---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-SYNTHETIC"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1129"
citation: "Illinois SB 1129 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-11"
last_action: "2015-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbc9703c-a1de-4315-a777-6dca129d7a6c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1129&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=86576&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "6a31cddceb8c5a9c19b82ba521149e500010187e3277cce19afb572406a20c8d"
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 1129 (99th) — CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-SYNTHETIC

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09900SB1129&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86576&DocNum=1129&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1129eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86576&DocNum=1129&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1129enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86576&DocNum=1129&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kyle McCarter — primary (person)
- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `filing`
- **2015-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-17** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2015-04-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2015-04-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2015-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2015-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
- **2015-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2015-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2015-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2015-04-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 012-000-000
- **2015-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; McCarter `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-04-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2015-04-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-04-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2015-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0371 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cbc9703c-a1de-4315-a777-6dca129d7a6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).