---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIQ CNTRL-LIABILITY INSURANCE"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that the Illinois Liquor Control Commission shall not issue a license to a person who does not have a certain minimum amount of liquor liability insurance coverage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2573"
citation: "Illinois HB 2573 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d984730-1bab-469e-9a75-9ec943652a44"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2573&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=4558&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "e234ee968498f9a168032e6cb46d1d055e6db0edd4894e2d48541214b29d07bf"
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 2573 (93rd) — LIQ CNTRL-LIABILITY INSURANCE

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that the Illinois Liquor Control Commission shall not issue a license to a person who does not have a certain minimum amount of liquor liability insurance coverage.

## 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=09300HB2573&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4558&DocNum=2573&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2573eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4558&DocNum=2573&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2573enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4558&DocNum=2573&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael P. McAuliffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Steve Davis `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
- **2003-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-31** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2003-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0266 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d984730-1bab-469e-9a75-9ec943652a44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).