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type: "Bill"
title: "LIQUOR-SALE NEAR CHURCH"
description: "Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Authorizes the sale of alcoholic liquor within 100 feet of a specific church located in the City of Chicago. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1256"
citation: "Illinois SB 1256 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2015-02-17"
last_action: "2015-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c055fb42-3837-4dd0-8ab2-bb08f2120f24"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1256&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=87706&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "4460bff3a81eb739c82c18f9f51e3082cf66386f8fcd34d3a248d594fa0d9b84"
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 1256 (99th) — LIQUOR-SALE NEAR CHURCH
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Authorizes the sale of alcoholic liquor within 100 feet of a specific church located in the City of Chicago. 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=09900SB1256&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87706&DocNum=1256&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1256eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87706&DocNum=1256&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1256enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87706&DocNum=1256&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **504** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **504** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **6247** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **504** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2015-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-25** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **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
- **2015-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
- **2015-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2015-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2015-04-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2015-04-27** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2015-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2015-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-28** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-047-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3 - May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 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. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 050-004-000
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 050-004-000
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 050-004-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 050-004-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-27** Effective Date August 27, 2015
- **2015-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0477 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c055fb42-3837-4dd0-8ab2-bb08f2120f24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).