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type: "Bill"
title: "FOOD DRUG-LEGEND DRUG PROHIBIT"
description: "Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides it is unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture or deliver, or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver a legend drug of 6 or more pills, tablets, capsules, caplets, or 30 ml or more of a liquid medication who is not licensed under this Act or another Act of the State to practice, prescribe, or dispense legend drugs in all of its branches. Provides certain criminal penalties, fines, and forfeiture provisions for violations of the Section. Defines \"legend drug\" as a drug limited by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to being dispensed by or upon a medical practitioner's prescription because the drug is (1) habit-forming; (2) toxic or having potential for harm; or (3) limited in use by the new drug application for the drug to use only under a medical practitioner's supervision. Defines \"medical practitioner\" as any person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in the State. Amends the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act. Provides that the provisions of the Act are applicable to all property forfeitable under the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2450"
citation: "Illinois HB 2450 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3778343b-534c-410c-a1a4-245e0fa7ccbb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2450&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44614&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "0fd6af4f145de52f2f50f15b56d4dfe38864bca19afe8fd1c8c95b22fd05e200"
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 HB 2450 (96th) — FOOD DRUG-LEGEND DRUG PROHIBIT
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides it is unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture or deliver, or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver a legend drug of 6 or more pills, tablets, capsules, caplets, or 30 ml or more of a liquid medication who is not licensed under this Act or another Act of the State to practice, prescribe, or dispense legend drugs in all of its branches. Provides certain criminal penalties, fines, and forfeiture provisions for violations of the Section. Defines "legend drug" as a drug limited by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to being dispensed by or upon a medical practitioner's prescription because the drug is (1) habit-forming; (2) toxic or having potential for harm; or (3) limited in use by the new drug application for the drug to use only under a medical practitioner's supervision. Defines "medical practitioner" as any person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in the State. Amends the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act. Provides that the provisions of the Act are applicable to all property forfeitable under the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Effective immediately.
## 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=09600HB2450&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44614&DocNum=2450&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2450eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44614&DocNum=2450&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2450enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44614&DocNum=2450&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David E. Miller — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller `filing`
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1, from the Illinois Department of Public Health
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2009-04-30** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2009-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. David E. Miller
- **2009-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2009-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2009-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2009
- **2009-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0573 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3778343b-534c-410c-a1a4-245e0fa7ccbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).