SB0191 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB100 06803 RPS 16851 b

100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB0191

Introduced 1/18/2017, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

235 ILCS 5/6-34.5

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Prohibits the possession of any product consisting of or containing powdered alcohol. Provides that a knowing violation of that prohibition is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning liquor.

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

Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by changing Section 6-34.5 as follows:

(235 ILCS 5/6-34.5)

Sec. 6-34.5. Powdered alcohol.

(a) For the purposes of this Section, "powdered alcohol" means any powder or crystalline substance containing alcohol, as defined in Section 1-3.01 of this Act, produced for human consumption.

(b) No person shall possess, sell, offer for sale, or deliver, receive, or purchase for resale in this State any product consisting of or containing powdered alcohol.

(c) Any person who knowingly violates this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

(Source: P.A. 99-51, eff. 1-1-16.)