republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-3423.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DRUG ABUSE-METH-TREATMENT"
description: "Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that treatment under the supervision of a licensed program designated by the Department of Human Services is not available to: a first-time offender charged or convicted of possession of 15 grams or more (rather than any amount) of methamphetamine; or a person who is otherwise ineligible for probation under specified provisions of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3423"
citation: "Illinois SB 3423 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-07"
last_action: "2012-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d5d217a-ac1b-435a-bf23-c76553c9f973"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3423&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=64994&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "778702702a038d493c361efc4e557e20f38544114f2a9081139010e12a116972"
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 3423 (97th) — DRUG ABUSE-METH-TREATMENT

Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that treatment under the supervision of a licensed program designated by the Department of Human Services is not available to: a first-time offender charged or convicted of possession of 15 grams or more (rather than any amount) of methamphetamine; or a person who is otherwise ineligible for probation under specified provisions of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.

## 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=09700SB3423&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64994&DocNum=3423&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3423eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64994&DocNum=3423&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3423enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64994&DocNum=3423&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **73–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Biss — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Johnson `filing`
- **2012-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-17** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2012-02-23** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 24, 2012
- **2012-02-23** Sponsor Removed Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2012-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2012-02-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 28, 2012
- **2012-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 048-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2012-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-10** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2012-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2012-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2012-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Biss
- **2012-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2012-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2012-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2012-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2012-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2012-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-032-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2012-05-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2012-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0889 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d5d217a-ac1b-435a-bf23-c76553c9f973`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).