HB 4953104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4953
DRUG DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS
Sent to Governor Last action August 7, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0781
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 6
- Prime sponsors
- Laura Ellman, Martha Deuter
- Cosponsors (4)
- Cristina Castro, Kimberly A. Lightford, Natalie A. Manley, Rick Ryan
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 7, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Health Care Licenses, Senate Licensed Activities (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 28, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed59-0
yes (59) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
May 20, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed6-0
yes (6) Cervantes, Javier L, Harriss, Erica, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Hastings, Michael E, McClure, Steve, Villivalam, Ram
not voting (3) Belt, Christopher, Jones III, Emil, Syverson, Dave
April 8, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed109-0
yes (109) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Grant
excused (9) Hammond, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Lisa, Chung, Huynh, Davidsmeyer, Kelly, Delgado, Evans
March 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed14-0
yes (14) Crawford, Michael, Chung, Sharon, Davis, Lisa, Jacobs, Paul, Hauter, William E, Manley, Natalie A, Mah, Theresa, Moore, Kyle, Moeller, Anna, Ortíz, Aarón M, Morgan, Bob, Schmidt, Kevin, Ryan, Rick, Tipsword, Dennis
not voting (1) DeLaRosa, Margaret A
February 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Chung, Sharon, Cassidy, Kelly M, Gill, Mary, Jacobs, Paul, Hauter, William E, Manley, Natalie A, Mah, Theresa, Moore, Kyle, Moeller, Anna, Ryan, Rick, Morgan, Bob, Tipsword, Dennis, Schmidt, Kevin
not voting (2) DeLaRosa, Margaret A, Williams, Jawaharial
Timeline 40
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0781 |
| August 7, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| August 7, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 30, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |
| May 22, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2026 |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2026 |
| May 20, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 |
| May 15, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 |
| May 12, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| May 12, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 7, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| March 25, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000 |
| March 20, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| March 19, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 19, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Martha Deuter |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| February 25, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 013-000-000 |
| February 20, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 20, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Martha Deuter |
| February 17, 2026 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 4, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martha Deuter |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.