HB 4795

Abstract

Amends the Liquor Control Act. Supersedes Executive Order No. 2003-9 with respect to (1) the transfer of certain employees and resources from the State Liquor Control Commission to the Department of Revenue, and (2) the appointment of the Secretary and Executive Director of the State Commission by the Governor. Beginning July 1, 2010, moves the affected employees and positions back to the State Commission. Provides that the status and rights of the transferred employees shall remain unchanged by the transfer. Also transfers related resources, property, rules, and unexpended appropriations and balances back to the State Commission. Provides that the Secretary and Executive Director of the State Commission shall again be appointed by the State Commission rather than the Governor; except that the Secretary and Executive Director serving on June 30, 2010 may continue to serve for the remainder of their appointed terms. Includes savings provisions. Provides that the State Commission has the power to appoint investigators. Provides that these investigators have all the powers of peace officers solely for the purpose of enforcing the Act, and may carry firearms if certain conditions are met. Provides that a mayor, a president of a village board of trustees, or a president of a county board may have a direct interest in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor, provided that he or she is not involved in law enforcement, abstains from hearings and actions involving alcoholic liquor, and delegates any authority over the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor to another official in the jurisdiction. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.