Illinois HB3695 allows counties to regulate retail tobacco store locations in unincorporated areas near schools, day care centers, and hospitals.
Illinois HB3695 amends the Counties Code to permit counties to adopt ordinances regulating the location of retail tobacco stores in unincorporated areas near vulnerable locations such as schools, day care centers, and hospitals. The bill specifies that counties cannot enact ordinances that effectively prohibit these stores in unincorporated areas. This measure aims to balance public health concerns with the presence of retail tobacco stores.
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