Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2023	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

235 ILCS 5/1-3.03

from Ch. 43, par. 95.03

235 ILCS 5/3-12

235 ILCS 5/5-1

from Ch. 43, par. 115

235 ILCS 5/6-4

from Ch. 43, par. 121

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Changes the definition of "wine" to include mead and alcoholic beverages obtained by the fermentation of the natural contents of honey. Provides that a brewer, class 1 brewer, or class 2 brewer may sell mead for on-premises or off-premises consumption. Authorizes a distributor licensee to sell mead to brewers, class 1 brewers, and class 2 brewers that sell beer, cider, or mead to non-licensees at their breweries. Provides that a self-distribution exemption for certain wine manufacturers shall allow the sale of cider, mead, or both cider and mead to brewers, class 1 brewers, and class 2 brewers that sell beer, cider, mead, or any combination thereof to non-licensees at their breweries. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/19/2021	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason A. Barickman
2/19/2021	Senate	First Reading
2/19/2021	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/24/2021	Senate	Assigned to Executive
3/9/2021	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
3/10/2021	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 017-000-000
3/10/2021	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2021
3/16/2021	Senate	Second Reading
3/16/2021	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 17, 2021
3/17/2021	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
4/16/2021	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
4/21/2021	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
4/22/2021	House	Arrived in House
4/23/2021	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
4/23/2021	House	First Reading
4/23/2021	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/28/2021	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
4/28/2021	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
4/28/2021	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
5/15/2021	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2023	Senate	Session Sine Die

Back To Top