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| Bill | CONT SUB-EVIDENCE | Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that in a prosecution for a violation relating to the unlawful manufacture, delivery, possession, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, other than methamphetamine, or a counterfeit substance, controlled substance analog, or look-alike substance, a law enforcement agency or an agent acting on behalf of the law enforcement agency must preserve, subject to a continuous chain of custody, specified amounts of controlled substances and must maintain sufficient documentation to locate that evidence. Provides that the court may, before trial, transfer excess quantities of any substance containing any of the controlled substances to the sheriff of the county, or may in its discretion transfer such evidence to the Department of State Police, for destruction after notice is given to the defendant's attorney of record or to the defendant if the defendant is proceeding pro se. Provides that after a judgment of conviction is entered and the charged quantity is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes with respect to a prosecution for the offense, the court may transfer any substance containing any of the controlled substances to the sheriff of the county, or may, in its discretion, transfer such evidence to the Department of State Police, for destruction after notice is given to the defendant's attorney of record or to the defendant if the defendant is proceeding pro se. Provides that no evidence shall be disposed of until 30 days after the judgment is entered, and if a notice of appeal is filed, no evidence shall be disposed of until the mandate has been received by the circuit court from the Appellate Court. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 2340 | Illinois SB 2340 (95th) |
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enacted | 4 | 46 | 4 | 2008-02-14 | 2008-10-03 | openstates | ocd-bill/d4c6e221-f33b-468f-89a7-1abafc23ae91 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2340&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36312&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 295b39c5764fbc4f09360d223b74a35ed784f0629e326fe30dd21d7948f00a3f | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2340 (95th) — CONT SUB-EVIDENCE
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that in a prosecution for a violation relating to the unlawful manufacture, delivery, possession, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, other than methamphetamine, or a counterfeit substance, controlled substance analog, or look-alike substance, a law enforcement agency or an agent acting on behalf of the law enforcement agency must preserve, subject to a continuous chain of custody, specified amounts of controlled substances and must maintain sufficient documentation to locate that evidence. Provides that the court may, before trial, transfer excess quantities of any substance containing any of the controlled substances to the sheriff of the county, or may in its discretion transfer such evidence to the Department of State Police, for destruction after notice is given to the defendant's attorney of record or to the defendant if the defendant is proceeding pro se. Provides that after a judgment of conviction is entered and the charged quantity is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes with respect to a prosecution for the offense, the court may transfer any substance containing any of the controlled substances to the sheriff of the county, or may, in its discretion, transfer such evidence to the Department of State Police, for destruction after notice is given to the defendant's attorney of record or to the defendant if the defendant is proceeding pro se. Provides that no evidence shall be disposed of until 30 days after the judgment is entered, and if a notice of appeal is filed, no evidence shall be disposed of until the mandate has been received by the circuit court from the Appellate Court. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Re-Enrolled (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Motion — 99–0 (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
- Motion — 55–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- A. J. Wilhelmi — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2008-02-14 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
filing - 2008-02-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-02-14 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-03-05 Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2008-03-12 Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2008
- 2008-04-08 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2008-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2008
- 2008-04-10 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-04-11 Arrived in House
introduction - 2008-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-04-17 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- 2008-04-24 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-04-24 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-05-12 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2008-05-13 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jack McGuire
- 2008-05-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- 2008-05-21 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-05-21 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-05-21 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2008-05-21 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2008-05-23 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- 2008-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-05-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- 2008-05-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2008-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2008-08-26 Governor Amendatory Veto
executive-veto - 2008-09-22 Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 23, 2008
- 2008-09-22 Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- 2008-09-22 Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-09-22 Amendatory Veto Motion - Approved for Consideration Rules
- 2008-09-23 Accept Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 055-001-000
- 2008-09-23 Arrived in House
introduction - 2008-09-23 Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 23, 2008
- 2008-09-23 Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Jack McGuire; MOTION #1
- 2008-09-23 Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Rep. Jack McGuire; MOTION #2
- 2008-09-23 Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Rules Committee; MOTION #2
referral-committee - 2008-09-23 Amendatory Veto Motion - Accept Motion Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2008-09-23 3/5 Vote Required
- 2008-09-23 Accept Amendatory Veto - House Passed 099-000-000
- 2008-09-23 Both Houses Accepted Amendatory Veto
- 2008-09-30 Returned to Governor for Certification
- 2008-10-03 Governor Certifies Changes
- 2008-10-03 Effective Date October 3, 2008
- 2008-10-03 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0993
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d4c6e221-f33b-468f-89a7-1abafc23ae91. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).