---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR-LICENSE EXEMPTION"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Authorizes the issuance and renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at premises located within 100 feet of a specific church and school located in the City of Chicago and a specific home for indigent persons or a specific church located in the City of Chicago. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 6125"
citation: "Illinois HB 6125 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2c95e79-9a6b-4885-85fe-a4f4919b0bf5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6125&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95659&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "7b8a4d158d479751069832157290741aebc8c8176c34aad29fc1b04777ca2e9b"
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 6125 (99th) — LIQUOR-LICENSE EXEMPTION

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Authorizes the issuance and renewal of a license to sell alcoholic liquor at premises located within 100 feet of a specific church and school located in the City of Chicago and a specific home for indigent persons or a specific church located in the City of Chicago. Effective immediately.

## 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=09900HB6125&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95659&DocNum=6125&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6125eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95659&DocNum=6125&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6125enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95659&DocNum=6125&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **60–46** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **61–54** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gregory Harris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 22, 2016
- **2016-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2016-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 060-046-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2016-05-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-05-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2016-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-12** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2016-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2016-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2016-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 061-054-001
- **2016-05-31** House Concurs
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-15** Effective Date July 15, 2016
- **2016-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0558 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2c95e79-9a6b-4885-85fe-a4f4919b0bf5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).