---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR CONTROL-EXCEPTION REP"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Repeals provisions allowing a township board to authorize the local liquor control commissioner to issue a specific special event retailer's license in any township that has voted to prohibit the retail sale of alcoholic liquor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 48"
citation: "Illinois HB 48 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-03"
last_action: "2005-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/668e5844-90b4-4f42-9190-e97d50f35c81"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=48&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14181&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "1b8a24241e82c2e698f2db4e685355db4d5c9dd50ad12f05af0ae953acb80a28"
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 48 (94th) — LIQUOR CONTROL-EXCEPTION REP

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Repeals provisions allowing a township board to authorize the local liquor control commissioner to issue a specific special event retailer's license in any township that has voted to prohibit the retail sale 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=09400HB0048&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14181&DocNum=48&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0048eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14181&DocNum=48&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0048enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14181&DocNum=48&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William B. Black — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-03** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. William B. Black `filing`
- **2005-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-16** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-17** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 8, 2005
- **2005-04-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
- **2005-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-11** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Postponed - Executive
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-21** Effective Date July 21, 2005
- **2005-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0282 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/668e5844-90b4-4f42-9190-e97d50f35c81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).