CONTROLLED SUB-EPHEDRINE

What it does

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

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the law concerning limitations on the over-the-counter sale of ephedrine without a prescription does not apply to the sale of any product dispensed or delivered by a practitioner or pharmacy according to a prescription issued by a prescriber authorized by the State or another state for a valid medical purpose and in the course of professional practice.

Every action

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

1. May 20, 2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
2. May 22, 2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
3. May 22, 2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
4. May 22, 2025HousePassed Both Houses
5. Jun 20, 2025HouseSent to the Governor
6. Aug 15, 2025HouseGovernor Approved
7. Aug 15, 2025HouseEffective Date January 1, 2026
8. Aug 15, 2025HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0252

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 9 cosponsors: 7 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

• Martha DeuterD Primary sponsor · District 45
• Laura EllmanD Floor sponsor · District 21