---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR-PUB OFFICE LICENSE HLDR"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Allows an elected official to have a direct interest in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor if he or she is not a law enforcing public official, a mayor, a village board president, or president of a county board. Prohibits an elected official with a direct interest from participating in any matter affecting the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1285"
citation: "Illinois HB 1285 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-09"
last_action: "2005-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/357385c2-1ee3-4eda-b54a-105de10293b4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1285&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16050&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "e228da16d898cff6484c2ab8cdea90966c7307f2068912fcff11a6884bf912fa"
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 1285 (94th) — LIQUOR-PUB OFFICE LICENSE HLDR

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Allows an elected official to have a direct interest in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor if he or she is not a law enforcing public official, a mayor, a village board president, or president of a county board. Prohibits an elected official with a direct interest from participating in any matter affecting the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor.

## 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=09400HB1285&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16050&DocNum=1285&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1285eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16050&DocNum=1285&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1285enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16050&DocNum=1285&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **79–34** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel J. Burke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `filing`
- **2005-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-10** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Do Pass / Standard Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2005-04-11** Consideration Postponed
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2005-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 079-034-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 19, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2005-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 049-004-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-21** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0289 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/357385c2-1ee3-4eda-b54a-105de10293b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).