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| Bill | LIQUOR - LICENSE | Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that nothing in Section 6-11 prohibits the renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population more than 5,000 and less than 10,000 and is within 100 feet of a church if: (1) the church was established at the location within 100 feet of the premises after a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises was first issued; (2) a license for sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises was first issued before January 1, 2007; and (3) a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises has been continuously in effect since January 1, 2007, except for interruptions between licenses of no more than 90 days. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 2544 | Illinois HB 2544 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2009-02-20 | 2009-08-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/955dc026-71d2-4f3d-86d4-84c418701de7 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2544&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=45224&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 29a06370c27a71c772dfd6f989d827267c813108e85a396e7562cde1de6853e2 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2544 (96th) — LIQUOR - LICENSE
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that nothing in Section 6-11 prohibits the renewal of a license authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor at a premises that is located within a municipality with a population more than 5,000 and less than 10,000 and is within 100 feet of a church if: (1) the church was established at the location within 100 feet of the premises after a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises was first issued; (2) a license for sale of alcoholic liquor at the premises was first issued before January 1, 2007; and (3) a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises has been continuously in effect since January 1, 2007, except for interruptions between licenses of no more than 90 days. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 47–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 86–30 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-20 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
filing - 2009-02-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-20 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-25 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-04 Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- 2009-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- 2009-03-31 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 086-030-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-31 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-31 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- 2009-03-31 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-31 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Assigned to Executive
referral-committee - 2009-04-30 Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- 2009-05-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- 2009-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-15 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-12 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-11 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-11 Effective Date August 11, 2009
- 2009-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0283
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/955dc026-71d2-4f3d-86d4-84c418701de7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).