---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONT SUB-SCHED II PRESCRIPT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that any written prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance may be filled within 90 (rather than 7) days after issuance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 488"
citation: "Illinois HB 488 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-04"
last_action: "2009-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df0a042b-4141-4af9-b33f-e223e8d3ca91"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=488&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40850&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "d0a71e1737def29a60311ba21cf1eca625e5264f3af035aa2142b1f67542f887"
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 488 (96th) — CONT SUB-SCHED II PRESCRIPT

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that any written prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance may be filled within 90 (rather than 7) days after issuance.

## 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=09600HB0488&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40850&DocNum=488&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0488eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40850&DocNum=488&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0488enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40850&DocNum=488&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2009-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-09** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2009-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-03-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0166 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df0a042b-4141-4af9-b33f-e223e8d3ca91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).