House Sponsors: SLONE-COULSON-BOLAND-HOLBROOK-O'BRIEN, SHARP, FLOWERS, JONES,SHIRLEY, CURRY,JULIE, MOORE,ANDREA, CROTTY AND MULLIGAN. Senate Sponsors: MADIGAN,L-MYERS,J Short description: NOTICE-FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROM Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934 and the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires a retailer who sells any alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises to post, in a conspicuous place in its ladies restroom, a sign which clearly reads: "Warning: Drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy can cause birth defects." Requires the Department of Revenue to make such warning signs available to retailers of alcoholic beverages. Permits the Department to charge a fee to cover printing, postage, and handling expenses. Imposes fines for violations. Provides that the the Department of Public Health shall enforce this provision. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 2310/55.91 new Adds reference to: 235 ILCS 5/3-12 235 ILCS 5/6-24a Deletes provisions amending the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Transfers enforcement and operation of the warning sign provisions to the State Liquor Control Commission. Provides that the requirement that all retail licensees must display birth defects warning signs shall apply only to retail licensees who sell alcoholic liquor for consumption off the retail license premises. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Public Health) IDPH will not incur a cost related to this legislation, but IDPH would defer a position on the fiscal impact to the Liquor Control Commission, as they are the agency directly impacted. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Corrections) There would be no fiscal or prison population impact on DOC. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Further amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Changes the text of the warning sign that a retailer who sells alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises must post in every restroom to which females have access. Changes the penalty for failure to post a sign. BALANCED BUDGET NOTE, H-AM 3 (Bureau of the Budget) Since this bill is not a supplemental appropriation bill, the Balanced Budget Note Act is inapplicable. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (Department of Corrections) There would be no fiscal or population impact on DOC. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status