republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-2935.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "WHOLESALE DRUG ACT-SUNSET EXT"
description: "Amends the Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act. Provides that any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a wholesale drug distributor or pharmacy distributor without being licensed under the Act shall pay a civil penalty to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in an amount not to exceed $10,000 (instead of $5,000) per violation for each offense. Provides that any pharmacy investigator authorized by the Department has the right of entry that includes the business premises of a person licensed pursuant to the Act. Permits the authorized pharmacy investigator unfettered access to the entire business premises. Provides that the most recent 12 months of record must be kept on the premises where the drugs are stored. Allows the Department to take action, including imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 per violation, if the individual meets the requirements for grounds for disciplinary action. Provides that if any person violates the provisions of the Act, the Secretary may petition for an order enjoining the violation or for an order enforcing compliance with the Act. Provides that the Department may issue a rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist shall not be entered against that person. Makes other changes. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to extend the repeal of the Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2023. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2935"
citation: "Illinois SB 2935 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2012-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9891d045-889c-42dc-8a0b-d60fb2741e2f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2935&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=63810&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "d5bee2a2e5788fa5905cff5bec9e33bcec4da6483d4d5028efbd78ccd6ed5ae1"
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 2935 (97th) — WHOLESALE DRUG ACT-SUNSET EXT

Amends the Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act. Provides that any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a wholesale drug distributor or pharmacy distributor without being licensed under the Act shall pay a civil penalty to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in an amount not to exceed $10,000 (instead of $5,000) per violation for each offense. Provides that any pharmacy investigator authorized by the Department has the right of entry that includes the business premises of a person licensed pursuant to the Act. Permits the authorized pharmacy investigator unfettered access to the entire business premises. Provides that the most recent 12 months of record must be kept on the premises where the drugs are stored. Allows the Department to take action, including imposing fines not to exceed $10,000 per violation, if the individual meets the requirements for grounds for disciplinary action. Provides that if any person violates the provisions of the Act, the Secretary may petition for an order enjoining the violation or for an order enforcing compliance with the Act. Provides that the Department may issue a rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist shall not be entered against that person. Makes other changes. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to extend the repeal of the Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2023. 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=09700SB2935&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63810&DocNum=2935&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2935eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63810&DocNum=2935&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2935enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63810&DocNum=2935&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-01** Postponed - Licensed Activities
- **2012-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2012-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2012
- **2012-03-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2012
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2012-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-13** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0804 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9891d045-889c-42dc-8a0b-d60fb2741e2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).