---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR-WINERY-UNSEALED BOTTLE"
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: "SB 722"
citation: "Illinois SB 722 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2013-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14e19eac-6cbb-4a2a-85ca-81d088c4d047"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=722&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=70103&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "db289d176130adebb3eeb50be15349bb1a0e1430393fc3371299c29a262957e6"
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 722 (98th) — LIQUOR-WINERY-UNSEALED BOTTLE

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=09800SB0722&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70103&DocNum=722&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0722eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70103&DocNum=722&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0722enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70103&DocNum=722&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Toi W. Hutchinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2013-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-12** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013
- **2013-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2013-04-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2013-04-18** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hutchinson `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2013
- **2013-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2013-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2013-05-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0145 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14e19eac-6cbb-4a2a-85ca-81d088c4d047`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).