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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-PRESCRIPTION THEFT"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of prescription theft. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly: (1) alters a properly issued prescription; (2) possesses a blank prescription or prescriptions without the written permission of a licensed prescriber; or (3) possesses or attempts to fill a prescription not issued by a licensed prescriber. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony for a first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 705"
citation: "Illinois SB 705 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ea39152-cc5b-4519-8f3b-06fbb5a013f8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=705&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28591&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "8d0013ce13df852f741878385dabafd1487e4afed0cd9613b8b1f644d977e06e"
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 705 (95th) — CRIM CD-PRESCRIPTION THEFT
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of prescription theft. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly: (1) alters a properly issued prescription; (2) possesses a blank prescription or prescriptions without the written permission of a licensed prescriber; or (3) possesses or attempts to fill a prescription not issued by a licensed prescriber. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony for a first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense.
## 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=09500SB0705&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28591&DocNum=705&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0705eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28591&DocNum=705&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0705enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28591&DocNum=705&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **590** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- A. J. Wilhelmi — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Wilhelmi `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-05** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2007-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brent Hassert `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
- **2007-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi `filing`
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi `filing`
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-28** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0487 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ea39152-cc5b-4519-8f3b-06fbb5a013f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).