HB0592 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0592

Introduced 1/27/2005, by Rep. George Scully, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Fireworks Outdoor Advertising Act. Prohibits outdoor billboards advertising fireworks for sale. Restricts the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.

HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning fireworks advertising.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fireworks Outdoor Advertising Act.

Section 5. Definition. In this Act, "fireworks" has the same meaning as in the Fireworks Use Act.

Section 10. Billboards advertising fireworks prohibited.

A person may not place or cause to be placed on an outdoor billboard any advertisement of fireworks for sale. A person who owns an outdoor billboard or who otherwise authorizes the placing of advertisements on an outdoor billboard may not rent space on the billboard to, or otherwise authorize the use of the billboard by, any person for the placement of any advertisement of fireworks for sale.

Section 15. Home rule powers. A home rule unit may not regulate the outdoor advertising of fireworks in a manner less restrictive than the regulation by the State of the outdoor advertising of fireworks under this Act. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.