---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONTROLLED SUB-EPHEDRINE"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 2874"
citation: "Illinois HB 2874 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura Ellman", "Martha Deuter"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55bad926-8b04-4075-9eb0-256537f8a34c"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2874&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=161062&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "3c7c83c65e0b6ec69a29ea819cc1752f4c1e8bc795cee3b89e0d5bb6902153d4"
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 2874 (104th) — CONTROLLED SUB-EPHEDRINE

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.

## 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/10400HB2874.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2874eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2874enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Health Care Licenses — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Public Health — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laura Ellman — primary (person)
- Martha Deuter — primary (person)
- Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- William E Hauter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martha Deuter `filing`
- **2025-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2025-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2025-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
- **2025-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
- **2025-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2025-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- **2025-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2025-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-14** 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
- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- **2025-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **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 . . . . . . . . . 104-0252 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55bad926-8b04-4075-9eb0-256537f8a34c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).