---
type: "Bill"
title: "OPIOIDS-VETERINARIAN PRESCRIPT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescriber shall not be required to issue prescriptions for a substance classified in Schedule II, III, IV, or V electronically if the prescription is issued by a licensed veterinarian within 7 (rather than 2) years after November 17, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 103-563)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "SB 2469"
citation: "Illinois SB 2469 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael E. Hastings", "Rick Ryan"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-07"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c292145-6406-449c-b34d-af6960bc64be"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2469&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=162559&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "360ad0610dc6cae442e5333a3623e0f05d67537b331a95eb46627f5a36573c1a"
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 2469 (104th) — OPIOIDS-VETERINARIAN PRESCRIPT

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescriber shall not be required to issue prescriptions for a substance classified in Schedule II, III, IV, or V electronically if the prescription is issued by a licensed veterinarian within 7 (rather than 2) years after November 17, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 103-563).

## 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/SB/PDF/10400SB2469.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2469eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2469sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2469enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Licensed Activities — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Licensed Activities — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Health Care Licenses — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
- Rick Ryan — primary (person)
- Anne Stava — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Faraci — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings `filing`
- **2025-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-07** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-03-18** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
- **2025-03-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
- **2025-04-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-04** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
- **2025-04-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2025-04-11** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
- **2025-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-08** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
- **2025-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
- **2025-05-09** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
- **2025-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-05-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
- **2025-05-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-05-15** Referred to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2025-05-20** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025
- **2025-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
- **2025-05-20** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Health Care Licenses Committee; Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2025-05-20** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 072-039-000
- **2025-05-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 013-000-000
- **2025-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2025-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2025
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0424 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c292145-6406-449c-b34d-af6960bc64be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).