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type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR - MEMORIAL HALL"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at Memorial Hall, located at 211 North Main Street, Rockford. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 79"
citation: "Illinois HB 79 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-04"
last_action: "2011-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa2735bf-f306-43a1-8fe2-99765e9e827a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=79&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54520&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "3c2ef3566ac9e9e9896a78280802b903a38b7d5b815f334f0d97fb636f544f52"
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 79 (97th) — LIQUOR - MEMORIAL HALL
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at Memorial Hall, located at 211 North Main Street, Rockford. 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=09700HB0079&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54520&DocNum=79&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0079eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54520&DocNum=79&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0079enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54520&DocNum=79&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **7835** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Charles E. Jefferson — primary (person)
- Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-01-04** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson `filing`
- **2011-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2011-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2011-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-035-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2011-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2011-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2011
- **2011-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0395 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa2735bf-f306-43a1-8fe2-99765e9e827a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).