---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR-TECH"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "SB 618"
citation: "Illinois SB 618 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cristina Castro", "Robert \"Bob\" Rita"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 63
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-24"
last_action: "2025-12-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/715c06ff-4064-41ea-83b9-86f45a10eaae"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=618&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=158316&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "bacc35b7ee527eaffb9e21816e38ab92e8940e1938829e3700b5fd1a191ed708"
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 SB 618 (104th) — LIQUOR-TECH

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0618.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0618eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0618sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0618sam002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0618sam003.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0618enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Executive — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **104–6** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Executive, Amendment 2 — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- Robert "Bob" Rita — primary (person)
- Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2025-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-03-12** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
- **2025-04-11** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- **2025-05-27** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
- **2025-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-05-27** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2025-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2025
- **2025-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2025-05-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2025-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive
- **2025-06-02** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- **2025-07-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
- **2025-10-14** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2025-10-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 15, 2025
- **2025-10-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-10-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-10-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2025-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2025-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
- **2025-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2025-10-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Castro `amendment-passage`
- **2025-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Castro `amendment-passage`
- **2025-10-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2025-10-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-10-15** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2025-10-15** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-10-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2025-10-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-10-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- **2025-10-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-10-16** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-10-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2025-10-27** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
- **2025-10-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2025-10-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-28** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2025-10-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 076-038-000
- **2025-10-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2025-10-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000
- **2025-10-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-10-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-10-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-10-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- **2025-10-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
- **2025-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-10-29** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2025-10-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-006-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-10-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-11-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-12** Effective Date December 12, 2025; ;Some Provisions
- **2025-12-12** Effective Date July 1, 2026; ;Some Provisions
- **2025-12-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0451 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/715c06ff-4064-41ea-83b9-86f45a10eaae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).