# Illinois HB4070: GAMBLING-CASINO RELOCATION

Illinois HB4070, GAMBLING-CASINO RELOCATION, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Joe C. Sosnowski (Republican); status in committee, last action 2025-05-31 (Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB4070
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: GAMBLING-CASINO RELOCATION
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Last action: 2025-05-31, Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
- Sponsor: Joe C. Sosnowski (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Requires the Illinois Gaming Board to conduct a survey to measure each operating casino license in the State regarding the adjusted gross receipts reported to the Board for the most recently concluded 12-month period within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Requires the Board to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly listing all of the operating casino licenses, ranked by order of adjusted gross receipt productivity. Requires the Board to establish a request for proposals process to relocate the 3 lowest performing casinos based on the report in which a municipality or county may submit a proposal requesting the authorization to host one of the 3 lowest performing casino's license within the municipality or county. Provides that each owner or operator of a casino license subject to relocation has the right to relocate the casino to a new location as determined by the request for proposals process, and the relocation shall be completed no more than 5 years after the conclusion of the request for proposals process and selection of a new location. Provides that a provision regarding wagering taxes, rates and distribution applies to the adjusted gross receipts tax and its division by enumerated shares to enumerated eligible recipients subsequent to any relocation of a casino, and the share of the adjusted gross receipts, measured by percentage of the adjusted gross receipts, shall continue to be paid to the former host municipality or county by 2 times the amount the share of the adjusted gross receipts that had previously been paid to the former host municipality or county.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joe C. Sosnowski (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason R. Bunting (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Martin McLaughlin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Sheehan (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2025-05-31: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin (House)
- 2025-05-30: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting (House)
- 2025-05-30: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan (House)
- 2025-05-29: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-05-29: First Reading (House)
- 2025-05-29: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4070.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4070.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4070-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).