---
type: "Bill"
title: "PHARMACY-PRESCRIPTIONS"
description: "Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act and the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that a prescription for medication other than controlled substances shall be valid for up to 15 months from the date issued for the purpose of refills, unless the prescription states otherwise."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 3170"
citation: "Illinois SB 3170 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9a5aa6e-3749-4c6e-9fad-1668b92f57bd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3170&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=110836&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "35eed5759fe484fa8071affd108bde9b01507b447234f649c9d76a85a9cb7309"
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 SB 3170 (100th) — PHARMACY-PRESCRIPTIONS

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act and the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that a prescription for medication other than controlled substances shall be valid for up to 15 months from the date issued for the purpose of refills, unless the prescription states otherwise.

## 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=10000SB3170&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110836&DocNum=3170&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3170eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110836&DocNum=3170&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3170enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110836&DocNum=3170&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-12** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 17, 2018
- **2018-04-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 19, 2018
- **2018-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2018-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2018-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0804 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9a5aa6e-3749-4c6e-9fad-1668b92f57bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).