SB2186sam001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Bill Brady

Filed: 5/15/2009

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2186

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2186 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 11-13-27 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/11-13-27 new)

Sec. 11-13-27. Retailers. No municipality or public body appointed by the corporate authorities of a municipality may enact any ordinance, resolution, or zoning decision to prohibit or otherwise restrict a retailer from locating within the municipality if the retailer otherwise meets all necessary requirements for construction and development. This prohibition does not include provisions that are unrelated to the location of the retailer including but not limited to wage requirements. For the purposes of this Section, "retailer" means any company that operates or is seeking approval to operate a retail store located within the geographic boundaries of the municipality.

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.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".