---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR-LICENSE"
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 within 100 feet of a school if certain conditions are met. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5842"
citation: "Illinois HB 5842 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-10"
last_action: "2010-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f8e04df-7616-4738-963f-3e409c199507"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5842&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=51460&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "b97298732ee415e9c33480f8a3e7d0527547aa66409b70d92d90827939a3f99c"
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 5842 (96th) — LIQUOR-LICENSE

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 within 100 feet of a school 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=09600HB5842&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51460&DocNum=5842&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5842eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51460&DocNum=5842&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5842enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51460&DocNum=5842&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **68–46** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **40–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel J. Burke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `filing`
- **2010-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
- **2010-03-02** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2010-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-046-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2010-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-28** Third Reading - Passed; 040-008-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2010
- **2010-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1051 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f8e04df-7616-4738-963f-3e409c199507`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).