---
type: "Bill"
title: "LQR CONTROL ACT-LICENSE"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Changes the requirements for a foreign importer's license and a non-resident dealer's license to require that the foreign importer or non-resident dealer comply with certain provisions of the Act to the same extent that these provisions apply to manufacturers. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2755"
citation: "Illinois SB 2755 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e69894f-b655-4cdc-b2ba-128ceb5cdbd6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2755&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=37134&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "66ba095320bf5039f21aa6fc4a1904711829bcd8dfb6d867ab3e70039aa42bc4"
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 2755 (95th) — LQR CONTROL ACT-LICENSE

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Changes the requirements for a foreign importer's license and a non-resident dealer's license to require that the foreign importer or non-resident dealer comply with certain provisions of the Act to the same extent that these provisions apply to manufacturers. Effective immediately.

## 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=09500SB2755&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37134&DocNum=2755&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2755eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37134&DocNum=2755&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2755enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37134&DocNum=2755&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-28** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-06** Do Pass Executive; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2008
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2008-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2008-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2008-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2008-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2008-05-01** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2008
- **2008-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0769 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e69894f-b655-4cdc-b2ba-128ceb5cdbd6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).