Full Text of HB3600 94th General Assembly
HB3600 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB3600
Introduced 2/24/2005, by Rep. John A. Fritchey SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Alcohol Without Liquid Device Act. Prohibits the purchase, sale, and use of devices that mix alcoholic liquor with oxygen for the purpose of inhalation. Provides that a person who violates the Act commits a petty offense and may be fined up to $1,000 per occurrence. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning alcoholic liquor.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| Alcohol Without Liquid Device Act. | 6 |
| Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following | 7 |
| terms have the meanings indicated: | 8 |
| "Alcohol without liquor device" or "AWOL device" means a | 9 |
| device that mixes spirits with pure oxygen to produce a cloudy | 10 |
| vapor that can be inhaled or snorted. | 11 |
| "Alcohol" has the same meaning in Section 1-3.01 of the | 12 |
| Liquor Control Act of 1934. | 13 |
| "Alcoholic liquor" has the same meaning as in Section | 14 |
| 1-3.05 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934. | 15 |
| "Spirits" has the same meaning as in Section 1-3.02 of the | 16 |
| Liquor Control Act of 1934. | 17 |
| Section 10. Legislative findings and intent. The | 18 |
| General Assembly hereby finds and determines that an AWOL | 19 |
| device enables people to "snort" alcoholic liquor through a | 20 |
| tube into the nose or mouth, rather than drinking through the | 21 |
| mouth. | 22 |
| The General Assembly further finds and determines that by | 23 |
| bypassing the stomach and the filter of the liver, alcohol | 24 |
| vapor is absorbed through blood vessels in the nose or lungs, | 25 |
| creating a quicker and more intense effect on the brain. | 26 |
| The General Assembly finds that experts have claimed that | 27 |
| the practice of inhaling alcohol vapor is linked to brain | 28 |
| damage. | 29 |
| The General Assembly determines that the popularity of AWOL | 30 |
| devices is increasing in the nightclub and bar businesses | 31 |
| throughout the country. It is being marketed as a way to get |
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| high without the hangover as well as a "dieter's dream" way of | 2 |
| drinking since there are no calories derived from inhaling the | 3 |
| alcohol. | 4 |
| The General Assembly further finds and determines that | 5 |
| during the past 2 decades, 5 major studies have estimated the | 6 |
| economic costs of alcohol abuse in the United States at | 7 |
| approximately $185,000,000,000 for 1998. | 8 |
| The General Assembly further finds that more than 70% of | 9 |
| the estimated costs of alcohol abuse for 1998 were attributed | 10 |
| to lost productivity ($134,200,000,000), including losses from | 11 |
| alcohol-related illness ($87,600,000,000), premature death | 12 |
| ($36,500,000,000), and crime ($10,100,000,000). The remaining | 13 |
| estimated costs included health care expenditures | 14 |
| ($26,300,000,000), as well as property and administrative | 15 |
| costs of alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes | 16 |
| ($16,700,000,000), and criminal justice system costs of | 17 |
| alcohol related crime ($6,300,000,000). | 18 |
| The General Assembly further determines that by the time | 19 |
| they reach the eighth grade, nearly 50% of adolescents have had | 20 |
| at least one alcoholic drink, and over 20% report having been | 21 |
| drunk. Approximately 20% of 8th graders and almost 50% of 12th | 22 |
| graders have consumed alcoholic liquor within the past 30 days. | 23 |
| Approximately 30% of 12th graders engage in heavy episodic | 24 |
| drinking, now popularly termed "binge" drinking, which | 25 |
| consists of having at least 5 drinks of alcoholic liquor on one | 26 |
| occasion within a 2-week period, and it is estimated that 20% | 27 |
| do so on more than one occasion. Apart from being illegal, | 28 |
| underage drinking poses a high risk to both the individual and | 29 |
| society. The rate of alcohol-related traffic crashes is greater | 30 |
| for drivers ages 16 to 20 than for drivers age 21 and older. | 31 |
| The General Assembly further finds and determines that | 32 |
| underage alcohol use is more likely to kill young people than | 33 |
| all other illegal drugs combined. | 34 |
| The General Assembly further finds that AWOL devices have | 35 |
| been banned in parts of Britain and Australia, but are gaining | 36 |
| more popularity in the United States. They are available for |
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| sale and distribution through the Internet and dealerships are | 2 |
| in the process of being established in Florida, California, and | 3 |
| New York. | 4 |
| Therefore, the purpose of this Act is to ban the sale, | 5 |
| purchase, and use of Alcohol With Out Liquid (AWOL) devices and | 6 |
| alcohol vapor devices in Illinois. | 7 |
| Section 15. Prohibitions. No person shall purchase, offer | 8 |
| for sale, or use an AWOL device or alcohol vapor device within | 9 |
| this State. Any person who intentionally violates any provision | 10 |
| of this Section 15 commits a petty offense and may be fined up | 11 |
| to $1,000. Each violation of this Section constitutes a | 12 |
| separate and distinct offense. | 13 |
| Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are | 14 |
| severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 16 |
| becoming law.
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