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HB1852

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HORSE RACING ACT ORG LICENSE

What this bill does

Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Removes provision stating that no organization licensee conducting its race meeting in a county bordering the Mississippi River and having a population greater than 230,000 may be a host track for its race meeting. Makes changes in provisions regarding organizations that may not conduct a horse race meeting, the standardbred racetrack in Cook County, the application for an organization license, and wagering. Adds provisions concerning the standardbred racetrack in Macon County. Effective immediately.

Sponsor: Sue Scherer Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-01-28
Stuck
P(Advance)
6.3%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Forecast
1.1%
Low P(law) at intro — sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.
Confidence: 94%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 578 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$348,519.82 Across sponsors / voters
2 Members with trails
9 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Sue Scherer Chief sponsor 76 $166,498.00 Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee ($15,000.00); Operating Engineers ($13,500.00); Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($12,500.00)
Barbara Hernandez Sponsor 149 $182,021.82 Superior Ambulance ($9,736.00); Realtor PAC ($8,500.00); IPACE ($7,500.00)

Overlapping donors

Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.

Donor Members Total
Ameren Illinois Sue Scherer, Barbara Hernandez $11,000.00
Sports Betting Alliance Sue Scherer, Barbara Hernandez $7,500.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC Sue Scherer, Barbara Hernandez $6,500.00
Downstate Democratic Caucus Sue Scherer, Barbara Hernandez $5,000.00
NRG Energy Sue Scherer, Barbara Hernandez $3,750.00
IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund Sue Scherer, Barbara Hernandez $3,500.00
ACCEL Entertainment Gaming, LLC Sue Scherer, Barbara Hernandez $3,000.00
Friends of Nicholas Smith Sue Scherer, Barbara Hernandez $2,000.00
Illinois Action Committee for Rural Electrification Sue Scherer, Barbara Hernandez $750.00

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee — — 2 $15,000.00
Operating Engineers — — 5 $13,500.00
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 2 $12,500.00
Ameren Illinois — — 7 $11,000.00
Illinois Political Action Committee for Education — — 3 $11,000.00
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee — — 3 $11,000.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 2 $10,500.00
Local 137 — — 2 $10,000.00
United Assn of Journeymen — — 2 $10,000.00
Downstate IL Laborers District Council PAC — — 2 $10,000.00
Superior Ambulance — — 2 $9,736.00
Realtor PAC — — 3 $8,500.00
Sports Betting Alliance — — 2 $7,500.00
IPACE — — 2 $7,500.00
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Mgmt Committee — — 2 $7,500.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC — — 5 $6,500.00
Local Union 193 IBEW Comm for Responsible Govt Fund — — 2 $6,000.00
Pipefitters Association Local 597 — — 2 $5,500.00
Downstate Democratic Caucus — — 2 $5,000.00
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund — — 1 $5,000.00
ABDI PAC — — 2 $4,666.88
Personal PAC — — 1 $4,251.94
Women for Data Privacy — — 1 $4,000.00
LIUNA Chicago Laborers District Council PAC — — 2 $4,000.00
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC — — 1 $4,000.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

4 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-03-11 — Added Co-SponsorRep. Barbara Hernandez. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-01-28 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Sue Scherer House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2025-01-29 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-01-29 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-03-11 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Barbara Hernandez Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-01-28 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Sue Scherer House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-01-29 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-01-29 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-11 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Barbara Hernandez Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +