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type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR-RETAILER'S LICENSE"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Authorizes the Illinois Liquor Control Commission to, in its discretion, honor requests for interpretive opinions and issue reasonable directions and guidelines not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act. Requires all interpretive opinions, directions, and guidelines of a general character to be sent electronically to all licensees and to be posted on the Commission's website. Contains a nonacceleration provision. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1516"
citation: "Illinois SB 1516 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01cdc04c-93aa-4427-af93-4e2a09f1d6fa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1516&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88178&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "a0325831f8f1a3eb9161b428894382fa28d0f9f7b37d51e6d95a0e0ebb71af87"
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 SB 1516 (99th) — LIQUOR-RETAILER'S LICENSE
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Authorizes the Illinois Liquor Control Commission to, in its discretion, honor requests for interpretive opinions and issue reasonable directions and guidelines not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act. Requires all interpretive opinions, directions, and guidelines of a general character to be sent electronically to all licensees and to be posted on the Commission's website. Contains a nonacceleration provision. 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=09900SB1516&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88178&DocNum=1516&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1516eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88178&DocNum=1516&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1516enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88178&DocNum=1516&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **510** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **551** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **510** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2015-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2015-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2015-03-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2015-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
- **2015-04-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2015-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2015-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John G. Mulroe `filing`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John G. Mulroe `filing`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 051-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-15** Effective Date July 15, 2015
- **2015-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0047 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01cdc04c-93aa-4427-af93-4e2a09f1d6fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).