# Illinois HB3729: VIDEO GAMING-VARIOUS Illinois HB3729, VIDEO GAMING-VARIOUS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Robert "Bob" Rita (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-04-17 (House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3729-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3729 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: VIDEO GAMING-VARIOUS - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2026-04-17, House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee - Sponsor: Robert "Bob" Rita (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: gaming - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (22 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Video Gaming Act. Prohibits a terminal operator from compensating a sales agent and broker based on a percentage of the after-tax profits from a video gaming terminal, the net terminal income from a video gaming terminal or attributed to licensed establishments, or any other compensation metric based upon the performance of a video gaming terminal in various licensed establishments. Provides that a terminal operator shall not enter into any contract or agreement for the sharing, splitting, or payment of net terminal income with any other person. Prohibits any contract or agreement for the sharing, splitting, or payment of net terminal income with any other person executed before January 1, 2025 from being amended, modified, or extended. Allows a terminal operator to enter into a contract or agreement for the sharing, splitting, or payment of net terminal income with any other person if such contract is approved by the Illinois Gaming Board. Prohibits a sales agent and broker from giving anything of value to a current or potential licensed establishment. Prohibits a sales agent and broker that is not an owner of a terminal operator to solicit or procure a use agreement or any other contract or agreement that purports to control or authorize the placement or operation of a video gaming terminal on behalf of a terminal operator from a current or potential licensed establishment if that person is an immediate family member of a direct or indirect owner, officer, director, manager, employee, or a person who otherwise significantly influences or controls the licensed establishment. Provides that any use agreement currently authorizing the placement and operation of video gaming may continue as a valid and enforceable use agreement through the end of the current use agreement term, but shall not be amended, modified, extended, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Prohibits a current or potential licensed establishment from accepting anything of value from a terminal operator or sales agent and broker as any incentive or inducement to locate video gaming terminals in that establishment and licensed establishments. Makes other changes. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Robert "Bob" Rita (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Gaming Committee; | pass | 17 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-04-17: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-17: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-17: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-17: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Gaming Committee (House) - 2026-04-06: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-06: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita (House) - 2026-03-24: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Gaming Committee (House) - 2026-03-24: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Gaming Committee (House) - 2026-03-23: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-23: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita (House) - 2026-03-23: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-23: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita (House) - 2026-03-12: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-12: Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-11: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Gaming Committee; 017-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-11: Assigned to Gaming Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita (House) ## Bill text - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3729ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3729ham002.pdf) - House Amendment 3: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3729ham003.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3729.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 - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3729ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3729ham002.pdf) - [House Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3729ham003.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3729.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-HB3729-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).