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type: "Bill"
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title: "PHARMACY-EMERGENCY REFILLS"
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description: "Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that a pharmacist may refill a patient's prescription without prescriber authorization if the pharmacist is unable to contact the prescriber after reasonable effort, a failure to refill the prescription may result in an interruption of therapeutic regimen or create patient suffering, the pharmacist informs the prescriber at the earliest convenience of the emergency refills, and the prescription is not for a controlled substance. Provides that prescriptions may be refilled pursuant to the provisions for a period of time reasonably necessary for the pharmacist to secure prescriber authorization. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "SB 1790"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1790 (100th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-02-09"
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last_action: "2017-08-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70e17c36-8bc4-448d-a783-23f5dc87aff0"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1790&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=104794&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "437e3f28f32c7db4c4edd3c6a1c23fddfef7965bf46ac4b523af249c446b3df6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1790 (100th) — PHARMACY-EMERGENCY REFILLS
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Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that a pharmacist may refill a patient's prescription without prescriber authorization if the pharmacist is unable to contact the prescriber after reasonable effort, a failure to refill the prescription may result in an interruption of therapeutic regimen or create patient suffering, the pharmacist informs the prescriber at the earliest convenience of the emergency refills, and the prescription is not for a controlled substance. Provides that prescriptions may be refilled pursuant to the provisions for a period of time reasonably necessary for the pharmacist to secure prescriber authorization. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1790&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104794&DocNum=1790&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1790eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104794&DocNum=1790&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1790enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104794&DocNum=1790&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman `filing`
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- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-28** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-09** Postponed - Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Licensed Activities and Pensions; Stadelman `amendment-failure`
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- **2017-03-16** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017
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- **2017-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman `amendment-introduction`
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- **2017-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
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- **2017-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 012-000-000
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- **2017-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Stadelman `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
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- **2017-04-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2017-04-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
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- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-04-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2017-04-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
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- **2017-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-04-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-09** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2017-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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- **2017-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2017-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2017
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- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0237 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70e17c36-8bc4-448d-a783-23f5dc87aff0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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