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+type: "Bill"
+title: "FIRE DISTRICT LIQUOR EXEMPTION"
+description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that the limits on delivery and sale of alcoholic liquors to fundraising events and to a maximum of 6 events per year in buildings owned by fire protection districts do not apply to a specific building owned by the Oswego Fire Protection District in certain cases. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "98th"
+identifier: "HB 973"
+citation: "Illinois HB 973 (98th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2013-01-25"
+last_action: "2013-08-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0fae776-53c1-4079-a1dc-7eebb93b3763"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=973&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71322&SessionID=85&GA=98"
+source_hash: "c78bf4ea71c88abc333966c9d7c59206c51ca3ccc6bafdfb821dc90acae52cb8"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 973 (98th) — FIRE DISTRICT LIQUOR EXEMPTION
+
+Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that the limits on delivery and sale of alcoholic liquors to fundraising events and to a maximum of 6 events per year in buildings owned by fire protection districts do not apply to a specific building owned by the Oswego Fire Protection District in certain cases. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0973&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71322&DocNum=973&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0973eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71322&DocNum=973&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0973enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71322&DocNum=973&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **75–36** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kay Hatcher — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2013-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher `filing`
+- **2013-01-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
+- **2013-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2013-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2013-02-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2013-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2013-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2013-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2013-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-036-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2013-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2013 `reading-1`
+- **2013-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
+- **2013-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2013-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2013-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis
+- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
+- **2013-05-02** Postponed - Executive
+- **2013-05-09** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2013
+- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
+- **2013-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
+- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2013-05-15** Passed Both Houses
+- **2013-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2013-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2013
+- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0201 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0fae776-53c1-4079-a1dc-7eebb93b3763`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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