HB 2465

Comment:

IFRA Position: Monitor

Short Description:  LIQUOR-NONCITIZEN RETAILERS

House Sponsors

Rep. Rita Mayfield

Synopsis As Introduced

      Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that the Illinois Liquor Control Commission or local liquor commissioner may not refuse to issue a retail license based on an applicant's noncitizen status if the applicant otherwise meets the qualifications for licensure and the applicant has a valid Illinois driver's license or Illinois identification card; the applicant undergoes a criminal history records check and has no record of an offense that would disqualify him or her from licensure; the applicant resides in the jurisdiction in which the license will be issued; the applicant is in good standing with the community in which the license will be issued; and the applicant is in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Revenue, his or her creditors, applicable credit bureaus, and any other similar financial agencies. Preempts home rule powers.

HB 2399

Comment:

IFRA Position: Monitor

Short Description:  LIQUOR-DIRECT SHIPPING

House Sponsors

Rep. Daniel Didech

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides for the registration of third-party providers that ship wine to residents of this State on behalf of winery shippers. With regard to third-party providers, sets forth provisions concerning registration applications; recordkeeping; reporting; and suspending, revoking, or refusing to issue or renew a registration. Provides that a carrier may not deliver to a consumer a package known by the carrier to contain wine unless the consignor is a licensed winery shipper or registered thirdparty provider and the carrier has verified that license or registration for the current license period.

Requires winery shippers, third-party providers, and carriers to file with the Illinois Liquor Control Commission a monthly report containing specified information concerning wine shipments. Provides that the State Commission may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a license to manufacture, distribute, or sell alcoholic liquor issued by the State Commission if the State Commission finds, after notice and an opportunity for an evidentiary hearing, that the person holding the license has shipped alcoholic liquor into another state in violation of that state's law. Makes other changes. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make a conforming change.

HB 2376

Comment:

IFRA Position: Oppose

Short Description:  EPA-DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINERS

House Sponsors

Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Hoan Huynh, Anne Stava-Murray, Margaret Croke and Daniel Didech

Synopsis As Introduced

      Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Defines terms. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2025, a retail establishment may not sell or distribute in this State a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam. Exempts specified entities from the prohibition until one year after the amendatory Act's effective date. Effective immediately.

HB 2363

Comment:

IFRA Position: Monitor

Short Description:  CLEAN LIGHTING ACT

House Sponsors

Rep. Nicholas K. Smith

Synopsis As Introduced

      Creates the Clean Lighting Act. Prohibits offering for final sale, selling at final sale, or distributing as a new manufactured product (i) a screw or bayonet base compact fluorescent lamp on and after January 1, 2024 and (ii) a pin-base compact fluorescent lamp or a linear fluorescent lamp on and after January 1,

2025. Exempts specified lamps from the Act. Contains enforcement provisions. Allows the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt rules to implement and enforce the Act. Contains a severability provision.

Contains other provisions.