---
type: "Bill"
title: "ALCOHOL-TECH"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Amends the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1493"
citation: "Illinois SB 1493 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 70
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c71e8399-ad5f-4260-b7cf-b8efd7b133e1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1493&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4602&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "5660a4497665c105f0ab379fed334dd5e03234ead9b19ca7efde7b73c248e038"
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 1493 (93rd) — ALCOHOL-TECH

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Amends the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act. 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1493&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4602&DocNum=1493&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1493eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4602&DocNum=1493&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1493enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4602&DocNum=1493&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **34–22** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **34–22** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barack Obama — primary (person)
- Charles G. Morrow, III — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-04** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-03-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Barack Obama `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2003-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2003-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2003-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2003-04-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
- **2003-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-16** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-16** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
- **2003-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2003-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-23** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003 `reading-3`
- **2003-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,03
- **2003-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,03 - May 29, 2003
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Barack Obama `filing`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Barack Obama `filing`
- **2003-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 008-002-002
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Executive; 008-002-002
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 034-022-001
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 034-022-001
- **2003-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2003
- **2003-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0551 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c71e8399-ad5f-4260-b7cf-b8efd7b133e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).