---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR-VIOLATIONS"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that, with certain exceptions, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission may revoke or suspend a licensee's license or impose a fine upon a licensee for a violation only if the applicable local liquor control commissioner has not revoked or suspended the licensee's license or imposed a fine upon the licensee for the violation. Provides that, for certain violations of the Act, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission may impose a fine that, when combined with the amount of any fine imposed by the appropriate local liquor control commissioner, equals up to $250."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2290"
citation: "Illinois SB 2290 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-01-28"
last_action: "2004-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/187ee213-d921-4760-aeb7-b4183a086867"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2290&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=8307&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "795a05ffb3373679daf318c7902049d3e586b248baff6723a731e2db07b3e099"
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 2290 (93rd) — LIQUOR-VIOLATIONS

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that, with certain exceptions, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission may revoke or suspend a licensee's license or impose a fine upon a licensee for a violation only if the applicable local liquor control commissioner has not revoked or suspended the licensee's license or imposed a fine upon the licensee for the violation. Provides that, for certain violations of the Act, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission may impose a fine that, when combined with the amount of any fine imposed by the appropriate local liquor control commissioner, equals up to $250.

## 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=09300SB2290&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8307&DocNum=2290&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2290eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8307&DocNum=2290&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2290enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8307&DocNum=2290&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Denny Jacobs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs `filing`
- **2004-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-28** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-04** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-10** Postponed - Licensed Activities
- **2004-02-20** Postponed - Licensed Activities
- **2004-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2004-02-26** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
- **2004-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Licensed Activities; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Jacobs `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2004-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli
- **2004-05-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2004-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-14** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2004
- **2004-05-17** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2004-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2004-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2004-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2004
- **2004-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0926 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/187ee213-d921-4760-aeb7-b4183a086867`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).