Sen. Antonio Muņoz

Filed: 4/2/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 735

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 735 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
5changing Sections 4-2 and 6-2 as follows:
 
6    (235 ILCS 5/4-2)  (from Ch. 43, par. 111)
7    Sec. 4-2. The mayor or president of the board of trustees
8of each city, village or incorporated town or his or her
9designee, and the president or chairman of the county board or
10his or her designee, shall be the local liquor control
11commissioner for their respective cities, villages,
12incorporated towns and counties, and shall be charged with the
13administration in their respective jurisdictions of the
14appropriate provisions of this Act and of such ordinances and
15resolutions relating to alcoholic liquor as may be enacted; but
16the authority of the president or chairman of the county board

 

 

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1or his or her designee shall extend only to that area in any
2county which lies outside the corporate limits of the cities,
3villages and incorporated towns therein and those areas which
4are owned by the county and are within the corporate limits of
5the cities, villages and incorporated towns with a population
6of less than 1,000,000, however, such county shall comply with
7the operating rules of the municipal ordinances affected when
8issuing their own licenses.
9    However, such mayor, president of the board of trustees or
10president or chairman of the county board or his or her
11designee may appoint a person or persons to assist him in the
12exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties herein
13provided for such local liquor control commissioner.
14    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the
15contrary, the mayor of a city with a population of 50,000 or
16less or the president of a village with a population of 50,000
17or less that has an interest in the manufacture, sale, or
18distribution of alcoholic liquor must direct the council or
19board over which he or she presides to appoint, by majority
20vote, a person other than him or her to serve as the local
21liquor control commissioner. The appointment must be made
22within 30 days from the day on which the mayor or president
23takes office, and the mayor or president cannot make
24nominations or serve any other role in the appointment. To
25prevent any conflict of interest, the mayor or president with
26the interest in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of

 

 

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1alcoholic liquor shall not participate in any meetings,
2hearings, or decisions on matters impacting the manufacture,
3sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor. Further, the
4appointee (i) shall be an attorney with an active license to
5practice law in the State of Illinois, (ii) shall not legally
6represent liquor license applicants or holders before the
7jurisdiction over which he or she presides as local liquor
8control commissioner or before an adjacent jurisdiction, (iii)
9shall not have an interest in the manufacture, sale, or
10distribution of alcoholic liquor, and (iv) shall not be
11appointed to a term to exceed the term of the mayor, president,
12or members of the council or board.
13(Source: P.A. 94-747, eff. 5-8-06.)
 
14    (235 ILCS 5/6-2)  (from Ch. 43, par. 120)
15    Sec. 6-2. Issuance of licenses to certain persons
16prohibited.
17    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this
18Section and in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 3-12,
19no license of any kind issued by the State Commission or any
20local commission shall be issued to:
21        (1) A person who is not a resident of any city, village
22    or county in which the premises covered by the license are
23    located; except in case of railroad or boat licenses.
24        (2) A person who is not of good character and
25    reputation in the community in which he resides.

 

 

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1        (3) A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
2        (4) A person who has been convicted of a felony under
3    any Federal or State law, unless the Commission determines
4    that such person has been sufficiently rehabilitated to
5    warrant the public trust after considering matters set
6    forth in such person's application and the Commission's
7    investigation. The burden of proof of sufficient
8    rehabilitation shall be on the applicant.
9        (5) A person who has been convicted of keeping a place
10    of prostitution or keeping a place of juvenile
11    prostitution, promoting prostitution that involves keeping
12    a place of prostitution, or promoting juvenile
13    prostitution that involves keeping a place of juvenile
14    prostitution.
15        (6) A person who has been convicted of pandering or
16    other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality.
17        (7) A person whose license issued under this Act has
18    been revoked for cause.
19        (8) A person who at the time of application for renewal
20    of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for
21    such license upon a first application.
22        (9) A copartnership, if any general partnership
23    thereof, or any limited partnership thereof, owning more
24    than 5% of the aggregate limited partner interest in such
25    copartnership would not be eligible to receive a license
26    hereunder for any reason other than residence within the

 

 

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1    political subdivision, unless residency is required by
2    local ordinance.
3        (10) A corporation or limited liability company, if any
4    member, officer, manager or director thereof, or any
5    stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more
6    than 5% of the stock of such corporation, would not be
7    eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason
8    other than citizenship and residence within the political
9    subdivision.
10        (10a) A corporation or limited liability company
11    unless it is incorporated or organized in Illinois, or
12    unless it is a foreign corporation or foreign limited
13    liability company which is qualified under the Business
14    Corporation Act of 1983 or the Limited Liability Company
15    Act to transact business in Illinois. The Commission shall
16    permit and accept from an applicant for a license under
17    this Act proof prepared from the Secretary of State's
18    website that the corporation or limited liability company
19    is in good standing and is qualified under the Business
20    Corporation Act of 1983 or the Limited Liability Company
21    Act to transact business in Illinois.
22        (11) A person whose place of business is conducted by a
23    manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the
24    same qualifications required by the licensee.
25        (12) A person who has been convicted of a violation of
26    any Federal or State law concerning the manufacture,

 

 

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1    possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, subsequent to the
2    passage of this Act or has forfeited his bond to appear in
3    court to answer charges for any such violation.
4        (13) A person who does not beneficially own the
5    premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a
6    lease thereon for the full period for which the license is
7    to be issued.
8        (14) Any law enforcing public official, including
9    members of local liquor control commissions, any mayor,
10    alderman, or member of the city council or commission, any
11    president of the village board of trustees, any member of a
12    village board of trustees, or any president or member of a
13    county board; and no such official shall have a direct
14    interest in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of
15    alcoholic liquor, except that a license may be granted to
16    such official in relation to premises that are not located
17    within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that
18    official if the issuance of such license is approved by the
19    State Liquor Control Commission and except that a license
20    may be granted, in a city or village with a population of
21    50,000 or less, to any alderman, member of a city council,
22    or member of a village board of trustees in relation to
23    premises that are located within the territory subject to
24    the jurisdiction of that official if (i) the sale of
25    alcoholic liquor pursuant to the license is incidental to
26    the selling of food, (ii) the issuance of the license is

 

 

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1    approved by the State Commission, (iii) the issuance of the
2    license is in accordance with all applicable local
3    ordinances in effect where the premises are located, and
4    (iv) the official granted a license does not vote on
5    alcoholic liquor issues pending before the board or council
6    to which the license holder is elected. Notwithstanding any
7    provision of this paragraph (14) to the contrary, an
8    alderman or member of a city council or commission, a
9    member of a village board of trustees other than the
10    president of the village board of trustees, or a member of
11    a county board other than the president of a county board
12    may have a direct interest in the manufacture, sale, or
13    distribution of alcoholic liquor as long as he or she is
14    not a law enforcing public official, a mayor, a village
15    board president, or president of a county board. To prevent
16    any conflict of interest, the elected official with the
17    direct interest in the manufacture, sale, or distribution
18    of alcoholic liquor shall not cannot participate in any
19    meetings, hearings, or decisions on matters impacting the
20    manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor.
21    Furthermore, the mayor of a city with a population of
22    50,000 or less or the president of a village with a
23    population of 50,000 or less may have an interest in the
24    manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor as
25    long as the council or board over which he or she presides
26    has made a local liquor control commissioner appointment

 

 

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1    that complies with the requirements of Section 4-2 of this
2    Act.
3        (15) A person who is not a beneficial owner of the
4    business to be operated by the licensee.
5        (16) A person who has been convicted of a gambling
6    offense as proscribed by any of subsections (a) (3) through
7    (a) (11) of Section 28-1 of, or as proscribed by Section
8    28-1.1 or 28-3 of, the Criminal Code of 1961, or as
9    proscribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid
10    statutory provisions.
11        (17) A person or entity to whom a federal wagering
12    stamp has been issued by the federal government, unless the
13    person or entity is eligible to be issued a license under
14    the Raffles Act or the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games
15    Act.
16        (18) A person who intends to sell alcoholic liquors for
17    use or consumption on his or her licensed retail premises
18    who does not have liquor liability insurance coverage for
19    that premises in an amount that is at least equal to the
20    maximum liability amounts set out in subsection (a) of
21    Section 6-21.
22    (b) A criminal conviction of a corporation is not grounds
23for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license applied
24for or held by the corporation if the criminal conviction was
25not the result of a violation of any federal or State law
26concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic

 

 

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1liquor, the offense that led to the conviction did not result
2in any financial gain to the corporation and the corporation
3has terminated its relationship with each director, officer,
4employee, or controlling shareholder whose actions directly
5contributed to the conviction of the corporation. The
6Commission shall determine if all provisions of this subsection
7(b) have been met before any action on the corporation's
8license is initiated.
9(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.".