Bill Text: IL HB2859 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that a distributor of wine or spirits shall deliver to any retailer within any geographic area in which that distributor has been granted by a wholesaler the right to sell its trademark, brand, or name at least once every 2 weeks if the retailer agrees to purchase at least $200 of wine or spirits from the distributor every 2 weeks. Removes language setting forth a $50 minimum purchase of wine or spirits for a retailer located in a county with a population of less than 3,000,000 that is not adjacent to a county with a population of at least 3,000,000 inhabitants. Makes a conforming change.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2859 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB2859-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2859 Introduced , by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
235 ILCS 5/6-9.1
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that a distributor of wine or spirits shall deliver to any retailer within any geographic area in which that distributor has been granted by a wholesaler the right to sell its trademark, brand, or name at least once every 2 weeks if the retailer agrees to purchase at least $200 of wine or spirits from the distributor every 2 weeks. Removes language setting forth a $50 minimum purchase of wine or spirits for a retailer located in a county with a population of less than 3,000,000 that is not adjacent to a county with a population of at least 3,000,000 inhabitants. Makes a conforming change.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning liquor.
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
changing Section 6-9.1 as follows:
(235 ILCS 5/6-9.1)
Sec. 6-9.1. Deliveries to retail establishments.
(a) A distributor of wine or spirits shall deliver to any
retailer within any geographic area in which that distributor
has been granted by a wholesaler the right to sell its
trademark, brand, or name at least once every 2 weeks if (i) in
the case of a retailer located in a county with a population of
at least 3,000,000 inhabitants or in a county adjacent to a
county with at least 3,000,000 inhabitants, the retailer
agrees to purchase at least $200 of wine or spirits from the
distributor every 2 weeks; or (ii) in the case of a retailer
located in a county with a population of less than 3,000,000
that is not adjacent to a county with a population of at least
3,000,000 inhabitants, the retailer agrees to purchase at
least $50 of wine or spirits from the distributor every 2
weeks.
(b) On January 1, 2002 and every 2 years thereafter, the
dollar amount amounts in items (i) and (ii) of subsection (a)

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shall be increased or decreased by a percentage equal to the
percentage increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index
during the previous 2 years according to the most recent
available data.
(c) Any brewer or non-resident dealer which holds
self-distribution privileges pursuant to a class 1 brewer
license or a class 3 brewer license under this Act shall
deliver beer to any retailer in the brewer's wholly owned or
leased vehicles or through a freight forwarding service,
excluding common carriers such as Federal Express, United
Parcel Service, or similar common carriers, and shall provide
services to the retailer upon the request of the retailer if
such services are permitted under this Act and the rules of the
Commission.
(Source: P.A. 102-442, eff. 8-20-21.)