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type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR-SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISE"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. In provisions that prohibit liquor distributors and manufacturers from giving, and retail licensees from receiving, anything of value, provides that a manufacturer, distributor or importing distributor may furnish free social media advertising to a person having a retail license if the social media advertisement does not contain the retail price of any alcoholic liquor. Defines \"social media\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3237"
citation: "Illinois HB 3237 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 77
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2015-02-25"
last_action: "2015-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7536662f-b3a5-475d-8f92-5462dcbcfeb4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3237&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89394&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "b3e088b87ce8604810b73b71c6abeee4eacfa4d759b8127ec1291512653d0d4e"
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 3237 (99th) — LIQUOR-SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISE
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. In provisions that prohibit liquor distributors and manufacturers from giving, and retail licensees from receiving, anything of value, provides that a manufacturer, distributor or importing distributor may furnish free social media advertising to a person having a retail license if the social media advertisement does not contain the retail price of any alcoholic liquor. Defines "social media". 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=09900HB3237&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89394&DocNum=3237&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3237eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89394&DocNum=3237&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3237enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89394&DocNum=3237&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **462** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **8720** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **6642** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **8720** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Jason A. Barickman — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Connelly — cosponsor (person)
- Pat McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2015-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2015-04-17** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-042-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2015-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2015-05-07** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2015-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2015-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2015-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2015-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 017-000-000
- **2015-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-05-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Muñoz `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 29, 2015
- **2015-05-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2015-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2015-05-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Muñoz `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2015
- **2015-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 046-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2015-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2015-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2015-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2015-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2015-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2015-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2015-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2015
- **2015-06-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 009-000-000
- **2015-06-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 009-000-000
- **2015-06-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 087-020-000
- **2015-06-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 087-020-000
- **2015-06-09** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2015-06-09** House Concurs
- **2015-06-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2015-06-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2015-06-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2015-06-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2015-06-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-07-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2015
- **2015-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0448 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7536662f-b3a5-475d-8f92-5462dcbcfeb4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).