: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- Ford: yes
- Weber: yes
- Meier: yes
- Friess: yes
- West: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Wilhour: yes
- Miller: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Moore: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Moylan: yes
- Grant: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Hauter: excused
- Sanalitro: excused
- Scherer: excused
- Halbrook: not voting
Executive
2025-05-07 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Aquino, Omar: yes
- Anderson, Neil: yes
- Cunningham, Bill: yes
- Castro, Cristina: yes
- Holmes, Linda: yes
- Harris III, Napoleon: yes
- Murphy, Laura M: yes
- Sims Jr., Elgie R: yes
- Rezin, Sue: yes
- Tracy, Jil: yes
- Harmon, Don: not voting
- Curran, John F: not voting
- Lightford, Kimberly A: not voting
Third Reading
2025-05-21 · pass · 57-0
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Fine: yes
- Arellano, L.: yes
- Syverson: yes
- Lightford: yes
- Fowler: yes
- Balkema: yes
- Tracy: yes
- Glowiak Hilton: yes
- Belt: yes
- Turner, D.: yes
- Martwick: yes
- Guzmán: yes
- Turner, S.: yes
- McClure: yes
- Halpin: yes
- Castro: yes
- Ventura: yes
- Morrison: yes
- Harris, N.: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Villa: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Harriss, E.: yes
- Chesney: yes
- Villanueva: yes
- Peters: yes
- Hastings: yes
- Collins: yes
- Villivalam: yes
- Plummer: yes
- Hills: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Walker: yes
- Porfirio: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Curran: yes
- Wilcox: yes
- Preston: yes
- Hunter: yes
- DeWitte: yes
- Rezin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Rose: yes
- Jones, E.: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Loughran Cappel: not voting
- Bryant: not voting
Gaming
2025-05-29 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Costa Howard, Terra: yes
- Cabello, John M: yes
- DeLuca, Anthony: yes
- Croke, Margaret: yes
- Didech, Daniel: yes
- Keicher, Jeff: yes
- González Jr., Edgar: yes
- Moylan, Martin J: yes
- Kelly, Michael J: yes
- Rita, Robert "Bob": yes
- Rashid, Abdelnasser: yes
- Sheehan, Patrick: yes
- Schweizer, Brandun: yes
- Stephens, Brad: yes
- Walsh Jr., Lawrence "Larry": yes
- Vella, Dave: yes
- Ford, La Shawn K: not voting
- Spain, Ryan: not voting
Concurrence
2025-05-31 · pass · 114-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Ammons: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Niemerg: yes
- Haas: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz: yes
- Hammond: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Harper: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Hauter: yes
- Bunting: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Cabello: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Canty: yes
- Sanalitro: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Coffey: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Huynh: yes
- Costa Howard: yes
- Severin: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Sheehan: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Jones: yes
- Davidsmeyer: yes
- Sosnowski: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Jed: yes
- Spain: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava-Murray: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Kifowit: yes
- Deering: yes
- Stuart: yes
- La Ha: yes
- Delgado: yes
- Swanson: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Syed: yes
- Lilly: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Tipsword: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Ugaste: yes
- Mason: yes
- Elik: yes
- Vella: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Evans: yes
- Walsh: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- Weaver: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- Ford: yes
- Weber: yes
- Meier: yes
- Friess: yes
- West: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Wilhour: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Moore: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Moylan: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Scherer: excused
- Grant: excused
- Halbrook: not voting
- Miller: not voting

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