---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR-BOND REQUIREMENTS"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Excludes manufacturers and importing distributors that in the preceding year had less than $50,000 of tax liability under the Taxation of Liquor Article from a provision requiring manufacturers and importing distributors to file a specified bond with the Department of Revenue. Effective January 1, 2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2577"
citation: "Illinois HB 2577 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-13"
last_action: "2019-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fafd75f9-5577-4953-b5f1-49b03ff366a7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2577&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118706&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "3e70eeab5c037b538315ada60a44266892bc4991c579ca8ad9174b805a48b33f"
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 2577 (101st) — LIQUOR-BOND REQUIREMENTS

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Excludes manufacturers and importing distributors that in the preceding year had less than $50,000 of tax liability under the Taxation of Liquor Article from a provision requiring manufacturers and importing distributors to file a specified bond with the Department of Revenue. Effective January 1, 2020.

## 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=10100HB2577&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118706&DocNum=2577&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2577eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118706&DocNum=2577&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2577enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118706&DocNum=2577&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — primary (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2019-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019 `reading-1`
- **2019-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019
- **2019-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2019-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
- **2019-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2019-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Sponsor Changed to Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
- **2019-05-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Muñoz `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 013-000-000
- **2019-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-001
- **2019-05-29** House Concurs
- **2019-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-03** Effective Date July 3, 2019
- **2019-07-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0037 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fafd75f9-5577-4953-b5f1-49b03ff366a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).