{"id":18937,"date":"2015-08-14T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=18937"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:11:15","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:11:15","slug":"craft-brewer-license-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/craft-brewer-license-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to 60 Days: When Will the Craft Brewer License Updates Become Law?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On July 8th<\/sup>, the Illinois Legislature sent HB3237<\/a>, authorizing changes to the Craft Brewers License structure and changing rules about distributor social media, to the desk of Governor Rauner.<\/p>\n Since then, it has sat untouched.<\/p>\n The state has more pressing matters, of course \u2013 we still don\u2019t have a budget, for example. But you\u2019d think legislation that passed with massive bipartisan support and helps small businesses throughout the state would be something that they\u2019d want to move on quickly, right? Guess\u00a0not.<\/p>\n The good news? Even if the Governor does absolutely nothing, it will still<\/strong> become law.<\/p>\n Some Illinois civics for you: Once a bill reaches the Governor’s desk, there are three options. Sign it, send it back, or let it sit. If it is untouched for 60 days, the bill automatically becomes law. (More details on all that here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Assuming this is the option Governor Rauner chooses to take, Labor Day could be a sort of holiday for another reason.\u00a0With the bill being sent on July 8th, the end of that 60-day window falls on Sunday, September 6. On Monday the 7th, the changes would kick in.<\/p>\n Even if the Governor does nothing, the Craft Brewer License Updates will become law. Count down with us to Labor Day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[500],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nLet’s countdown to the automatic bill approval!<\/del><\/p>\nIf the bill is signed before the end of the window, we will update the post accordingly.<\/del><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"