republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5606.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "METH-VIOLATION-NO PRECURSOR"
description: "Amends the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that whenever any person pleads guilty to, is found guilty of, or is placed on supervision for an offense under the Act, in addition to any other penalty imposed by the court, no such person shall thereafter knowingly purchase, receive, own, or otherwise possess any substance or product containing a methamphetamine precursor, without the methamphetamine precursor first being prescribed for the use of that person in the manner provided for the prescription of Schedule II controlled substances under Article III of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Effective July 1, 2012."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5606"
citation: "Illinois HB 5606 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-15"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71ffaf04-09cf-4663-82d8-0248756f6aaa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5606&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66074&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "46a8bc62bc0fe506a4352b1dd8e92435501a29f313929455765ade2952c7ea01"
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 5606 (97th) — METH-VIOLATION-NO PRECURSOR

Amends the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that whenever any person pleads guilty to, is found guilty of, or is placed on supervision for an offense under the Act, in addition to any other penalty imposed by the court, no such person shall thereafter knowingly purchase, receive, own, or otherwise possess any substance or product containing a methamphetamine precursor, without the methamphetamine precursor first being prescribed for the use of that person in the manner provided for the prescription of Schedule II controlled substances under Article III of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Effective July 1, 2012.

## 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=09700HB5606&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66074&DocNum=5606&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5606eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66074&DocNum=5606&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5606enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66074&DocNum=5606&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Rich Brauer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer `filing`
- **2012-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **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
- **2012-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2012-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2012-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2012-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2012-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2012-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 22, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2012-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-04** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2012-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2012-05-09** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2012
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1008 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71ffaf04-09cf-4663-82d8-0248756f6aaa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).