Illinois · Senate Bill 280 · 104th General Assembly

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES-FENTANYL

SB 280 Sponsored by Sally J. Turner In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 24, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 24, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  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

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Criminal Law · Senate Criminal Law
  5. SenateTo Criminal Law Clear Compliance
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
  5. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
  7. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  8. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

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

All 7 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.