# Illinois HB2947: GAMING-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE Illinois HB2947, GAMING-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0255); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2947-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2947 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: GAMING-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0255 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: gaming, assignments, executive - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (343 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board shall not require individuals hired exclusively to perform functions that are not related in any way to gaming operations to hold an occupational license. Provides that the Board may issue a non-gaming identification badge upon payment of a non-refundable annual fee set by the Board. Sets forth eligibility requirements for a non-gaming identification badge. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Non-gaming casino workers get badges with fees: mixed, low. The Illinois Gaming Board cannot require occupational licenses for gambling-facility workers hired only for work unrelated to gaming. Instead, workers age 18 or older can get a non-gaming badge after applying and paying a Board-set, nonrefundable annual fee. Badge applicants are exempt from the occ… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Cristina Castro (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Natalie A. Manley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robert "Bob" Rita (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thaddeus Jones (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs | pass | 114 | 0 | | | 2025-05-29 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Gaming Committee; | pass | 16 | 0 | | | 2025-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 57 | 0 | | | 2025-05-08 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 114 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Gaming Committee; | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Gaming Committee; | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (44) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0255 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date August 15, 2025 (House) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-24: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-31: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-31: House Concurs (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Gaming Committee; 016-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-28: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Gaming Committee (House) - 2025-05-21: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-21: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita (House) - 2025-05-21: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 (House) - 2025-05-21: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-05-21: Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones (House) - 2025-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Do Pass as Amended Executive; 010-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Assigned to Executive (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Gaming Committee; 017-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-19: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Gaming Committee (House) - 2025-03-17: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-17: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita (House) - 2025-03-13: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-12: Do Pass / Short Debate Gaming Committee; 015-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Gaming Committee (House) - 2025-02-25: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-05: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2947eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2947enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2947ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2947.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2947sam001.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2947eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2947enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2947ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2947.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2947sam001.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2947-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).