republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-4523.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-CAUSTIC SUBSTANCES"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Exempts household products from the statute requiring a person seeking to purchase a substance which is regulated by Title 16 CFR Section 1500.129 of the Federal Caustic Poison Act and required to contain the words \"causes severe burns\" as the affirmative statement of principal hazard on its label, prior to taking possession to: (1) provide a valid driver's license or other government-issued identification showing the person's name, date of birth, and photograph; and (2) sign a log documenting the name and address of the person, date and time of the transaction, and the brand, product name and net weight of the item. Defines \"household product\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4523"
citation: "Illinois HB 4523 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-31"
last_action: "2012-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35d35a8d-c155-4ed8-b620-21e1f6778448"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4523&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64195&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "94252f3d6aeb6ee79f91ccb5b15feba7ee8c0ccc5500d0d8cd49377f114cf6d4"
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 HB 4523 (97th) — CRIM CD-CAUSTIC SUBSTANCES

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Exempts household products from the statute requiring a person seeking to purchase a substance which is regulated by Title 16 CFR Section 1500.129 of the Federal Caustic Poison Act and required to contain the words "causes severe burns" as the affirmative statement of principal hazard on its label, prior to taking possession to: (1) provide a valid driver's license or other government-issued identification showing the person's name, date of birth, and photograph; and (2) sign a log documenting the name and address of the person, date and time of the transaction, and the brand, product name and net weight of the item. Defines "household product". Effective immediately.

## 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=09700HB4523&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64195&DocNum=4523&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4523eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64195&DocNum=4523&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4523enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64195&DocNum=4523&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kent Gaffney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kent Gaffney `filing`
- **2012-01-31** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard Morthland
- **2012-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2012-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2012-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2012-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2012-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2012-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2012-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2012-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2012-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2012-03-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2012-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
- **2012-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2012
- **2012-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0929 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35d35a8d-c155-4ed8-b620-21e1f6778448`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).