Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB2052 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2052 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 235 ILCS 5/6-28.8 Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Removes language repealing a provision concerning the delivery and carry out of mixed drinks on August 1, 2028. Effective immediately. LRB104 12132 RPS 22231 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2052 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 235 ILCS 5/6-28.8 235 ILCS 5/6-28.8 Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Removes language repealing a provision concerning the delivery and carry out of mixed drinks on August 1, 2028. Effective immediately. LRB104 12132 RPS 22231 b LRB104 12132 RPS 22231 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2052 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Removes language repealing a provision concerning the delivery and carry out of mixed drinks on August 1, 2028. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning liquor.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
15	15	5 changing Section 6-28.8 as follows:
16	16	6 (235 ILCS 5/6-28.8)
17	17	7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on August 1, 2028)
18	18	8 Sec. 6-28.8. Delivery and carry out of mixed drinks
19	19	9 permitted.
20	20	10 (a) In this Section:
21	21	11 "Cocktail" or "mixed drink" means any beverage obtained by
22	22	12 combining ingredients alcoholic in nature, whether brewed,
23	23	13 fermented, or distilled, with ingredients non-alcoholic in
24	24	14 nature, such as fruit juice, lemonade, cream, or a carbonated
25	25	15 beverage.
26	26	16 "Original container" means, for the purposes of this
27	27	17 Section only, a container that is (i) filled, sealed, and
28	28	18 secured by a retail licensee's employee at the retail
29	29	19 licensee's location with a tamper-evident lid or cap or (ii)
30	30	20 filled and labeled by the manufacturer and secured by the
31	31	21 manufacturer's original unbroken seal.
32	32	22 "Sealed container" means a rigid container that contains a
33	33	23 mixed drink or a single serving of wine, is new, has never been
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37	37	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2052 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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68	68	1 used, has a secured lid or cap designed to prevent consumption
69	69	2 without removal of the lid or cap, and is tamper-evident.
70	70	3 "Sealed container" includes a manufacturer's original
71	71	4 container as defined in this subsection. "Sealed container"
72	72	5 does not include a container with a lid with sipping holes or
73	73	6 openings for straws or a container made of plastic, paper, or
74	74	7 polystyrene foam.
75	75	8 "Tamper-evident" means a lid or cap that has been sealed
76	76	9 with tamper-evident covers, including, but not limited to, wax
77	77	10 dip or heat shrink wrap.
78	78	11 (b) A cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving of wine
79	79	12 placed in a sealed container by a retail licensee at the retail
80	80	13 licensee's location or a manufacturer's original container may
81	81	14 be transferred and sold for off-premises consumption if the
82	82	15 following requirements are met:
83	83	16 (1) the cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving of
84	84	17 wine is transferred within the licensed premises, by a
85	85	18 curbside pickup, or by delivery by an employee of the
86	86	19 retail licensee who:
87	87	20 (A) has been trained in accordance with Section
88	88	21 6-27.1 at the time of the sale;
89	89	22 (B) is at least 21 years of age; and
90	90	23 (C) upon delivery, verifies the age of the person
91	91	24 to whom the cocktail, mixed drink, or single serving
92	92	25 of wine is being delivered;
93	93	26 (2) if the employee delivering the cocktail, mixed
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104	104	1 drink, or single serving of wine is not able to safely
105	105	2 verify a person's age or level of intoxication upon
106	106	3 delivery, the employee shall cancel the sale of alcohol
107	107	4 and return the product to the retail license holder;
108	108	5 (3) the sealed container is placed in the trunk of the
109	109	6 vehicle or if there is no trunk, in the vehicle's rear
110	110	7 compartment that is not readily accessible to the
111	111	8 passenger area;
112	112	9 (4) except for a manufacturer's original container, a
113	113	10 container filled and sealed at a retail licensee's
114	114	11 location shall be affixed with a label or tag that
115	115	12 contains the following information:
116	116	13 (A) the cocktail or mixed drink ingredients, type,
117	117	14 and name of the alcohol;
118	118	15 (B) the name, license number, and address of the
119	119	16 retail licensee that filled the original container and
120	120	17 sold the product;
121	121	18 (C) the volume of the cocktail, mixed drink, or
122	122	19 single serving of wine in the sealed container; and
123	123	20 (D) the sealed container was filled less than 7
124	124	21 days before the date of sale; and
125	125	22 (5) a manufacturer's original container shall be
126	126	23 affixed with a label or tag that contains the name,
127	127	24 license number, and address of the retail licensee that
128	128	25 sold the product.
129	129	26 (c) Third-party delivery services are not permitted to
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140	140	1 deliver cocktails and mixed drinks under this Section.
141	141	2 (d) If there is an executive order of the Governor in
142	142	3 effect during a disaster, the employee delivering the mixed
143	143	4 drink, cocktail, or single serving of wine must comply with
144	144	5 any requirements of that executive order, including, but not
145	145	6 limited to, wearing gloves and a mask and maintaining
146	146	7 distancing requirements when interacting with the public.
147	147	8 (e) Delivery or carry out of a cocktail, mixed drink, or
148	148	9 single serving of wine is prohibited if:
149	149	10 (1) a third party delivers the cocktail or mixed
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151	151	12 (2) a container of a mixed drink, cocktail, or single
152	152	13 serving of wine is not tamper-evident and sealed;
153	153	14 (3) a container of a mixed drink, cocktail, or single
154	154	15 serving of wine is transported in the passenger area of a
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156	156	17 (4) a mixed drink, cocktail, or single serving of wine
157	157	18 is delivered by a person or to a person who is under the
158	158	19 age of 21; or
159	159	20 (5) the person delivering a mixed drink, cocktail, or
160	160	21 single serving of wine fails to verify the age of the
161	161	22 person to whom the mixed drink or cocktail is being
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163	163	24 (f) Violations of this Section shall be subject to any
164	164	25 applicable penalties, including, but not limited to, the
165	165	26 penalties specified under Section 11-502 of the Illinois
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176	176	1 Vehicle Code.
177	177	2 (f-5) This Section is not intended to prohibit or preempt
178	178	3 the ability of a brew pub, tap room, or distilling pub to
179	179	4 continue to temporarily deliver alcoholic liquor pursuant to
180	180	5 guidance issued by the State Commission on March 19, 2020
181	181	6 entitled "Illinois Liquor Control Commission, COVID-19 Related
182	182	7 Actions, Guidance on Temporary Delivery of Alcoholic Liquor".
183	183	8 This Section shall only grant authorization to holders of
184	184	9 State of Illinois retail liquor licenses but not to licensees
185	185	10 that simultaneously hold any licensure or privilege to
186	186	11 manufacture alcoholic liquors within or outside of the State
187	187	12 of Illinois.
188	188	13 (g) This Section is not a denial or limitation of home rule
189	189	14 powers and functions under Section 6 of Article VII of the
190	190	15 Illinois Constitution.
191	191	16 (h) This Section is repealed on August 1, 2028.
192	192	17 (Source: P.A. 102-8, eff. 6-2-21; 103-4, eff. 5-31-23.)
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