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type: "Bill"
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title: "CRIM CD-DRUG INDUCED HOMICIDE"
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description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Allows a drug-induced homicide prosecution when a person violates the law of another jurisdiction, which, if the violation had been committed in this State, could be charged under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act for unlawfully delivering a controlled substance to another, and any person's death is caused in this State by the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of any amount of that controlled substance. Provides that the bill may be referred to as the Evan Rushing Law."
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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 639"
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citation: "Illinois SB 639 (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: 33
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-01-25"
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last_action: "2017-08-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbeaacee-cbf5-4e68-ab7e-c3321173343c"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=639&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=100866&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "3d6235294e6d527f32623bed0c539eee46bfbc92cbe653d919d99318fd2206ad"
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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 639 (100th) — CRIM CD-DRUG INDUCED HOMICIDE
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Allows a drug-induced homicide prosecution when a person violates the law of another jurisdiction, which, if the violation had been committed in this State, could be charged under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act for unlawfully delivering a controlled substance to another, and any person's death is caused in this State by the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of any amount of that controlled substance. Provides that the bill may be referred to as the Evan Rushing Law.
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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=10000SB0639&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100866&DocNum=639&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0639eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100866&DocNum=639&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0639enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100866&DocNum=639&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 — **105–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
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- Nick Sauer — cosponsor (person)
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- William R. Haine — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
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- **2017-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-01-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-01** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-01** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-002 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2017
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- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
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- **2017-05-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
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- **2017-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2017
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- **2017-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2017-05-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
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- **2017-05-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-05-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-22** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-22** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Judiciary - Criminal Committee; Rep. Lou Lang
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- **2017-05-22** Motion Prevailed
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- **2017-05-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
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- **2017-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-002-005 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
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- **2017-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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- **2017-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
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- **2017-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2017-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2018
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- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0404 `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/bbeaacee-cbf5-4e68-ab7e-c3321173343c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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