Public Act 93-0551

SB1493 Enrolled                      LRB093 10972 LRD 11572 b

    AN ACT in relation to alcohol.

    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
adding Section 6-32 as follows:

    (235 ILCS 5/6-32 new)
    Sec. 6-32. Safety provisions.
    (a)  A retailers on premise consumption licensee may  not
permit  the use of any pyrotechnic device within its licensed
premises without the  prior  authorization  of  the  Illinois
State  Fire  Marshal.   A  retailers  on  premise consumption
licensee, or any agent or employee of that licensee, may  not
use  mace,  pepper  spray,  or  any  other toxic air-released
compound within its licensed  premises.   Violation  of  this
subsection  (a) by any licensee or any employee or agent of a
licensee is a Class 4 felony.
    (b)  No person may impede any person who is attempting to
exit the premises  of  a  retailers  on  premise  consumption
licensee due to an emergency that constitutes a threat to the
health  or  safety  of  persons within the licensed premises.
For the purpose of this Section, the term  "impede  a  person
who  is  attempting  to exit" includes physically restraining
the person or blocking or locking an exit while the  licensed
premises is open to the public.  Violation of this subsection
(b) is a Class 4 felony.
    (c)  A  retailers on premise consumption licensee with an
authorized capacity (i) of at least 250 persons, (ii) set  by
the  State  Fire  Marshal,  or  (iii) set by local ordinance,
whichever is lowest, must place a panic bar on each  exit  of
its  licensed  premises.   A retailers on premise consumption
licensee with an authorized capacity of at least 500  persons
that conducts live entertainment within its licensed premises
must, before the commencement of the live entertainment, make
an  announcement to the patrons of the licensed premises that
generally informs those patrons of the locations of exits and
fire escapes at the licensed premises.

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