Cocktails-To-Go, New State Agency Among Laws Taking Effect July 1

Illinois implements a new $56 billion budget and 14 laws on July 1, including permanent cocktails-to-go, AI-related cyberbullying regulations, and the launch of the Department of Early Childhood. The laws address pandemic-era alcohol sales, AI-generated harmful content in schools, contraband reporting in prisons, and a statewide public defender office.