---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR CTRL-SALE NEAR CHURCH"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides for the issuance or renewal of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises located within a municipality in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a church if certain conditions are met. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 470"
citation: "Illinois HB 470 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-04"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b7bcb1e-081c-443b-bb74-745125b26474"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=470&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40815&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "4e0df217bea4389b965a68c24a5a9250520278beee93b22cf7a32b862a549ead"
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 470 (96th) — LIQUOR CTRL-SALE NEAR CHURCH

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides for the issuance or renewal of a retail license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises located within a municipality in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants and is within 100 feet of a church if certain conditions are met. 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=09600HB0470&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40815&DocNum=470&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0470eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40815&DocNum=470&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0470enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40815&DocNum=470&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **63–53** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **60–47** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios `filing`
- **2009-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-09** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 060-047-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2009-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Postponed - Executive
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2009-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2009-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2009-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2009
- **2009-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3
- **2009-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2009-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2009-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2009-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 009-000-000
- **2009-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 009-000-000
- **2009-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 009-000-000
- **2009-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 063-053-000
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 063-053-000
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 063-053-000
- **2009-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2009-05-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2009
- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0744 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b7bcb1e-081c-443b-bb74-745125b26474`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).