---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONTROL SUB-PRESCRIP MONITOR"
description: "Amends the Illinois Controlled Substance Act. In a provision allowing pharmacists to authorize a designee to consult the Prescription Monitoring Program on their behalf, defines \"pharmacist\" to include, but be not limited to, a pharmacist associated with a health maintenance organization or a Medicaid managed care entity providing services under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4650"
citation: "Illinois HB 4650 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-07"
last_action: "2018-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfed43ac-1036-4e34-abc5-f6c4b2fa9844"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4650&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=109649&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "02c633e5bc33054f1ac82a997fcd8f16b8ff73b7777559aee7c950c020734bc7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4650 (100th) — CONTROL SUB-PRESCRIP MONITOR

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substance Act. In a provision allowing pharmacists to authorize a designee to consult the Prescription Monitoring Program on their behalf, defines "pharmacist" to include, but be not limited to, a pharmacist associated with a health maintenance organization or a Medicaid managed care entity providing services under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4650&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109649&DocNum=4650&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4650eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109649&DocNum=4650&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4650enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109649&DocNum=4650&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2018-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2018-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Special Committee on Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-05-10** Do Pass Special Committee on Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2018
- **2018-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2018-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2018-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Special Committee on Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care
- **2018-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2018
- **2018-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Special Committee on Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care; 007-000-000
- **2018-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Morrison `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2018-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2018-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2018-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-000-000
- **2018-05-31** House Concurs
- **2018-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-21** Effective Date August 21, 2018
- **2018-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1005 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfed43ac-1036-4e34-abc5-f6c4b2fa9844`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).