Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB3019

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that a manufacturer of beer that imports beer into this State must obtain a non-resident dealer's license and comply with certain provisions concerning recordkeeping and taxation. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an Illinois licensed distributor from offering credit or a refund for unused, salable alcoholic liquors to a holder of a special event retailer's license or special use permit license or the special event retailer's licensee or special use permit licensee from accepting the credit or refund of alcoholic liquors at the conclusion of the event specified in the license. Makes changes to provisions concerning signage, including raising the limit on the cost of signs that may be provided to a retailer and removing the cost adjustment factor for the limit on the cost of signs that may be provided to a retailer. Provides that all permanent inside signs, except alcohol lists and menus, are the property of the manufacturer, distributor, or the importing distributor and shall be returned to the manufacturer, distributor, or the importing distributor upon request. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the introduced bill with the following changes: Removes language requiring a manufacturer of beer that imports beer into this State to obtain a non-resident dealer's license. Removes language providing that nothing in the Act prohibits an Illinois licensed distributor from offering credit or a refund for unused, salable alcoholic liquors to a holder of a special use permit license or the special use permit licensee from accepting the credit or refund of alcoholic liquors at the conclusion of the event specified in the license. In a provision concerning permanent inside signs, provides that all neons, illuminated signs, clocks, table lamps, mirrors, and tap handles (instead of all permanent inside signs, except alcohol lists and menus) are the property of the manufacturer and shall be returned to the manufacturer or its agent (instead of the manufacturer, distributor, or importing distributor) upon request. Removes language providing that coolers and buckets shall not be deemed to be inside signs or advertising materials. Provides that any manufacturer of beer that transfers beer into this State must comply with specified provisions of the Act related to recordkeeping and taxation. Provides that temporary inside signs include product displays. Effective immediately.

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