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Bill	SAFE PHARMACEUTICAL DISPOSAL	Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Provides that pharmaceuticals disposed of under the Act may be destroyed in a drug destruction device. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Expands the definition of "drug evidence" to include any used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals collected under the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 524	Illinois HB 524 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	52	2	2017-01-24	2017-08-22	openstates	ocd-bill/df3608bc-af93-4006-9d00-33a219d0b4bd	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=524&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=100674&SessionID=91&GA=100	220bab779e3b57eca2eebf9b55cd778323ab0491b6be77f852f7b8b9accd3364	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 524 (100th) — SAFE PHARMACEUTICAL DISPOSAL

Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Provides that pharmaceuticals disposed of under the Act may be destroyed in a drug destruction device. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Expands the definition of "drug evidence" to include any used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals collected under the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 105–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Barbara Wheeler — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-24 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler filing
• 2017-01-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-01-24 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-02 Assigned to Police & First Responders Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler amendment-introduction
• 2017-02-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Police & First Responders Committee
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2017-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Police & First Responders Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2017-03-08 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Police & First Responders Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler amendment-introduction
• 2017-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
• 2017-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2017-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Police & First Responders Committee
• 2017-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Police & First Responders Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2017-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
• 2017-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
• 2017-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2017-03-29 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-03-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2017-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
• 2017-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2017-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2017-04-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
• 2017-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
• 2017-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel
• 2017-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
• 2017-04-20 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-20 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2017-04-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-05-02 Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2017-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2017
• 2017-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
• 2017-05-18 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
• 2017-05-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2017-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-22 Effective Date August 22, 2017
• 2017-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0250 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/df3608bc-af93-4006-9d00-33a219d0b4bd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).