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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3660 Introduced , by Rep. Norine Hammond - Patricia R. Bellock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that at least every 90 days, and in consultation with the Department of State Police Division of Forensic Services and the State Board
of Pharmacy of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services
shall send official correspondence to the Governor, Attorney General, and the General Assembly describing whether the
Department of Human Services has identified any new chemical formulas that are used to make synthetic cannabinoids or cathinones
(synthetic drugs) that are not currently illegal under State law. Provides that to identify new chemical formulas, the Department shall routinely communicate with the Department of State Police Division of Forensic Services, the United States
Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Scientific Working
Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs (SWDRUG), and other state boards that schedule controlled substances. Provides that if the Department's official correspondence to the Governor, Attorney General, and General Assembly confirms that the
Department has identified new chemical formulas that are used to make synthetic drugs, the Department shall immediately
propose an emergency rule to add any new chemical formulas to the current list of chemical formulas that are
listed in the Act as scheduled controlled substances, and adopt the proposed rule as quickly as allowed for under the
Department's notice and public comment rules. Provides that if the Department adopts the emergency rule, the rule shall take effect as quickly as allowed under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, and the new rule shall have the force of law under the Act. Provides that any emergency rule adopted under this provision shall be inoperative 12 months from the date that
the emergency rule becomes effective, or when the General Assembly by law takes action to ratify, change, or reject the
emergency rule adopted by the Department. Provides that nothing in these provisions shall interfere with the exemptions provided for under State law to any person or entity
that possesses a chemical formula defined as a scheduled controlled substance for a lawful purposes.
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| | HB3660 | | LRB099 07896 RLC 28348 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 201.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 570/201.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 201.5. Emergency rules; schedules. |
| 8 | | (a) At least every 90 days, and in consultation with the |
| 9 | | Department of State Police Division of Forensic Services and |
| 10 | | the State Board
of Pharmacy of the Department of Financial and |
| 11 | | Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services
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| 12 | | shall send official correspondence to the Governor, Attorney |
| 13 | | General, and the General Assembly describing whether the
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| 14 | | Department of Human Services has identified any new chemical |
| 15 | | formulas that are used to make synthetic cannabinoids or |
| 16 | | cathinones
(synthetic drugs) that are not currently illegal |
| 17 | | under State law. To identify new chemical formulas, the |
| 18 | | Department shall routinely communicate with the Department of |
| 19 | | State Police Division of Forensic Services, the United States
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| 20 | | Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Office of |
| 21 | | National Drug Control Policy, and the Scientific Working
Group |
| 22 | | for the Analysis of Seized Drugs (SWDRUG), and other state |
| 23 | | boards that schedule controlled substances. |