---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Makes grammatical changes in the statute relating to the unlawful delivery of a controlled substance to a pregnant woman."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1578"
citation: "Illinois SB 1578 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d00d02e-7769-40ee-8746-d934dba3fc33"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1578&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4708&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "18327ee82088bb7c6ddd69a58098ddb500faf638f864fc6722f1c20d198863fb"
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 1578 (93rd) — CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES-TECH

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Makes grammatical changes in the statute relating to the unlawful delivery of a controlled substance to a pregnant woman.

## 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=09300SB1578&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4708&DocNum=1578&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1578eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4708&DocNum=1578&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1578enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4708&DocNum=1578&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Reitz — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
- Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person)
- William J. Grunloh — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2003-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2003-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Judiciary `amendment-failure`
- **2003-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-05** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2003
- **2003-03-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2003-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-24** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2003-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2003-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2003-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles A. Hartke
- **2003-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2003-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2003-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2003-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2003-04-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
- **2003-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2003-05-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2003-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2003-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2003-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2003-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2003-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0297 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d00d02e-7769-40ee-8746-d934dba3fc33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).