![](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/389/2021/03/04140106/IMG_5591-e1614888121990.jpg)
By Dave Dahl
SPRINGFIELD – Ah, the innocent days of a lemonade stand. A card table on the sidewalk, a pitcher, ice, paper cups – and the public health department getting all up in your business.
State Sen. Patrick Joyce (D-Reddick) wants to get that last part out of there, with a bill exempting children’s lemonade stands from regulation. It’s “Hayli’s Law,” inspired by a constituent of his, Hayli Martinez, a 12-year-old saving for college.
If “rules are rules,” Joyce said, “change ‘em!”
SB 119 has passed the Senate Tourism and Hospitality Committee.
Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected]