VETERAN SCRATCH-OFF GAME

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3923

Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Mike Porfirio

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 1605/21.6

Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. In a provision concerning a
scratch-off for the benefit of Illinois veterans, provides that the
3-member funding authorization committee appointed by the Director of
Veterans Affairs shall meet twice a year (instead of on a quarterly basis),
at minimum.
LRB104 20080 CCC 33531 b

A BILL FOR

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LRB104 20080 CCC 33531 b
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AN ACT concerning State government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by changing
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Section 21.6 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 1605/21.6)
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Sec. 21.6.
Scratch-off for Illinois veterans.
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(a) The Department shall offer a special instant
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scratch-off game for the benefit of Illinois veterans. The
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game shall commence on January 1, 2006 or as soon thereafter,
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at the discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical.
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The operation of the game shall be governed by this Act and any
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rules adopted by the Department.
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(b) The Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund is created as a
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special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the
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Illinois veterans scratch-off game shall be deposited into the
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Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the
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Department of Veterans Affairs for making grants, funding
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additional services, or conducting additional research
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projects relating to each of the following:
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(i) veterans' behavioral health services;
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(ii) veterans' homelessness;
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(iii) the health insurance costs of veterans;

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(iv) veterans' disability benefits, including but not
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limited to, disability benefits provided by veterans
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service organizations and veterans assistance commissions
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or centers;
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(v) the long-term care of veterans; provided that,
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beginning with moneys appropriated for fiscal year 2008,
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no more than 20% of such moneys shall be used for health
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insurance costs;
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(vi) veteran employment and employment training; and
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(vii) veterans' emergency financial assistance,
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including, but not limited to, past due utilities,
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housing, and transportation costs.
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In order to expend moneys from this special fund,
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beginning with moneys appropriated for fiscal year 2008, the
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Director of Veterans Affairs shall appoint a 3-member funding
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authorization committee. The Director shall designate one of
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the members as chairperson. The committee shall meet
twice a
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year

on a quarterly basis
, at a minimum, and shall authorize
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expenditure of moneys from the special fund by a two-thirds
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vote. Decisions of the committee shall not take effect unless
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and until approved by the Director of Veterans Affairs. Each
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member of the committee shall serve until a replacement is
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named by the Director of Veterans Affairs. One member of the
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committee shall be a member of the Veterans' Advisory Council.
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Moneys collected from the special instant scratch-off game
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shall be used only as a supplemental financial resource and

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shall not supplant existing moneys that the Department of
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Veterans Affairs may currently expend for the purposes set
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forth in items (i) through (v).
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Moneys received for the purposes of this Section,
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including, without limitation, net revenue from the special
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instant scratch-off game and from gifts, grants, and awards
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from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the
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Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be
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deposited into the Fund.
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As used in this subsection, "net revenue" means the total
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amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of the
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amount paid out in the prizes and to retailers, and direct and
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estimated administrative expenses of the Department solely
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related to the scratch-off game under this Section.
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(c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Illinois
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veterans scratch-off game, the Department shall not
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unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any
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other instant scratch-off lottery game.
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(d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to
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implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 103-381, eff. 7-28-23; 104-234, eff. 8-15-25.)

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