102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB4224

Introduced 11/14/2022, by Sen. Ann Gillespie

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
230 ILCS 15/8.2 new

Amends the Raffles and Poker Runs Act. Prohibits the State Board of Elections and the governing body of any county or municipality from issuing a license under the Act to a person that will offer a firearm as a prize at a poker run or raffle, unless that person is a certified licensee under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Limits home rule powers. Defines "firearm".
LRB102 28549 JDS 40426 b

A BILL FOR

SB4224LRB102 28549 JDS 40426 b
1 AN ACT concerning gaming.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Raffles and Poker Runs Act is amended by
5adding Section 8.2 as follows:
6 (230 ILCS 15/8.2 new)
7 Sec. 8.2. Limitation on issuance of licenses for raffles
8and poker runs at which firearms are offered as prizes.
9 (a) Neither the State Board of Elections nor the governing
10body of a county or municipality shall issue a license under
11this Act to a person that will offer a firearm as a prize at a
12poker run or raffle, unless that person is a certified
13licensee under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act.
14 (b) A home rule unit may not regulate the issuance of
15licenses under this Act in a manner inconsistent with this
16Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of
17Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
18concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
19exercised by the State.
20 (c) As used in this Section, "firearm" has the meaning
21ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners
22Identification Card Act.