Nathan Reitz voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes the Sale of To-Go Cocktails
Signed by Governor JB Pritzker
Title: Authorizes the Sale of To-Go Cocktails
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that authorizes the sale of to-go cocktails.
Authorizes the sale of to-go cocktails or mixed drinks via a curbside pickup (Sec. 5).
Requires to-go cocktails to be placed in the trunk of a car or in the backseat if there is no trunk (Sec. 5).
Prohibits the sale of to-go cocktails under the following circumstances (Sec. 5):
A third party delivers the cocktail;
A container is not tamper-evident and sealed;
A container is transported in the passenger area of a vehicle;
A cocktail is delivered by a person or to one under 21 years of age; or
The person delivering the cocktails faults to verify the customer’s age.
Prohibits late filing fees for any liquor license holder whose business operations have been suspended on or after March 16, 2020 (Sec. 5).
Specifies that all late filing fees are waived for 6 months until after whichever of the following dates occurs the latest (Sec. 5):
The day on which the region where the business is located enters Phase 4 of the governor’s Restore Illinois plan;
The day after the expiration of the governor’s executive orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic; or
The day after the expiration of the Department of Public Health’s orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authorizes businesses whose business operations have been suspended due to the pandemic to defer their liquor license fees for 6 months until after whichever of the aforementioned dates occurs the latest (Sec. 5).
Authorizes the automatic approval and extension of liquor licenses for 120 days after whichever of the aforementioned dates occurs the latest (Sec. 5).
Specifies that this bill repeals itself one year after the effective date of this bill (Sec. 5).
Specifies that this bill takes effect immediately upon passage (Sec. 99).
Title: Authorizes the Sale of To-Go Cocktails
Title: Authorizes the Sale of To-Go Cocktails
Title: Authorizes the Sale of To-Go Cocktails