---
type: "Bill"
title: "HYPODERMIC NEEDLES-SALE"
description: "Amends the Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act. Provides that, upon request, a pharmacist shall (rather than may) sell up to 100 sterile hypodermic syringes or needles to a person who is at least 18 years of age. Provides that a syringe or needle sold at a pharmacy shall (rather than may) be sold only from the pharmacy department of the pharmacy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 2589"
citation: "Illinois HB 2589 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly M. Cassidy", "Mike Simmons"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6b1627f-1668-4ec0-805f-8180aa705803"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2589&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=160505&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "a6cf3285a6d04c509695ac10d05189577cd0c77feccc623f2f332b9a0854ae67"
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 2589 (104th) — HYPODERMIC NEEDLES-SALE

Amends the Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act. Provides that, upon request, a pharmacist shall (rather than may) sell up to 100 sterile hypodermic syringes or needles to a person who is at least 18 years of age. Provides that a syringe or needle sold at a pharmacy shall (rather than may) be sold only from the pharmacy department of the pharmacy.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2589.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2589eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2589ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2589enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Public Health, Amendment 1 — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Public Health — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **50–6** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Public Health — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)
- Mike Simmons — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `filing`
- **2025-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Public Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2025-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2025-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2025-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2025-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2025-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 009-000-000
- **2025-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health Committee
- **2025-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Public Health Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2025-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025 `reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2025-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-23** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
- **2025-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025
- **2025-05-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- **2025-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 050-006-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0240 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6b1627f-1668-4ec0-805f-8180aa705803`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).