---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIRE DISTRICT LIQUOR EXEMPTION"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that the limits on delivery and sale of alcoholic liquors to fundraising events and to a maximum of 6 events per year in buildings owned by fire protection districts do not apply to a specific building owned by the Oswego Fire Protection District in certain cases. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 973"
citation: "Illinois HB 973 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-25"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0fae776-53c1-4079-a1dc-7eebb93b3763"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=973&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71322&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "c78bf4ea71c88abc333966c9d7c59206c51ca3ccc6bafdfb821dc90acae52cb8"
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 973 (98th) — FIRE DISTRICT LIQUOR EXEMPTION

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that the limits on delivery and sale of alcoholic liquors to fundraising events and to a maximum of 6 events per year in buildings owned by fire protection districts do not apply to a specific building owned by the Oswego Fire Protection District in certain cases. 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=09800HB0973&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71322&DocNum=973&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0973eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71322&DocNum=973&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0973enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71322&DocNum=973&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **75–36** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kay Hatcher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher `filing`
- **2013-01-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2013-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-036-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2013-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-02** Postponed - Executive
- **2013-05-09** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
- **2013-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2013
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0201 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0fae776-53c1-4079-a1dc-7eebb93b3763`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).