IL SB1577

Counties and municipalities are prohibited from permitting new retail tobacco stores to open within 100 feet of a school after the Act takes effect

Existing retail tobacco stores operating near schools before the effective date are grandfathered in and not required to close

The definition of "retail tobacco store" follows the existing definition in Section 10 of the Smoke Free Illinois Act

Creates a new Act titled the "Prohibition on Retail Tobacco Stores Near Schools Act"