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Bill	PHARMACY-PILOT PROGRAM	Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Extends the repeal of the medicine locking closure package pilot program from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2018. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 5949	Illinois HB 5949 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	26	2	2016-02-11	2016-07-28	openstates	ocd-bill/95881771-d18b-4152-8d96-407690975424	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5949&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95439&SessionID=88&GA=99	27989752c2cde010b005bd60fb92f596022c9c6cc28afedefc7ded6095789c68	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5949 (99th) — PHARMACY-PILOT PROGRAM

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Extends the repeal of the medicine locking closure package pilot program from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2018. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 50–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski filing
• 2016-02-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-02-11 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-23 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-04-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-07 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-12 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-13 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2016-04-13 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-13 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2016-04-13 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-13 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-04-27 Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions referral-committee
• 2016-05-04 Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 007-000-000 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
• 2016-05-27 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
• 2016-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-07-28 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-07-28 Effective Date July 28, 2016
• 2016-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0654 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/95881771-d18b-4152-8d96-407690975424. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).