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HB2070

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What this bill does

Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Sponsor: Amy Elik Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-01-29
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 547 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.

$169,916.03 Across sponsors / voters
2 Members with trails
9 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Amy Elik Chief sponsor 187 $148,116.03 Realtor PAC ($5,500.00); IL State Medical Society PAC ($5,000.00); Edward Sholar ($5,000.00)
David Friess Sponsor 37 $21,800.00 Sports Betting Alliance ($2,500.00); E.T. Simonds Construction Co ($2,500.00); Ameren PAC ($2,000.00)

Overlapping donors

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

Donor Members Total
Sports Betting Alliance Amy Elik, David Friess $7,500.00
IL State Medical Society PAC Amy Elik, David Friess $5,500.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Mgmt PAC Amy Elik, David Friess $4,500.00
Ameren Illinois Amy Elik, David Friess $4,000.00
Illinois CPAs for Political Action Amy Elik, David Friess $3,600.00
McGuire Woods Federal PAC Amy Elik, David Friess $2,000.00
Illinois Policy PAC Amy Elik, David Friess $1,250.00
Energy Transfer PAC Amy Elik, David Friess $1,000.00
Vistra Corp Amy Elik, David Friess $1,000.00

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Sports Betting Alliance — — 2 $7,500.00
Realtor PAC — — 4 $5,500.00
IL State Medical Society PAC — — 3 $5,500.00
McDonalds Corp — — 1 $5,000.00
Matthew W. Schrimpf Trust President Piasa Motor Fuels 2 $5,000.00
I.P.A.C.E. — — 1 $5,000.00
Health Care Council of IL PAC — — 1 $5,000.00
Downstate Operators Joint Labor Mgmt PAC — — 1 $5,000.00
Edward Sholar Owner Fast Eddies Bon Air 1 $5,000.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Mgmt PAC — — 4 $4,500.00
Comcast Financial Agency Corp — — 2 $4,000.00
Ameren Illinois — — 2 $4,000.00
Illinois CPAs for Political Action — — 6 $3,600.00
Manufacturers PAC — — 2 $3,500.00
Assoc Beer Distributors of IL PAC — — 3 $3,000.00
PCI Gaming Authority — — 2 $3,000.00
Ameren Illinois PAC — — 3 $3,000.00
Southern IL Builders Assoc PAC — — 3 $2,500.00
E.T. Simonds Construction Co — — 1 $2,500.00
Robert Bland CEO Life Quotes Ins 2 $2,041.02
Andrew Kirchner Owner NOTS Logistics 3 $2,000.00
McGuire Woods Federal PAC — — 2 $2,000.00
Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC — — 2 $2,000.00
J & J Ventures Gaming LLC — — 2 $2,000.00
AGC of Illinois PAC — — 1 $2,000.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Witness slips

1 slip filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.

Name Organization Representing Position Hearing committee Hearing date
carl zegan self me, myself & I No Position On Merits Gaming 2025-04-23

Roll-call votes

Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.

Date Chamber Type Description Yea Nay Present NV Outcome Margin Deciding voters
H Committee Executive 12 0 0 0 Passed 12 —

Action History

17 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-04-11 — House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-01-29 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Tony M. McCombie House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2025-02-04 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.
2025-02-04 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.
2025-03-04 Committee Assignment
Assigned toExecutive Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-03-12 Committee Action Positive
Do Pass / Short DebateExecutive Committee; 012-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b)
Committee recommends passage and places it on the Short Debate calendar (limited floor discussion time). Strong positive signal — committee believes bill has broad support.
2025-03-12 Floor Process Positive
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill placed on the Second Reading calendar. Positive — bill is queued for floor action.
2025-03-13 Cross-Chamber
Chief Sponsor Changed toRep. Amy Elik Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12)
Chief sponsor changed — may indicate leadership taking ownership or a strategic handoff.
2025-03-13 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Amy Elik
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-03-13 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee
[Amendment] 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.
2025-03-25 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. David Friess Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
Chief co-sponsor added.
2025-03-26 Floor Process Positive
Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage on Short Debate calendar. Major milestone — bill has passed committee and is on the floor.
2025-03-26 Floor Process
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill was ready for Second Reading but was paused/held by the sponsor. Usually indicates the sponsor is still negotiating amendments or gathering votes. NOT a negative signal — the sponsor controls the pace.
2025-04-07 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toGaming Committee
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-04-08 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk byRep. Amy Elik
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-04-08 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred toRules Committee
[Amendment] 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.
2025-04-11 Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a)
MISSED COMMITTEE DEADLINE — bill did not get a committee vote before the deadline and is re-referred to Rules/Assignments. The bill is NOT dead but faces an uphill battle to be reassigned. Most bills that hit Rule 19(a) do not advance.
2025-04-11 Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred toRules Committee
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-01-29 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Tony M. McCombie House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-04 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-04 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-04 House Assigned toExecutive Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-12 House Do Pass / Short DebateExecutive Committee; 012-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) Committee Action Positive
2025-03-12 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 Floor Process Positive
2025-03-13 House Chief Sponsor Changed toRep. Amy Elik Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) Cross-Chamber —
2025-03-13 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Amy Elik Amendment Actions —
2025-03-13 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee Amendment Actions —
2025-03-25 House Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. David Friess Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-03-26 House Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) Floor Process Positive
2025-03-26 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 Floor Process —
2025-04-07 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toGaming Committee Amendment Actions —
2025-04-08 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk byRep. Amy Elik Amendment Actions —
2025-04-08 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred toRules Committee Amendment Actions —
2025-04-11 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
2025-04-11 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred toRules Committee Amendment Actions —