# Illinois SB1473: HORSE RACING ACT ORG LICENSE Illinois SB1473, HORSE RACING ACT ORG LICENSE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Patrick J. Joyce (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-12-01 (Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1473-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB1473 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: HORSE RACING ACT ORG LICENSE - Status: in committee - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-31 - Last action: 2025-12-01, Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments - Sponsor: Patrick J. Joyce (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: assignments, executive - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (13 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Removes provision stating that no organization licensee conducting its race meeting in a county bordering the Mississippi River and having a population greater than 230,000 may be a host track for its race meeting. Makes changes in provisions regarding organizations that may not conduct a horse race meeting, the standardbred racetrack in Cook County, the application for an organization license, and wagering. Adds provisions concerning the standardbred racetrack in Macon County. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Patrick J. Joyce (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Doris Turner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jil Tracy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Porfirio (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-28 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-12-01: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce (Senate) - 2025-10-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments (Senate) - 2025-10-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy (Senate) - 2025-10-16: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-10-16: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 15, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 29, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Assigned to Executive (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-01-31: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1473.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1473sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1473sam002.pdf) - Senate Amendment 3: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1473sam003.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/SB/PDF/10400SB1473.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1473sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1473sam002.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1473sam003.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-SB1473-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).