---
type: "Bill"
title: "PHARMACY PRAC-EPILEPSY DRUGS"
description: "Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Prohibits drug product selection in refills of anti-epileptic drugs without notification and the documented consent of the prescriber and patient or the participating provider. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2578"
citation: "Illinois SB 2578 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-20"
last_action: "2006-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bffa9f39-b1ea-4e67-87dc-874c22bec505"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2578&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=23496&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "8eea3f8ac5f057c4051bde1015d1013a62cae0db77af1bfb5b78676f945bcac6"
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 2578 (94th) — PHARMACY PRAC-EPILEPSY DRUGS

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Prohibits drug product selection in refills of anti-epileptic drugs without notification and the documented consent of the prescriber and patient or the participating provider. 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=09400SB2578&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23496&DocNum=2578&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2578eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23496&DocNum=2578&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2578enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23496&DocNum=2578&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol Ronen — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Dunn — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Chavez — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Jenisch — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Cultra — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen `filing`
- **2006-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-01** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-08** Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2006-02-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2006-02-16** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 22, 2006
- **2006-02-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2006-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
- **2006-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2006-02-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Ronen `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 27, 2006
- **2006-02-27** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2006-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2006-02-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2006-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger Jenisch
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Dunn
- **2006-03-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2006-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2006-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2006-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2006-03-29** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2006-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-26** Effective Date June 26, 2006
- **2006-06-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0936 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bffa9f39-b1ea-4e67-87dc-874c22bec505`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).