---
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: "98th"
identifier: "HB 630"
citation: "Illinois HB 630 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2013-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02cd1257-1a59-431a-803a-f23602fc2ed9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=630&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=70842&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "d95de0953b6a67f4430ad1f6a2092b3ae18e9b93ceded98ebc27bb5f50df74b7"
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 630 (98th) — 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=09800HB0630&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70842&DocNum=630&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0630eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70842&DocNum=630&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0630enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70842&DocNum=630&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Keith Farnham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2013-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Keith Farnham `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Keith Farnham `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2013-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-08** Effective Date July 5, 2013
- **2013-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0055 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02cd1257-1a59-431a-803a-f23602fc2ed9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).