---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR CONTROL-0.5% ALCOHOL"
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 726"
citation: "Illinois SB 726 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2015-01-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08f401a0-da51-4884-b23d-e4c48f27a9d6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=726&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=70107&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "4122a9411c09aa9e640fb3a7009572f53554d09bfd0ac6d22ab98b50f72f546b"
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 726 (98th) — LIQUOR CONTROL-0.5% ALCOHOL

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=09800SB0726&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70107&DocNum=726&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0726eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70107&DocNum=726&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0726enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70107&DocNum=726&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **72–41** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — 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`
- **2013-03-13** 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
- **2013-04-29** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-04-30** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-02** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-10-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As November 7, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2014-03-19** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2014
- **2014-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2014-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
- **2014-04-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2014-04-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2014-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-06** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2014-11-06** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-11-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2014-11-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-11-18** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-11-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-11-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-11-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-11-19** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2014-11-19** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2014-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-11-19** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2014-11-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-041-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-11-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - November 20, 2014
- **2014-12-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2014-12-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-12-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2014-12-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 010-000-001
- **2014-12-04** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2014-12-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 044-000-001
- **2014-12-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-12-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-01-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-01-09** Effective Date January 9, 2015
- **2015-01-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1158 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08f401a0-da51-4884-b23d-e4c48f27a9d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).