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Read. Follow. Verify.Illinois Bill Caps Bottled Water Prices at Entertainment Venues Starting in 2026
Last action · March 21, 2025: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules CommitteeSponsors: Diane Blair-Sherlock and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Beginning January 1, 2026, ticketing s in Illinois are prohibited from charging more than tiered price caps for bottled drinking water ranging from $2.00 to $4.00 based on liquid capacity. Venues violating the pricing limits face civil penalties of up to 10% of total ticket sales for the event, which the Attorney General is authorized to enforce and collect.
Patrons attending concerts, sports games, and other ticketed events in Illinois will experience regulated maximum prices for bottled water, while venues failing to comply risk financial penalties scaled directly to event ticket revenue.
- State legislatures occasionally consider consumer protection measures aimed at capping concession pricing at large public entertainment venues and sports stadiums. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
entertainment venue
Ticketed entertainment venues must limit their bottled water prices to specified statutory caps and face civil penalties of up to 10% of total event ticket sales for non-compliance.
consumers
Event attendees will face regulated maximum price limits when purchasing bottled drinking water at ticketed venues across the State.
Key Facts
- Beginning January 1, 2026, bottled drinking water with a capacity of 16 ounces or less cannot be sold for more than $2.00 at ticketed entertainment venues.
- Bottled water with a capacity between 16.01 and 19.99 ounces is capped at a maximum price of $2.50.
- Bottled water with a capacity between 20 and 23.99 ounces is capped at a maximum price of $3.00.
- Bottled water with a capacity of 24 ounces or more cannot be sold for more than $4.00.
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- Starting January 1, 2031, and every 5 years thereafter, the Attorney General must adjust the price caps based on the 5-year average percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
- Venues that violate the pricing rules are subject to a civil penalty equal to no more than 10% of total ticket sales for the event.
- The Attorney General is authorized to bring legal action to enforce and collect civil penalties from non-compliant venues.
- The Act takes effect on January 1, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
6 actions- Mar 21, 2025HouseCommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeAssigned to Consumer Protection Committee
- Jan 23, 2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
- Jan 9, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Rules Committee
- Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
- Dec 13, 2024HouseIntroducedPrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment20Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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