104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2513 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Swanson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 805/805-7220 ILCS 1605/9.320 ILCS 1605/20 from Ch. 120, par. 117020 ILCS 1605/21.420 ILCS 1605/21.16.5 new Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Department of the Lottery shall offer a special Lyme Disease Innovation instant scratch-off game for the benefit of the Lyme Disease Innovation Program with net revenue deposited into the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund. Grants the Department of the Lottery rulemaking powers. Adds references to the Lyme Disease Innovation scratch-off game to various provisions in the Act. Provides that the Department shall offer the game upon the discontinuation of the first game that is discontinued under certain provisions of the law. Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Specifies that the Lyme Disease Innovation Program shall be funded through moneys in the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund, including revenue generated from the Lyme Disease Innovation scratch-off game. LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2513 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Swanson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 805/805-7220 ILCS 1605/9.320 ILCS 1605/20 from Ch. 120, par. 117020 ILCS 1605/21.420 ILCS 1605/21.16.5 new 20 ILCS 805/805-72 20 ILCS 1605/9.3 20 ILCS 1605/20 from Ch. 120, par. 1170 20 ILCS 1605/21.4 20 ILCS 1605/21.16.5 new Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Department of the Lottery shall offer a special Lyme Disease Innovation instant scratch-off game for the benefit of the Lyme Disease Innovation Program with net revenue deposited into the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund. Grants the Department of the Lottery rulemaking powers. Adds references to the Lyme Disease Innovation scratch-off game to various provisions in the Act. Provides that the Department shall offer the game upon the discontinuation of the first game that is discontinued under certain provisions of the law. Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Specifies that the Lyme Disease Innovation Program shall be funded through moneys in the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund, including revenue generated from the Lyme Disease Innovation scratch-off game. LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2513 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Swanson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 805/805-7220 ILCS 1605/9.320 ILCS 1605/20 from Ch. 120, par. 117020 ILCS 1605/21.420 ILCS 1605/21.16.5 new 20 ILCS 805/805-72 20 ILCS 1605/9.3 20 ILCS 1605/20 from Ch. 120, par. 1170 20 ILCS 1605/21.4 20 ILCS 1605/21.16.5 new 20 ILCS 805/805-72 20 ILCS 1605/9.3 20 ILCS 1605/20 from Ch. 120, par. 1170 20 ILCS 1605/21.4 20 ILCS 1605/21.16.5 new Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Department of the Lottery shall offer a special Lyme Disease Innovation instant scratch-off game for the benefit of the Lyme Disease Innovation Program with net revenue deposited into the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund. Grants the Department of the Lottery rulemaking powers. Adds references to the Lyme Disease Innovation scratch-off game to various provisions in the Act. Provides that the Department shall offer the game upon the discontinuation of the first game that is discontinued under certain provisions of the law. Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Specifies that the Lyme Disease Innovation Program shall be funded through moneys in the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund, including revenue generated from the Lyme Disease Innovation scratch-off game. LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b A BILL FOR HB2513LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources 5 (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of 6 Illinois is amended by changing Section 805-72 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 805/805-72) 8 Sec. 805-72. Lyme Disease Innovation Program. 9 (a) The Department shall consult with the Department of 10 Agriculture, the Department of Public Health, and members of 11 the University of Illinois' INHS Medical Entomology Program to 12 establish the Lyme Disease Innovation Program no later than 13 one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 14 103rd General Assembly. The Department shall contract with an 15 Illinois not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to raise 16 awareness of tick-borne diseases with the public and the 17 medical community to operate the Program. The Program's 18 purpose is to raise awareness with the public and to assist 19 persons at risk of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases 20 with education and awareness materials and campaigns while 21 developing evidence-based approaches that are cost-effective. 22 (b) The Program shall implement a statewide interagency 23 and multipronged approach to combat Lyme disease and other 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2513 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Swanson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 805/805-7220 ILCS 1605/9.320 ILCS 1605/20 from Ch. 120, par. 117020 ILCS 1605/21.420 ILCS 1605/21.16.5 new 20 ILCS 805/805-72 20 ILCS 1605/9.3 20 ILCS 1605/20 from Ch. 120, par. 1170 20 ILCS 1605/21.4 20 ILCS 1605/21.16.5 new 20 ILCS 805/805-72 20 ILCS 1605/9.3 20 ILCS 1605/20 from Ch. 120, par. 1170 20 ILCS 1605/21.4 20 ILCS 1605/21.16.5 new Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Department of the Lottery shall offer a special Lyme Disease Innovation instant scratch-off game for the benefit of the Lyme Disease Innovation Program with net revenue deposited into the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund. Grants the Department of the Lottery rulemaking powers. Adds references to the Lyme Disease Innovation scratch-off game to various provisions in the Act. Provides that the Department shall offer the game upon the discontinuation of the first game that is discontinued under certain provisions of the law. Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Specifies that the Lyme Disease Innovation Program shall be funded through moneys in the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund, including revenue generated from the Lyme Disease Innovation scratch-off game. LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b A BILL FOR 20 ILCS 805/805-72 20 ILCS 1605/9.3 20 ILCS 1605/20 from Ch. 120, par. 1170 20 ILCS 1605/21.4 20 ILCS 1605/21.16.5 new LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513- 2 -LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 2 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 2 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b 1 tick-borne diseases in Illinois, including adopting an 2 evidence-based model that recognizes the key roles that 3 patients, advocates, and not-for-profit organizations have in 4 fighting Lyme disease and tick-borne diseases. The Program's 5 objectives include issuing grants, subject to the approval of 6 the Department, to State agencies and Illinois not-for profit 7 organizations from moneys in the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund, 8 which is hereby established as a special fund in the State 9 treasury, and other appropriations for the following purposes: 10 (1) Bringing awareness of Lyme disease and tick-borne 11 diseases by any one or more of the following methods: 12 (A) creating innovative ideas and collaborations 13 for raising awareness about risks and prevention; 14 (B) amplifying and improving access to essential 15 information supporting innovations in prevention, 16 education, and care with open data and science; 17 (C) fostering the development of new, 18 community-based education and prevention efforts; and 19 (D) using programs, website advertising, 20 pamphlets, or other methods to increase the awareness 21 of Lyme disease and tick-borne diseases; 22 (2) Engaging stakeholders to facilitate 23 patient-centered innovations by (i) building trust among 24 stakeholders through listening sessions, roundtables, and 25 other learning approaches that ground innovations in lived 26 experience, (ii) engaging stakeholders in identifying HB2513 - 2 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513- 3 -LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 3 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 3 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b 1 current areas of need to promote targeted innovations that 2 will make real-world improvements in quality of care, and 3 (iii) gaining insight into patient needs and priorities 4 through stakeholders' collective wisdom and applying that 5 wisdom in shaping future innovation challenges and events. 6 (3) Advancing stakeholder driven interdisciplinary and 7 interagency collaborations by providing resources to 8 not-for-profit organizations whose purpose is to raise 9 awareness of tick-borne diseases with the public and the 10 medical community in order to (i) facilitate the 11 stakeholder engagement and collaborations and 12 patient-centered innovations and support groups, (ii) 13 identify ways to better collect and share data while 14 raising awareness of tick-borne illnesses, and (iii) 15 assist with the development of outreach and education 16 materials and approaches for State agencies. 17 (4) The University of Illinois' INHS Medical 18 Entomology Program maintaining a passive tick and 19 tick-borne pathogen surveillance program, based on ticks 20 contributed by the Illinois public, and including tick 21 identifications and disease-agent testing of a subset of 22 identified ticks; compiling evidence and conducting 23 research on tick bite prevention and risk of tick and 24 tick-borne pathogen exposure; and providing evidence, 25 results, and analysis and insight from both the passive 26 surveillance program, on tick species and tick-borne HB2513 - 3 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513- 4 -LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 4 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 4 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b 1 disease-agent distributions and diversity in the State, 2 and its related research on tick bite exposure and 3 prevention, to support the Lyme Disease Innovation Program 4 objectives. 5 (c) The Program shall be funded through moneys deposited 6 into the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund, including revenue from 7 the Lyme Disease Innovation scratch-off game, and other 8 appropriations. The not-for-profit organization contracted 9 with to operate the Program shall be paid, subject to the 10 approval of the Department, for its operation of the Program 11 from moneys deposited into the Fund or from other 12 appropriations. 13 The University of Illinois' Prairie Research Institute 14 shall be paid, subject to the approval of the Department, for 15 the INHS Medical Entomology Program's operation of a passive 16 tick surveillance and research program from moneys deposited 17 into the Fund or from other appropriations. 18 (d) The Department must adopt rules to implement this 19 Section. 20 (e) The requirements of this Section are subject to 21 appropriation by the General Assembly being made to the 22 Department to implement the requirements. 23 (Source: P.A. 103-557, eff. 8-11-23.) 24 Section 10. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by 25 changing Sections 9.3, 20, and 21.4 and by adding Section HB2513 - 4 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513- 5 -LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 5 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 5 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b 1 21.16.5 as follows: 2 (20 ILCS 1605/9.3) 3 Sec. 9.3. Expenditure and distribution of lottery 4 proceeds. 5 (a) Beginning July 1, 2022, except as provided in Sections 6 21.4, 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, 21.9, 21.10, 21.11, 21.13, 7 21.15, and 21.16, and 21.16.5 of this Law and Section 25-70 of 8 the Sports Wagering Act, the Department shall distribute all 9 proceeds of lottery tickets and shares sold in the following 10 priority and manner: 11 (1) The payment of prizes and retailer bonuses. 12 (2) The payment of costs incurred in the operation and 13 administration of the Lottery, including the payment of 14 sums due to the private manager under the management 15 agreement with the Department and including costs of 16 administering the Lottery sports wagering program pursuant 17 to Section 25-70 of the Sports Wagering Act. 18 (3) On the last day of each month or as soon thereafter 19 as possible, the State Comptroller shall direct and the 20 State Treasurer shall transfer from the State Lottery Fund 21 to the Common School Fund the Department's estimate of net 22 lottery proceeds. 23 (4) If an amount in excess of the annual net lottery 24 proceeds is transferred for a fiscal year, then the 25 Department shall offset the monthly transfers of estimated HB2513 - 5 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513- 6 -LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 6 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 6 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b 1 net lottery proceeds during the following fiscal year by 2 that excess amount. If an amount less than the annual net 3 lottery proceeds is transferred for a fiscal year, then 4 after the related annual fiscal year audit is completed 5 following such fiscal year, the Department shall direct 6 the deposit of any remaining annual net lottery proceeds 7 from such fiscal year, subject to payments under 8 paragraphs (1) and (2), into the Common School Fund as 9 soon thereafter as possible. 10 (b) The net lottery proceeds shall be determined by 11 deducting from total annual lottery proceeds the expenditures 12 required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a). The 13 total annual lottery proceeds and annual net lottery proceeds 14 shall be determined according to generally accepted accounting 15 principles for governmental entities and verified by an annual 16 fiscal year audit. 17 (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 103-381, eff. 7-28-23.) 18 (20 ILCS 1605/20) (from Ch. 120, par. 1170) 19 Sec. 20. State Lottery Fund. 20 (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund 21 to be known as the State Lottery Fund. Such fund shall consist 22 of all revenues received from (1) the sale of lottery tickets 23 or shares, (net of commissions, fees representing those 24 expenses that are directly proportionate to the sale of 25 tickets or shares at the agent location, and prizes of less HB2513 - 6 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513- 7 -LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 7 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 7 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b 1 than $600 which have been validly paid at the agent level), (2) 2 application fees, and (3) all other sources including moneys 3 credited or transferred thereto from any other fund or source 4 pursuant to law. Interest earnings of the State Lottery Fund 5 shall be credited to the Common School Fund. 6 (a-5) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 7 21.4 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.4. 8 (b) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 9 21.5 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.5. 10 (c) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 11 21.6 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.6. 12 (d) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 13 21.7 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.7. 14 (e) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 15 21.8 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.8. 16 (f) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 17 21.9 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.9. 18 (g) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 19 21.10 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.10. 20 (h) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 21 21.11 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.11. 22 (i) (Blank). 23 (j) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 24 21.13 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.13. 25 (k) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 26 25-70 of the Sports Wagering Act shall be in accordance with HB2513 - 7 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513- 8 -LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 8 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 8 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b 1 Section 25-70 of the Sports Wagering Act. 2 (l) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 3 21.15 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.15. 4 (m) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 5 21.16 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 21.16. 6 (n) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 7 21.16.5 of this Law shall be in accordance with Section 8 21.16.5. 9 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 103-381, eff. 7-28-23.) 10 (20 ILCS 1605/21.4) 11 Sec. 21.4. Joint Special Instant Scratch-off game. 12 (a) The Department shall offer a joint special instant 13 scratch-off game for the benefit of the special causes 14 identified in Sections 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, 21.9, 21.10, 15 21.11, 21.13, 21.15, and 21.16, and 21.16.5. The operation of 16 the game shall be governed by this Section and any rules 17 adopted by the Department. The game shall commence on January 18 1, 2024 or as soon thereafter, at the discretion of the 19 Director, as is reasonably practical and shall be discontinued 20 on January 1, 2027. If any provision of this Section is 21 inconsistent with any other provision in the Act, then this 22 Section governs. 23 (b) Once the joint special instant scratch-off game is 24 used to fund a special cause, the game will be used to fund the 25 special cause for the remainder of the special causes' HB2513 - 8 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513- 9 -LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 9 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 9 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b 1 existence per the causes' respective Section of this Act. 2 (c) New specialty tickets and causes authorized by this 3 Act shall be funded by the joint special instant scratch-off 4 game. New specialty tickets and causes after February 1, 2024 5 must have a sunset date. The Department shall be limited to 6 supporting no more than 10 causes in total at any given time. 7 (d) Net revenue received from the sale of the joint 8 special instant scratch-off game for the purposes of this 9 Section shall be divided equally among the special causes the 10 game benefits. At the direction of the Department, the State 11 Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall 12 transfer from the State Lottery Fund the net revenue to the 13 specific fund identified for each special cause in accordance 14 with the special cause's respective Section in this Act. As 15 used in this Section, "net revenue" means the total amount for 16 which tickets have been sold less the sum of the amount paid 17 out in prizes and to retailers, and direct and estimated 18 administrative expenses incurred in operation of the ticket. 19 (Source: P.A. 103-381, eff. 7-28-23; 103-574, eff. 12-8-23.) 20 (20 ILCS 1605/21.16.5 new) 21 Sec. 21.16.5. Scratch-off for Lyme Disease Innovation. 22 (a) The Department shall offer a special Lyme Disease 23 Innovation instant scratch-off game for the benefit of the 24 Illinois-based Lyme Disease Innovation Program. The net 25 revenue from the Lyme Disease Innovation scratch-off game HB2513 - 9 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513- 10 -LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 10 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 10 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b 1 shall be deposited into the Lyme Disease Awareness Fund, a 2 special fund in the State treasury, for the purposes set forth 3 in Section 805-72 of the Department of Natural Resources 4 (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of 5 Illinois. The game shall commence on January 1, 2026, or as 6 soon thereafter as is reasonably practical, and shall be 7 discontinued on December 31, 2035. The Department shall 8 consult with the Department of Natural Resources regarding the 9 design and promotion of the game. The Department shall offer 10 the game enumerated under this Section upon the 11 discontinuation of the first game that is discontinued within 12 the Joint Special Instant Scratch-Off game that is created 13 under Section 21.4 of this law. 14 (b) The operation of any games under this Section shall be 15 governed by this Act and any rules adopted by the Department 16 under this Act. 17 (c) In this Section, "net revenue" means the total amount 18 for which tickets have been sold less the sum of the amount 19 paid out in prizes and the actual administrative expenses of 20 the Department solely related to the Lyme Disease Innovation 21 scratch-off game. 22 (d) During the time that tickets are sold for the Lyme 23 Disease Innovation scratch-off game, the Department shall not 24 unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any 25 other instant scratch-off lottery game. 26 (e) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to HB2513 - 10 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513- 11 -LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 11 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 11 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b HB2513 - 11 - LRB104 12001 BDA 22096 b