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Senate
Bill 963, sponsored by state Sens. John Cullerton, D-Chicago; Emil
Jones, D-Chicago; and Mattie Hunter, D-Chicago; and state Rep. Daniel
Burke, D-Chicago, repeals the Soft Drink Industry Fair Dealing Act,
which made it difficult for soft drink suppliers to change or terminate
contracts with local businesses that bottle and distribute their
products. Specifically, the law stated that soft drink suppliers could
not cancel a distributorship without good cause and prior notification.
In addition, it prohibited the supplier from failing to exercise good
faith in the negotiation of any change in terms of the distribution
agreement or engaging in retaliatory conduct against a distributor.
A federal
judge in East St. Louis ruled in July that the act was unconstitutional.
Legislation
giving similar protections to liquor distributors was passed in 1999,
but ruled unconstitutional and repealed by the General Assembly in 2000.
Other bills
signed today by the Governor include:
House Bill 648
An Act Concerning: Animals
Description: Provides cleanup language to implement the previously
passed Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act. It
provides that an applicant for certification as a euthanasia technician
must hold a license or certification from certain specified associations
issued within three years preceding the date of application.
It further clarifies the grand fathering provision for certified
euthanasia technicians and allows for the transportation of animals
across state lines for the purpose of euthanasia if the shelter has a
certified technician to perform the procedure. And it requires that a
person who purchases, stores or administers euthanasia drugs must be
registered by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (DPR)
and must keep records and maintain inventory records in compliance with
U.S. law and DPR regulations.
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