House Sponsors: MAUTINO-SAVIANO-DEERING-BLACK-GRANBERG. Senate Sponsors: WALSH,T-PHILIP Short description: LIQUOR CONTROL-SIGN-SANITATION Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that a licensee that dispenses draught beer or wine shall have the equipment used in drawing the draught beer or wine cleaned at least once every 2 weeks. Provides that a manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor may sell dispensing accessories to retail licensees at a price not less than cost. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 235 ILCS 5/1-3.33 235 ILCS 5/3-12 from Ch. 43, par. 108 235 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 43, par. 115 235 ILCS 5/6-16 from Ch. 43, par. 131 235 ILCS 5/6-20 from Ch. 43, par. 134a 235 ILCS 5/6-31 new 235 ILCS 5/6-19 rep. Deletes everything. Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that a brew pub licensee shall not sell more than 5,000 gallons per year for off-premises consumption. Provides penalties for selling or serving from a bottle of alcoholic liquor with a foreign object in it. Provides that the term permanent inside signs does not include spirits or wine lists and menus. Provides that glassware and alcohol lists and menus are not inside sign or advertising materials. Provides that inside signs or advertising materials may not be provided to retailers free of charge. Provides that a manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor may sell coil cleaning services to a retail licensee at fair market cost. Provides that if a licensee or officer, associate, member, representative, agent, or employee of the licensee is prosecuted for selling, giving, or delivering alcoholic liquor to a person under 21 years of age, the person under 21 years of age who attempted to buy or receive the alcoholic liquor shall also be prosecuted. Increases the penalty for using a fraudulent identification to buy alcoholic liquor and for possession of alcoholic liquor by a person under 21 years of age from a Class B to a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a retail licensee may conduct product sampling. Deletes provisions concerning sales on credit. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 HB679, with H-am 1, fails to create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1 HB 679 does not preempt home rule authority. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 235 ILCS 5/6-28 from Ch. 43, par. 144d Further amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Removes provisions delineating the penalty for selling or serving from a bottle of alcoholic liquor with a foreign object in it in certain situations. Deletes the term "alcoholic lists and menus" from the definition of temporary inside signs. Includes in the definition of permanent inside signs alcohol lists and menus that include names, slogans, markings, or logos that relate to the retailer. Provides that a person under 21 years of age who was acting under the direction and with the approval of the local liquor control commissioner or a local law enforcement agency pursuant to a plan or action to conduct an enforcement action shall not be prosecuted for attempting to purchase alcoholic liquor. Makes other changes. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (Ill. Liquor Control Commission) This bill will have no fiscal impact on the Commission. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that if a licensee or officer, associate, member, representative, agent, or employee of the licensee is prosecuted for providing liquor to a person under 21 years of age, the person under 21 years of age may (rather than shall) be prosecuted under the Act unless he or she was acting under the authority of a law enforcement agency, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, or a local liquor control commissioner pursuant to an enforcement action. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0432 Last action date: 97-08-16 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status