republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-5594.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DRUG COURT-OPIOID ABUSE"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5594"
citation: "Illinois HB 5594 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-09"
last_action: "2016-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dae3e414-c910-46b5-b919-0b0c2aa082d0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5594&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95029&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "1cfa25948bee14ee5cef30c7347c753a53b041b70bbaebc9895174b62adccbd0"
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 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.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5594&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95029&DocNum=5594&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5594eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95029&DocNum=5594&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5594enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95029&DocNum=5594&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dae3e414-c910-46b5-b919-0b0c2aa082d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).