Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3126 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/02/2024

                            103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3126 Introduced 2/2/2024, by Sen. Win Stoller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 15 ILCS 405/31 new20 ILCS 2505/2505-815 new230 ILCS 5/27.3 new230 ILCS 5/34.4 new230 ILCS 10/13.06 new230 ILCS 10/13.3 new Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that from winnings required to be reported to the Internal Revenue Service and subject to withholding on Form W-2G, an organization licensee, an advance deposit wagering licensee, an owners licensee, or a licensee that operates one or more facilities or gaming locations at which lawful gambling is authorized shall withhold up to the full amount of winnings necessary to pay the winner's delinquent claims due and payable to the State as determined under the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that for withholding of winnings, the licensee shall be entitled to an administrative fee not to exceed the lesser of 4% of the total amount of cash winnings paid to the gambling winner or $150. Provides that the total amount withheld from the cash payout shall not exceed the total cash winnings claimed by the obligor. Provides that these provisions shall be operative on and after the date that rules are adopted by the Department of Revenue and the State Comptroller. Provides that the licensee shall post signs with a statement regarding withholding of delinquent claims due and payable to the State. Provides that the text of these signs shall be determined by rule by the Department of Revenue. Makes corresponding changes in the State Comptroller Act and the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. LRB103 38298 CES 68433 b   A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3126 Introduced 2/2/2024, by Sen. Win Stoller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  15 ILCS 405/31 new20 ILCS 2505/2505-815 new230 ILCS 5/27.3 new230 ILCS 5/34.4 new230 ILCS 10/13.06 new230 ILCS 10/13.3 new 15 ILCS 405/31 new  20 ILCS 2505/2505-815 new  230 ILCS 5/27.3 new  230 ILCS 5/34.4 new  230 ILCS 10/13.06 new  230 ILCS 10/13.3 new  Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that from winnings required to be reported to the Internal Revenue Service and subject to withholding on Form W-2G, an organization licensee, an advance deposit wagering licensee, an owners licensee, or a licensee that operates one or more facilities or gaming locations at which lawful gambling is authorized shall withhold up to the full amount of winnings necessary to pay the winner's delinquent claims due and payable to the State as determined under the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that for withholding of winnings, the licensee shall be entitled to an administrative fee not to exceed the lesser of 4% of the total amount of cash winnings paid to the gambling winner or $150. Provides that the total amount withheld from the cash payout shall not exceed the total cash winnings claimed by the obligor. Provides that these provisions shall be operative on and after the date that rules are adopted by the Department of Revenue and the State Comptroller. Provides that the licensee shall post signs with a statement regarding withholding of delinquent claims due and payable to the State. Provides that the text of these signs shall be determined by rule by the Department of Revenue. Makes corresponding changes in the State Comptroller Act and the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  LRB103 38298 CES 68433 b     LRB103 38298 CES 68433 b   A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3126 Introduced 2/2/2024, by Sen. Win Stoller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
15 ILCS 405/31 new20 ILCS 2505/2505-815 new230 ILCS 5/27.3 new230 ILCS 5/34.4 new230 ILCS 10/13.06 new230 ILCS 10/13.3 new 15 ILCS 405/31 new  20 ILCS 2505/2505-815 new  230 ILCS 5/27.3 new  230 ILCS 5/34.4 new  230 ILCS 10/13.06 new  230 ILCS 10/13.3 new
15 ILCS 405/31 new
20 ILCS 2505/2505-815 new
230 ILCS 5/27.3 new
230 ILCS 5/34.4 new
230 ILCS 10/13.06 new
230 ILCS 10/13.3 new
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that from winnings required to be reported to the Internal Revenue Service and subject to withholding on Form W-2G, an organization licensee, an advance deposit wagering licensee, an owners licensee, or a licensee that operates one or more facilities or gaming locations at which lawful gambling is authorized shall withhold up to the full amount of winnings necessary to pay the winner's delinquent claims due and payable to the State as determined under the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that for withholding of winnings, the licensee shall be entitled to an administrative fee not to exceed the lesser of 4% of the total amount of cash winnings paid to the gambling winner or $150. Provides that the total amount withheld from the cash payout shall not exceed the total cash winnings claimed by the obligor. Provides that these provisions shall be operative on and after the date that rules are adopted by the Department of Revenue and the State Comptroller. Provides that the licensee shall post signs with a statement regarding withholding of delinquent claims due and payable to the State. Provides that the text of these signs shall be determined by rule by the Department of Revenue. Makes corresponding changes in the State Comptroller Act and the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
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1  AN ACT concerning gaming.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 5. The State Comptroller Act is amended by adding
5  Section 31 as follows:
6  (15 ILCS 405/31 new)
7  Sec. 31. Certification of information to the State gaming
8  licensees.
9  (a) For purposes of this Section, "State gaming licensee"
10  means an organization licensee or advance deposit wagering
11  licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975,
12  an owners licensee licensed under the Illinois Gambling Act,
13  or a licensee that operates, under any law of this State, one
14  or more facilities or gaming locations at which lawful
15  gambling is authorized and licensed as provided in the
16  Illinois Gambling Act.
17  (b) The Comptroller may provide, by rule, for
18  certification to any State gaming licensee of delinquent
19  claims due and payable to the State under the Illinois State
20  Collection Act of 1986. The State gaming licensee shall have
21  the ability to withhold from winnings required to be reported
22  to the Internal Revenue Service on Form W-2G, up to the full
23  amount of winnings necessary to pay the winner's delinquent

 

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3126 Introduced 2/2/2024, by Sen. Win Stoller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
15 ILCS 405/31 new20 ILCS 2505/2505-815 new230 ILCS 5/27.3 new230 ILCS 5/34.4 new230 ILCS 10/13.06 new230 ILCS 10/13.3 new 15 ILCS 405/31 new  20 ILCS 2505/2505-815 new  230 ILCS 5/27.3 new  230 ILCS 5/34.4 new  230 ILCS 10/13.06 new  230 ILCS 10/13.3 new
15 ILCS 405/31 new
20 ILCS 2505/2505-815 new
230 ILCS 5/27.3 new
230 ILCS 5/34.4 new
230 ILCS 10/13.06 new
230 ILCS 10/13.3 new
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that from winnings required to be reported to the Internal Revenue Service and subject to withholding on Form W-2G, an organization licensee, an advance deposit wagering licensee, an owners licensee, or a licensee that operates one or more facilities or gaming locations at which lawful gambling is authorized shall withhold up to the full amount of winnings necessary to pay the winner's delinquent claims due and payable to the State as determined under the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that for withholding of winnings, the licensee shall be entitled to an administrative fee not to exceed the lesser of 4% of the total amount of cash winnings paid to the gambling winner or $150. Provides that the total amount withheld from the cash payout shall not exceed the total cash winnings claimed by the obligor. Provides that these provisions shall be operative on and after the date that rules are adopted by the Department of Revenue and the State Comptroller. Provides that the licensee shall post signs with a statement regarding withholding of delinquent claims due and payable to the State. Provides that the text of these signs shall be determined by rule by the Department of Revenue. Makes corresponding changes in the State Comptroller Act and the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
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1  claims due and payable to the State. The rule shall provide for
2  notice to and an opportunity to be heard by the individual
3  affected and any final administrative decision rendered by the
4  Comptroller shall be reviewed only under and in accordance
5  with the Administrative Review Law.
6  (c) For withholding of winnings, the State gaming licensee
7  shall be entitled to an administrative fee not to exceed the
8  lesser of 4% of the total amount of cash winnings paid to the
9  gambling winner or $150.
10  (d) The total amount withheld from the cash payout,
11  including the administrative fee, shall not exceed the total
12  cash winnings claimed by the obligor. If the cash payout
13  claimed is greater than the amount sufficient to satisfy the
14  obligor's delinquent child support payments, the State gaming
15  licensee shall pay the obligor the remaining balance of the
16  payout, less the administrative fee authorized by subsection
17  (c), at the time it is claimed.
18  (e) A State gaming licensee who in good faith complies
19  with the requirements of this Section shall not be liable to
20  the gaming winner or any other individual or entity.
21  Section 10. The Department of Revenue Law of the Civil
22  Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
23  2505-815 as follows:
24  (20 ILCS 2505/2505-815 new)

 

 

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1  Sec. 2505-815. Debt collection of delinquent claims due
2  and payable to the State.
3  (a) For purposes of this Section, "State gaming licensee"
4  means an organization licensee or advance deposit wagering
5  licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975,
6  an owners licensee licensed under the Illinois Gambling Act,
7  or a licensee that operates, under any law of this State, one
8  or more facilities or gaming locations at which lawful
9  gambling is authorized and licensed as provided in the
10  Illinois Gambling Act.
11  (b) The Department shall provide debt collection duties as
12  determined under Section 10 of the Illinois State Collection
13  Act of 1986. The state gaming licensee shall pay to the
14  Department delinquent claims due and payable to the State.
15  (c) The Department may provide, by rule, for the
16  collection of debt made under this Section by the State gaming
17  licensee.
18  Section 15. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is
19  amended by adding Sections 27.3 and 34.4 as follows:
20  (230 ILCS 5/27.3 new)
21  Sec. 27.3. Withholding of delinquent claims due and
22  payable to the State.
23  (a) From winnings required to be reported to the Internal
24  Revenue Service and subject to withholding on Form W-2G,

 

 

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1  organization licensees and advance deposit wagering licensees
2  licensed under this Act shall withhold up to the full amount of
3  winnings necessary to pay the winner's delinquent claims due
4  and payable to the State as determined under the Illinois
5  State Collection Act of 1986, Section 2505-810 of the Civil
6  Administrative Code of Illinois (Department of Revenue Law),
7  and Section 31 of the State Comptroller Act. Amounts withheld
8  shall be paid to the Department of Revenue by the organization
9  licensee or the advance deposit wagering licensee, as
10  applicable.
11  (b) For withholding of winnings, the organization licensee
12  or advance deposit wagering licensee shall be entitled to an
13  administrative fee not to exceed the lesser of 4% of the total
14  amount of cash winnings paid to the gambling winner or $150.
15  (c) The total amount withheld from the cash payout,
16  including the administrative fee, shall not exceed the total
17  cash winnings claimed by the obligor. If the cash payout
18  claimed is greater than the amount sufficient to satisfy the
19  obligor's delinquent child support payments, the organization
20  licensee or advance deposit wagering licensee shall pay the
21  obligor the remaining balance of the payout, less the
22  administrative fee authorized by subsection (b), at the time
23  it is claimed.
24  (d) An organization licensee or an advance deposit
25  wagering licensee that in good faith complies with the
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1  winner or any other individual or entity.
2  (e) For an organization licensee under this Act, an agent
3  of the Board (such as an employee of the Board) shall be
4  responsible for notifying the person identified as having
5  delinquent claims due and payable to the State that the
6  organization licensee is required by law to withhold all or a
7  portion of his or her winnings. This notification must be
8  provided at the time the winnings are withheld.
9  (f) The provisions of this Section shall be operative on
10  and after the date that rules are adopted by the Department of
11  Revenue pursuant to Section 2505-810 of the Civil
12  Administrative Code of Illinois (Department of Revenue Law)
13  and the State Comptroller pursuant to Section 31 of the State
14  Comptroller Act.
15  (g) The delinquent claims due and payable to the State
16  required to be withheld under this Section and the
17  administrative fee under subsection (b) have priority over any
18  secured or unsecured claim on cash winnings, except claims for
19  federal or State taxes that are required to be withheld under
20  federal or State law and claims of delinquent child support.
21  (230 ILCS 5/34.4 new)
22  Sec. 34.4. Withholding of delinquent claims due and
23  payable to the State; signs; statement.
24  (a) Each organization licensee shall post signs with a
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1  payable to the State, the text of which shall be determined by
2  rule by the Department of Revenue, at the following locations
3  in each race track at which horse race meetings are conducted
4  by the organization licensee and in each inter-track wagering
5  facility and inter-track wagering location operated by the
6  organization licensee:
7  (1) each entrance and exit; and
8  (2) near each credit location.
9  The signs shall be provided by the Department of Revenue.
10  (b) Each organization licensee shall print a statement
11  regarding withholding of delinquent claims due and payable to
12  the State, the text of which shall be determined by rule by the
13  Department of Revenue, on all official racing programs that
14  the organization licensee provides to the general public.
15  Section 20. The Illinois Gambling Act is amended by adding
16  Sections 13.06 and 13.3 as follows:
17  (230 ILCS 10/13.06 new)
18  Sec. 13.06. Withholding of delinquent claims due and
19  payable to the State.
20  (a) From winnings required to be reported to the Internal
21  Revenue Service on Form W-2G, an owners licensee or a licensee
22  that operates one or more facilities or gaming locations at
23  which lawful gambling is authorized as provided in this Act
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1  pay the winner's delinquent claims due and payable to the
2  State as determined under the Illinois State Collection Act of
3  1986, Section 2505-810 of the Civil Administrative Code of
4  Illinois (Department of Revenue Law), and Section 31 of the
5  State Comptroller Act. Amounts withheld shall be paid to the
6  Department of Revenue by the owners licensee or casino
7  operator licensee, as applicable.
8  (b) For withholding of winnings, the licensee shall be
9  entitled to an administrative fee not to exceed the lesser of
10  4% of the total amount of cash winnings paid to the gambling
11  winner or $150.
12  (c) The total amount withheld from the cash payout,
13  including the administrative fee, shall not exceed the total
14  cash winnings claimed by the obligor. If the cash payout
15  claimed is greater than the amount sufficient to satisfy the
16  obligor's delinquent child support payments, the licensee
17  shall pay the obligor the remaining balance of the payout,
18  less the administrative fee authorized by subsection (b), at
19  the time it is claimed.
20  (d) A licensee who in good faith complies with the
21  requirements of this Section shall not be liable to the gaming
22  winner or any other individual or entity.
23  (e) Upon request of a licensed owner under this Act, an
24  agent of the Board (such as a gaming special agent employed by
25  the Board, a State police officer, or a revenue agent) shall be
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1  delinquent claims due and payable to the State that the
2  licensed owner is required by law to withhold all or a portion
3  of his or her winnings. If given, this notification must be
4  provided at the time the winnings are withheld.
5  (f) The provisions of this Section shall be operative on
6  and after the date that rules are adopted by the Department of
7  Revenue pursuant to Section 2505-810 of the Civil
8  Administrative Code of Illinois (Department of Revenue Law)
9  and the State Comptroller pursuant to Section 31 of the State
10  Comptroller Act.
11  (g) The delinquent claims due and payable to the State
12  required to be withheld under this Section and the
13  administrative fee under subsection (b) have priority over any
14  secured or unsecured claim on cash winnings, except claims for
15  federal or State taxes that are required to be withheld under
16  federal or State law claims of delinquent child support.
17  (230 ILCS 10/13.3 new)
18  Sec. 13.3. Withholding of delinquent claims due and
19  payable to the State; signs; statement.
20  (a) Each licensed owner may post signs with a statement
21  regarding withholding of delinquent claims due and payable to
22  the State, the text of which shall be determined by rule by the
23  Department of Revenue, at the following locations in each
24  facility at which gambling is conducted by the licensed owner:
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