SB 3589

Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, by January 1, 2027, every county and municipality shall create a process by which a resident can report a business, including a retail tobacco store, that the resident has reason to believe is committing an offense of unlawful manufacture or delivery of nitrous oxide. Provides that, by January 1, 2027, every county and municipality shall adopt regulations to ensure that a business, including a retail tobacco store, is not selling nitrous oxide to consumers, with the intent to breathe, inhale, or ingest for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, stupefaction, or dulling of the senses or for the purpose of, in any manner, changing, distorting, or disturbing the audio, visual, or mental processes. Provides that the regulations required by the provision shall outline how the municipality or county shall regulate a business when the municipality or county obtains actual knowledge that a business, including a retail tobacco store, committed an offense of unlawful manufacture or delivery of nitrous oxide. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.