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HB 5109

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Summary

HB 5109, “LIQUOR-LICENSE FEES”, was introduced in the House on Feb 5, 2026 by Rep. Kambium Buckner (D). It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2026: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee.

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HB 5109 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5109
Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Kam Buckner
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
235 ILCS 5/5-3	  from Ch. 43, par. 118
Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. In provisions concerning license fees, removes the alternative license fee for an online renewal of a license. Sets forth license fees for Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4, Tier 5, and Tier 6 BASSET trainer licenses; the Illinois Liquor Control Commission Trainer Course; and the Illinois Liquor Control Commission online BASSET course. Provides that the State Commission may establish any other reasonable fees by administrative rule. Removes language concerning a license renewal fee waiver for certain licenses expiring on or after July 1, 2022 and on or before June 30, 2023. Makes a conforming change.
LRB104 19992 RPS 33443 b
A BILL FOR
		HB5109		LRB104 19992 RPS 33443 b
    AN ACT concerning liquor.
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
    Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
changing Section 5-3 as follows:
    (235 ILCS 5/5-3)  (from Ch. 43, par. 118)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-451)
    Sec. 5-3. License fees. Except as otherwise provided
herein, at the time application is made to the State
Commission for a license of any class, the applicant shall pay
to the State Commission the fee hereinafter provided for the
kind of license applied for.
    The fee for licenses issued by the State Commission shall
be as follows:
	[Online]	[Initial]
	[renewal]	[license]
	 	[or]
	 	[non-online]
	 	[renewal]
    For a manufacturer's license:
    Class 1. Distiller .................	[$4,000]	$5,000
    Class 2. Rectifier .................	[4,000] 	5,000
    Class 3. Brewer ....................	[1,200] 	1,500
		HB5109	- 2 -	LRB104 19992 RPS 33443 b
    Class 4. First-class Wine
        Manufacturer ...................	[750]	900
    Class 5. Second-class
        Wine Manufacturer ..............	[1,500] 	1,750
    Class 6. First-class wine-maker ....	[750] 	900
    Class 7. Second-class wine-maker ...	[1,500] 	1,750
    Class 8. Limited Wine
        Manufacturer....................	[250] 	350
    Class 9. Craft Distiller........... 	[2,000] 	2,500
    Class 10. Class 1 Craft Distiller.. 	[50] 	75
    Class 11. Class 2 Craft Distiller.. 	[75] 	100
    Class 12. Class 1 Brewer............	[50] 	75
    Class 13. Class 2 Brewer........... 	[75] 	100
    Class 14. Class 3 Brewer........... 	[25] 	50
    For a Brew Pub License..............	[1,200]	1,500
    For a Distilling Pub License....... 	[1,200] 	1,500
    For a caterer retailer's license....	[350] 	500
    For a foreign importer's license ...	[25] 	25
    For an importing distributor's
        license.........................	[25]	25
    For a distributor's license
        (11,250,000 gallons
        or over).......................	[1,450]	2,200
    For a distributor's license
        (over 4,500,000 gallons, but
        under 11,250,000 gallons)...... 	[950]	1,450
		HB5109	- 3 -	LRB104 19992 RPS 33443 b
    For a distributor's license
        (4,500,000 gallons or under)....	[300]	450
    For a non-resident dealer's license
        (500,000 gallons or over)
        or with self-distribution
        privileges .....................	[1,200] 	1,500
    For a non-resident dealer's license
        (under 500,000 gallons) ........	[250] 	350
    For a wine-maker's premises
        license ........................	[250]	500
    For a winery shipper's license
        (under 250,000 gallons).........	[200] 	350
    For a winery shipper's license
        (250,000 or over, but
        under 500,000 gallons)..........	[750]	1,000
    For a winery shipper's license
        (500,000 gallons or over).......	[1,200] 	1,500
    For a wine-maker's premises
        license, second location .......	[500] 	1,000
    For a wine-maker's premises
        license, third location ........	[500]	1,000
    For a retailer's license ...........	[600] 	750
    For a special event retailer's
        license, (not-for-profit) ......	[25] 	25
    For a beer showcase permit,
        one day only .................. 	[100] 	150
		HB5109	- 4 -	LRB104 19992 RPS 33443 b
        2 days or more ................ 	[150] 	250
    For a special use permit license,
        one day only ...................	[100] 	150
        2 days or more .................	[150] 	250
    For a railroad license .............	[100] 	150
    For a boat license .................	[500] 	1,000
    For an airplane license, times the
        licensee's maximum number of
        aircraft in flight, serving
        liquor over the State at any
        given time, which either
        originate, terminate, or make
        an intermediate stop in
        the State......................	[100]	150
    For a non-beverage user's license:
        Class 1 ........................	[24]	24
        Class 2 ........................	[60]	60
        Class 3 ........................	[120]	120
        Class 4 ........................	[240]	240
        Class 5 ........................	[600]	600
    For a broker's license .............	[750] 	1,000
    For an auction liquor license ......	[100] 	150
    For a homebrewer special
        event permit....................	[25]	25
    For a craft distiller
        tasting permit..................	[25] 	25
		HB5109	- 5 -	LRB104 19992 RPS 33443 b
    For a BASSET trainer license....... 	[300] 	[350]
        Tier 1 (1-10 trainers). 		750
        Tier 2 (11-20 trainers). 		1,500
        Tier 3 (21-30 trainers). 		3,000
        Tier 4 (30+ trainers). 		6,000
        Tier 5 (Online course only). 		12,000
        Tier 6 (In-Person and Online). 		24,000
    ILCC Trainer course. 		75
    ILCC BASSET course (online). 		10
    For a tasting representative
        license........................	[200]	300
    For a brewer warehouse permit...... 	[25]	25
    For a craft distiller
        warehouse permit................	[25] 	25
    Fees collected under this Section shall be paid into the
Dram Shop Fund. The State Commission may establish any other 
reasonable fees by administrative rule. [The State Commission ]
[shall waive license renewal fees for those retailers' licenses ]
[that are designated as "1A" by the State Commission and expire ]
[on or after July 1, 2022, and on or before June 30, 2023.]
One-half of the funds received for a retailer's license shall
be paid into the Dram Shop Fund and one-half of the funds
received for a retailer's license shall be paid into the
General Revenue Fund.
    No fee shall be paid for licenses issued by the State
Commission to the following non-beverage users:
		HB5109	- 6 -	LRB104 19992 RPS 33443 b
        (a) Hospitals, sanitariums, or clinics when their use
    of alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal, mechanical,
    or scientific.
        (b) Universities, colleges of learning, or schools
    when their use of alcoholic liquor is exclusively
    medicinal, mechanical, or scientific.
        (c) Laboratories when their use is exclusively for the
    purpose of scientific research.
(Source: P.A. 102-442, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1142, eff. 2-17-23; 103-154, eff.
6-30-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-451)
    Sec. 5-3. License fees. Except as otherwise provided
herein, at the time application is made to the State
Commission for a license of any class, the applicant shall pay
to the State Commission the fee hereinafter provided for the
kind of license applied for.
    The fee for licenses issued by the State Commission shall
be as follows:
	[Online]	[Initial]
	[renewal]	[license]
	 	[or]
	 	[non-online]
	 	[renewal]
    For a manufacturer's license:
		HB5109	- 7 -	LRB104 19992 RPS 33443 b
    Class 1. Distiller .................	[$4,000]	$5,000
    Class 2. Rectifier .................	[4,000] 	5,000
    Class 3. Brewer ....................	[1,200] 	1,500
    Class 4. First-class Wine
        Manufacturer ...................	[750]	900
    Class 5. Second-class
        Wine Manufacturer ..............	[1,500] 	1,750
    Class 6. First-class wine-maker ....	[750] 	900
    Class 7. Second-class wine-maker ...	[1,500] 	1,750
    Class 8. Limited Wine
        Manufacturer....................	[250] 	350
    Class 9. Craft Distiller........... 	[2,000] 	2,500
    Class 10. Class 1 Craft Distiller.. 	[50] 	75
    Class 11. Class 2 Craft Distiller.. 	[75] 	100
    Class 12. Class 1 Brewer............	[50] 	75
    Class 13. Class 2 Brewer........... 	[75] 	100
    Class 14. Class 3 Brewer........... 	[25] 	50
    Class 15. Class 3 Craft Distiller.	[175]	200
    For a Brew Pub License..............	[1,200]	1,500
    For a Distilling Pub License....... 	[1,200] 	1,500
    For a caterer retailer's license....	[350] 	500
    For a foreign importer's license ...	[25] 	25
    For an importing distributor's
        license.........................	[25]	25
    For a distributor's license
        (11,250,000 gallons
		HB5109	- 8 -	LRB104 19992 RPS 33443 b
        or over).......................	[1,450]	2,200
    For a distributor's license
        (over 4,500,000 gallons, but
        under 11,250,000 gallons)...... 	[950]	1,450
    For a distributor's license
        (4,500,000 gallons or under)....	[300]	450
    For a non-resident dealer's license
        (500,000 gallons or over)
        or with self-distribution
        privileges .....................	[1,200] 	1,500
    For a non-resident dealer's license
        (under 500,000 gallons) ........	[250] 	350
    For a wine-maker's premises
        license ........................	[250]	500
    For a winery shipper's license
        (under 250,000 gallons).........	[200] 	350
    For a winery shipper's license
        (250,000 or over, but
        under 500,000 gallons)..........	[750]	1,000
    For a winery shipper's license
        (500,000 gallons or over).......	[1,200] 	1,500
    For a wine-maker's premises
        license, second location .......	[500] 	1,000
    For a wine-maker's premises
        license, third location ........	[500]	1,000
    For a retailer's license ...........	[600] 	750
		HB5109	- 9 -	LRB104 19992 RPS 33443 b
    For a special event retailer's
        license, (not-for-profit) ......	[25] 	25
    For a beer showcase permit,
        one day only .................. 	[100] 	150
        2 days or more ................ 	[150] 	250
    For a spirits showcase permit,
        one day only.	[100]	150
        2 days or more. 	[150]	250
    For a special use permit license,
        one day only ...................	[100] 	150
        2 days or more .................	[150] 	250
    For a railroad license .............	[100] 	150
    For a boat license .................	[500] 	1,000
    For an airplane license, times the
        licensee's maximum number of
        aircraft in flight, serving
        liquor over the State at any
        given time, which either
        originate, terminate, or make
        an intermediate stop in
        the State......................	[100]	150
    For a non-beverage user's license:
        Class 1 ........................	[24]	24
        Class 2 ........................	[60]	60
        Class 3 ........................	[120]	120
        Class 4 ........................	[240]	240
		HB5109	- 10 -	LRB104 19992 RPS 33443 b
        Class 5 ........................	[600]	600
    For a broker's license .............	[750] 	1,000
    For an auction liquor license ......	[100] 	150
    For a homebrewer special
        event permit....................	[25]	25
    For a craft distiller
        tasting permit..................	[25] 	25
    For a BASSET trainer license....... 	[300] 	[350]
        Tier 1 (1-10 trainers). 		750
        Tier 2 (11-20 trainers). 		1,500
        Tier 3 (21-30 trainers). 		3,000
        Tier 4 (30+ trainers). 		6,000
        Tier 5 (Online course only). 		12,000
        Tier 6 (In-Person and Online). 		24,000
    ILCC Trainer course. 		75
    ILCC BASSET course (online). 		10
    For a tasting representative
        license........................	[200]	300
    For a brewer warehouse permit...... 	[25]	25
    For a craft distiller
        warehouse permit................	[25] 	25
    The State Commission may establish any other reasonable 
fees by administrative rule. Fees collected under this Section
shall be paid into the Dram Shop Fund. [The State Commission ]
[shall waive license renewal fees for those retailers' licenses ]
[that are designated as "1A" by the State Commission and expire ]
		HB5109	- 11 -	LRB104 19992 RPS 33443 b
[on or after July 1, 2022, and on or before June 30, 2023.]
One-half of the funds received for a retailer's license shall
be paid into the Dram Shop Fund and one-half of the funds
received for a retailer's license shall be paid into the
General Revenue Fund.
    No fee shall be paid for licenses issued by the State
Commission to the following non-beverage users:
        (a) Hospitals, sanitariums, or clinics when their use
    of alcoholic liquor is exclusively medicinal, mechanical,
    or scientific.
        (b) Universities, colleges of learning, or schools
    when their use of alcoholic liquor is exclusively
    medicinal, mechanical, or scientific.
        (c) Laboratories when their use is exclusively for the
    purpose of scientific research.
(Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;
104-451, eff. 7-1-26.)
    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
Public Act.

Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. In provisions concerning license fees, removes the alternative license fee for an online renewal of a license. Sets forth license fees for Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4, Tier 5, and Tier 6 BASSET trainer licenses; the Illinois Liquor Control Commission Trainer Course; and the Illinois Liquor Control Commission online BASSET course. Provides that the State Commission may establish any other reasonable fees by administrative rule. Removes language concerning a license renewal fee waiver for certain licenses expiring on or after July 1, 2022 and on or before June 30, 2023. Makes a conforming change.

Sponsors

Rep. Kambium Buckner (D) sponsors HB 5109 alone.

Kambium Buckner

Rep. · D–26 · Sponsor

Committees

HB 5109 went before 3 committees: Rules, Executive and Liquor.

Rules
Rules
Referred to · Feb 10, 2026 · 5,290 Bills
Executive
Executive
Referred to · Mar 4, 2026
Liquor
Liquor
Referred to · Mar 19, 2026

History

HB 5109 has taken 6 actions since Feb 5, 2026, the latest on Mar 27, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 27, 2026
House
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 19, 2026
House
To Liquor Subcommittee
Mar 4, 2026
House
Assigned to Executive Committee
Feb 10, 2026
House
First Reading
Feb 10, 2026
House
Referred to Rules Committee

Votes

HB 5109 has not gone to a roll call.

Source: ilga.gov · legiscan.com