COUNTIES-ADULT ENTERTAINMENT Senate SponsorsSen. John F. Curran House Sponsors(Rep. Grant Wehrli-Kathleen Willis, Deanne M. Mazzochi, Terra Costa Howard and Diane Pappas) 8/16/2019SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0405 55 ILCS 5/5-1097.7Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may adopt an ordinance with reasonable regulations concerning the operation of any business that involves exposure of specified anatomical areas or performance of specified sexual activities by a person within the business' premises or that offers or provides sexually-oriented entertainment services or activities (rather than that offers or provides activities by employees, agents, or contractors of the business that involve exposure of specified anatomical areas or performance of specified sexual activities in view of any patron, client, or customer of the business). Provides if a county has established a licensing program as part of its regulation of adult entertainment facilities, the findings, decision, and orders of the licensing official or licensing body is subject to review in the circuit court of the county and that the Administrative Review Law apply to and govern the judicial review. Allows a county having a code hearing unit to enforce and prosecute violations of the adult entertainment facilities ordinance through its administrative adjudication program.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a non-home rule county with a population of at least 900,000 may adopt an ordinance with reasonable regulations concerning the operation of an adult entertainment facility in unincorporated areas of the county that involves exposure of specified anatomical areas or performance of specified sexual activities by a person within the business' premises or that offers or provides sexually oriented entertainment services or activities. Provides if the county has established a licensing program as part of its regulation of adult entertainment facilities, the findings, decision, and orders of the licensing official or licensing body is subject to review in the Circuit Court of the county and that the Administrative Review Law apply to and govern the judicial review. Allows a code hearing unit of non-home rule counties with a population of at least 900,000 to enforce and prosecute violations of the adult entertainment facilities ordinance through its administrative adjudication program. 2/15/2019SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran 2/15/2019SenateFirst Reading 2/15/2019SenateReferred to Assignments 2/27/2019SenateAssigned to Local Government 3/6/2019SenateDo Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 3/6/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading 3/20/2019SenateSecond Reading 3/20/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2019 4/5/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran 4/5/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/9/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government 4/10/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000 4/10/2019SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/10/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Curran 4/10/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/10/2019SenateThird Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 4/11/2019HouseArrived in House 4/11/2019HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli 4/11/2019HouseFirst Reading 4/11/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/30/2019HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis 4/30/2019HouseAssigned to Counties & Townships Committee 4/30/2019HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi 5/9/2019HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 015-000-000 5/9/2019HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2019HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2019HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2019HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-003-000 5/23/2019SenatePassed Both Houses 5/23/2019HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard 5/23/2019HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas 6/21/2019SenateSent to the Governor 8/16/2019SenateGovernor Approved 8/16/2019SenateEffective Date January 1, 2020 8/16/2019SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0405