Illinois · Senate Bill 73 · 103rd General Assembly

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES-FENTANYL

SB 73 Sponsored by Sally J. Turner Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 20, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that in addition to any other penalties provided by law, a person unlawfully selling or dispensing any scheduled drug containing a detectable amount of fentanyl is guilty of a Class X felony and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years or fined not more than $250,000, or both. Provides that it shall be a…

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Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that in addition to any other penalties provided by law, a person unlawfully selling or dispensing any scheduled drug containing a detectable amount of fentanyl is guilty of a Class X felony and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years or fined not more than $250,000, or both. Provides that it shall be a Class 1 felony for which a fine not to exceed $100,000 may be imposed for any person to knowingly use an electronic communication device in the furtherance of controlled substance trafficking involving a substance containing any amount of fentanyl. Provides that this penalty shall be in addition to any other penalties imposed by law. Defines "electronic communication device".

Every action

22 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety · Senate Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety
  5. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
  6. CommitteeTo Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance · Senate Sub on CLEAR Compliance
  7. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
  10. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
  11. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
  12. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
  13. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
  14. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
  6. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 15 cosponsors: 15 Republicans.

All 15 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.