---
type: "Bill"
title: "BEER FAIR DEAL ALL/PART MALT"
description: "Amends the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act. Includes within the definition of the term \"beer\" all beverages brewed or fermented wholly or in part from malt products."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3103"
citation: "Illinois SB 3103 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-07"
last_action: "2014-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58784ece-a78e-43e2-8e4c-ac6bc367876d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3103&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79525&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "5909ce083dcd516cb34ff22a2e866bcb17c5416782879b8100c9d487ab5d6ac8"
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 3103 (98th) — BEER FAIR DEAL ALL/PART MALT

Amends the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act. Includes within the definition of the term "beer" all beverages brewed or fermented wholly or in part from malt products.

## 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=09800SB3103&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79525&DocNum=3103&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3103eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79525&DocNum=3103&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3103enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79525&DocNum=3103&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Donne E. Trotter — primary (person)
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `filing`
- **2014-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2014-03-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2014-03-06** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2014
- **2014-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2014
- **2014-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2014-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2014-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2014-05-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0843 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58784ece-a78e-43e2-8e4c-ac6bc367876d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).