DRUG LABELING-GLUTEN
Summary
Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that a drug is misbranded if it contains gluten but does not provide a warning on its label stating that it contains gluten. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that an oral drug is misbranded if gluten is included as an inactive ingredient and is not so listed on its label. Provides that the provisions do not apply to pharmacies or pharmacists.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Jul 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2021 · House Apr 20, 2021
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 27, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jul 23, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
upper
May 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health; 012-000-000
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Health
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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