---
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: "94th"
identifier: "SB 406"
citation: "Illinois SB 406 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-15"
last_action: "2005-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44eec4e0-5024-4588-a192-818af3375581"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=406&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=16389&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "86587ef27e3ec6a7a9be3c7341fb444ae8abd603a5182c50870752f35656dcf3"
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 406 (94th) — 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0406&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=16389&DocNum=406&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0406eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=16389&DocNum=406&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0406enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=16389&DocNum=406&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James A. DeLeo — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo `filing`
- **2005-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2005
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- **2005-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- **2005-04-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; DeLeo `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-11** Do Pass / Standard Debate Executive Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2005-05-18** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2005
- **2005-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0381 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44eec4e0-5024-4588-a192-818af3375581`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).