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| Bill | TOBACCO-SAMPLES PROHIBITED | Amends the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act. Changes the title of the Act to the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Provides that a person shall not distribute without charge samples of any tobacco product to any other person, regardless of age: (1) at a retail establishment selling tobacco products; (2) from a lunch wagon; or (3) on a public way as a promotion or advertisement of a tobacco manufacturer or tobacco product. Provides that the prohibition applies even if the person who is intended to receive the tobacco product purchased another product from the person intending to distribute the tobacco product. Retains the same penalties as the penalties for distribution of tobacco products to minors. Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934 and the Display of Tobacco Products Act to make conforming changes. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 604 | Illinois HB 604 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 36 | 2 | 2009-02-05 | 2009-08-14 | openstates | ocd-bill/f7298c81-2d9e-4365-b021-a47bb6c53f06 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=604&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41033&SessionID=76&GA=96 | dcdaf9c7bd1bb45c94dda5b5457d3102588d6c25ceadfb232d003d692337b6e8 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 604 (96th) — TOBACCO-SAMPLES PROHIBITED
Amends the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act. Changes the title of the Act to the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Provides that a person shall not distribute without charge samples of any tobacco product to any other person, regardless of age: (1) at a retail establishment selling tobacco products; (2) from a lunch wagon; or (3) on a public way as a promotion or advertisement of a tobacco manufacturer or tobacco product. Provides that the prohibition applies even if the person who is intended to receive the tobacco product purchased another product from the person intending to distribute the tobacco product. Retains the same penalties as the penalties for distribution of tobacco products to minors. Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934 and the Display of Tobacco Products Act to make conforming changes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Karen A. Yarbrough — primary (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
filing - 2009-02-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-11 Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Consumer Protection Committee
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Consumer Protection Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-03-03 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- 2009-03-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2009-03-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- 2009-03-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- 2009-03-19 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-25 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009
reading-1 - 2009-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2009-03-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2009-03-30 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-30 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-15 Assigned to Public Health
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Postponed - Public Health
- 2009-04-22 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2009-04-29 Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- 2009-05-07 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- 2009-05-07 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2009-05-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-14 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-14 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0446
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f7298c81-2d9e-4365-b021-a47bb6c53f06. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).