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| Bill | DRUG COURT-OPIOID ABUSE | Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act. Provides that if the defendant needs treatment for opioid abuse or dependence, the court shall require that the defendant participate in and receive medically prescribed drug treatments under the care of a physician licensed in this State to practice medicine in all of its branches. Provides that a defendant who is assigned to a substance abuse treatment program under the Act for opioid abuse or dependence is not in violation of the terms or conditions of the program on the basis of his or her participation in medically prescribed drug treatments under the care of a physician licensed in this State to practice medicine in all of its branches. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | HB 5594 | Illinois HB 5594 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 38 | 2 | 2016-02-09 | 2016-07-15 | openstates | ocd-bill/dae3e414-c910-46b5-b919-0b0c2aa082d0 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5594&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95029&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 1cfa25948bee14ee5cef30c7347c753a53b041b70bbaebc9895174b62adccbd0 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 5594 (99th) — DRUG COURT-OPIOID ABUSE
Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act. Provides that if the defendant needs treatment for opioid abuse or dependence, the court shall require that the defendant participate in and receive medically prescribed drug treatments under the care of a physician licensed in this State to practice medicine in all of its branches. Provides that a defendant who is assigned to a substance abuse treatment program under the Act for opioid abuse or dependence is not in violation of the terms or conditions of the program on the basis of his or her participation in medically prescribed drug treatments under the care of a physician licensed in this State to practice medicine in all of its branches.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2016-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
filing - 2016-02-10 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-02-23 Assigned to Substance Abuse Special
referral-committee - 2016-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2016-03-17 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
amendment-introduction - 2016-03-17 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-04-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Substance Abuse Special
- 2016-04-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Substance Abuse Special; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2016-04-04 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Substance Abuse Special; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2016-04-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2016-04-06 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2016-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2016-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- 2016-04-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-04-07 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2016-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2016
reading-1 - 2016-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2016-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2016-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2016-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- 2016-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- 2016-04-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- 2016-04-12 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-04-12 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2016-04-27 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2016-05-04 Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2016-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
- 2016-05-10 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2016-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
- 2016-05-25 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2016-05-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- 2016-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-05-25 Passed Both Houses
- 2016-06-23 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2016-07-15 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2016-07-15 Effective Date January 1, 2017
- 2016-07-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0554
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dae3e414-c910-46b5-b919-0b0c2aa082d0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).