Bill Status of HB 1738   104th General Assembly


Short Description:  LIQUOR-DRUG TESTING DEVICES

House Sponsors
Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
235 ILCS 5/6-40 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Requires a bar to offer for sale or provide to the bar's customers drug testing devices at a cost not to exceed a reasonable amount based on the wholesale cost of the devices or free of charge. Provides that the owner or owners of a bar shall not be held liable, either criminally or civilly, for a defective test or inaccurate test result, including a false positive or false negative test result. Requires the owner or owners of a bar to ensure that all testing devices offered to customers have not exceeded their expiration date or recommended period of use, according to the product label or product packaging or as otherwise recommended by the manufacturer. Requires the Illinois Liquor Control Commission to post on its website information about the requirements, including, but not limited to, the signage that is required to be posted and the types of drug testing devices that are required to be available. Authorizes rulemaking.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/24/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  1/28/2025HouseFirst Reading
  1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee

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