CS-SYNTHETIC DRUGS AND ANALOGS
Summary
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Requires that to be illegal a drug analog must not be approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or, if approved, it is not dispensed or possessed in accordance with State and federal law. Defines "controlled substance" to include a synthetic drug enumerated as a scheduled drug under the Act. Adds chemical structural classes of synthetic cannabinoids and piperazines to the list of Schedule I controlled substances. Includes certain substances approved by the FDA which are not dispensed or possessed in accordance with State or federal law and certain modified substances.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Apr 5, 2017
Signed Aug 25, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2017 · House Apr 5, 2017
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
May 30, 2017
D
Democratic28
92% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
99
Key actions
12
Committee
13
Amendments
2
Aug 25, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 19, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000
upper
May 12, 2017
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
upper
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 5, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Back To Judiciary - Criminal Committee;
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Recommends Do Pass as Amended Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
To Sentencing, Penalties and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
lower
Mar 13, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Avery Bourne
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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