republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-5926.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934 and the Freedom of Information Act. Requires all alcohol servers to obtain and complete training in basic responsible alcohol service. Provides that the Illinois Liquor Control Commission shall only approve training programs that meet certain specified criteria for content, method of instruction, and ability to provide information about whether a server has completed the training program. Provides that materials submitted to the Commission for training program approval shall be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Requires the Commission to issue a State seal file and approval number to providers who are approved to conduct a responsible alcohol service training program. Provides that a certificate of training is valid for 3 years. Provides that before January 1, 2016, enforcement of the provisions shall be limited to education and notification of the requirements. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5926"
citation: "Illinois HB 5926 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5496841-8267-4912-8350-589eeca035c6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5926&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81231&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "2dcfa7146ca18ff0d65b4fd822a30373dd7fae41a222b575c0106dd6ba3bf1c3"
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 5926 (98th) — ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934 and the Freedom of Information Act. Requires all alcohol servers to obtain and complete training in basic responsible alcohol service. Provides that the Illinois Liquor Control Commission shall only approve training programs that meet certain specified criteria for content, method of instruction, and ability to provide information about whether a server has completed the training program. Provides that materials submitted to the Commission for training program approval shall be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Requires the Commission to issue a State seal file and approval number to providers who are approved to conduct a responsible alcohol service training program. Provides that a certificate of training is valid for 3 years. Provides that before January 1, 2016, enforcement of the provisions shall be limited to education and notification of the requirements. Makes other changes. 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=09800HB5926&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81231&DocNum=5926&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5926eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81231&DocNum=5926&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5926enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81231&DocNum=5926&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **103–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
- **2014-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
- **2014-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-03** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2014-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2014-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2014-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2014-05-08** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
- **2014-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date July 1, 2015
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0939 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5496841-8267-4912-8350-589eeca035c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).