WEIGHT&MEASURE-SEALING DEVICE

Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Provides that all weighing or measuring devices must be placed into service and sealed before they are first used in trade by a serviceperson, service agency, or special sealer registered by the Director or by an inspector. Provides that on any device whose sole method of sealing is an audit trail, event counter, or similar system, a tamper evident label shall be affixed to the device that includes the sealer's registration number as issued by the Director and the most recent count or counts listed in the audit trail, event counter, or similar system. Provides that these counts shall also be entered on all placed in-service reports and any test reports where calibration counts were changed from the beginning of testing. Moves provisions and makes other changes concerning sealing and resealing. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 470/42 225 ILCS 470/42.5 new Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 470/1 from Ch. 147, par. 101 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Makes a technical change to the Section containing the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 470/1 Adds reference to: 235 ILCS 5/1-3.03 from Ch. 43, par. 95.03 235 ILCS 5/1-3.43 new 235 ILCS 5/1-3.44 new 235 ILCS 5/3-12 235 ILCS 5/5-1 from Ch. 43, par. 115 235 ILCS 5/5-3 from Ch. 43, par. 118 235 ILCS 5/6-4 from Ch. 43, par. 121 235 ILCS 5/6-5 from Ch. 43, par. 122 235 ILCS 5/6-6.1 new 235 ILCS 5/6-9.1 235 ILCS 5/6-9.5 new 235 ILCS 5/6-9.10 new 235 ILCS 5/6-9.15 new 235 ILCS 5/6-17.5 new 235 ILCS 5/6-37 new 235 ILCS 5/6-38 new 235 ILCS 5/8-10.5 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. In provisions concerning the powers and duties of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, provides that the Commission shall approve self-distribution exemptions if the applicant is not a member of any affiliated group that produces directly or indirectly more than a specified amount of gallons of wine, beer, and spirits per annum, and will not annually produce for sale more than the specified amount of gallons of wine, beer, and spirits per annum. Provides that the Commission may fine, suspend, or revoke a self-distribution exemption after a hearing if it finds that the exemption holder has exceeded production of a specified amount of gallons of wine, beer, or spirits in any calendar year. Sets forth provisions concerning requirements for class 3 brewer licensees. Provides that the Commission may adopt rules governing self-distribution examples. Authorizes a distributor licensee to sell mead to brewers, class 1 brewers, and class 2 brewers that sell beer, cider, or mead to non-licensees at their breweries. Provides that a self-distribution exemption for certain wine manufacturers shall allow the sale of cider, mead, or both cider and mead to brewers, class 1 brewers, class 2 brewers, and class 3 brewers that sell beer, cider, mead, or any combination thereof to non-licensees at their breweries. Sets forth provisions concerning requirements for first class and second class wine-manufacturers that manufacture beer or spirits, class 1 and class 2 craft distillers that manufacture beer, and class 1 and class 2 brewers that manufacture spirits or wine. Provides that a brewer, class 1 brewer, or class 2 brewer may sell mead for on-premises or off-premises consumption. Provides that a first class wine-maker that concurrently holds a class 1 brewer license or a class 1 craft distiller license shall not be eligible to hold a wine-maker's premises license. Provides that the Commission may issue beer showcase permit licenses. Sets forth provisions concerning beer showcase permit licenses. Changes fees for first-class wine manufacturer and first-class wine-maker licenses and establishes fees for class 3 brewer and beer showcase permit licenses. Sets forth provisions concerning stocking, rotation, resetting, and pricing services; cooperative purchase agreements; quantity discounting programs; transfer of wine or spirits by a retail licensee with multiple licenses; one-time inventory transfer of wine or spirits by a retail licensee with multiple licenses; and beer production quantity reporting. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 In provisions concerning quantity discounting terms for wine or spirits cooperative purchase agreements, provides that nothing in the provisions shall be construed to prohibit, limit, or interfere with quantity discount, credit, or rebate programs (instead of quantity discount programs) offered for any product fermented with malt or any substitute for malt. Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Provides that provisions concerning a written list of delinquent retail licensees that shall be developed, administered, and maintained by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission take effect January 1, 2022 (rather than immediately).