Senate Sponsors: RAUSCHENBERGER AND TROTTER. Short description: HYPODERMIC SYRINGES AND NEEDLE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act and the Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act. Authorizes a person who is at least 18 years of age to purchase up to 10 sterile hypodermic syringes or needles at a pharmacy without a prescription. Authorizes a pharmacist to sell up to 10 sterile hypodermic syringes or needles to a person who is at least 18 years of age. Provides that the Illinois Department of Public Health must develop educational materials regarding safer injection, HIV prevention, syringe disposal, and drug treatment and make copies of those materials available to pharmacists. Provides that pharmacists must make those educational materials available to persons who purchase syringes. Repeals the Section in the Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act requiring a person who sells a syringe, needle, or instrument to keep a record of the sale. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Moves a subsection added by the bill to the end of the Section in the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act that exempts a person from a violation who is legally authorized to possess hypodermic syringes and needles under the Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 635/2.6 new Provides that the provision permitting a person who is at least 18 years of age to purchase from a pharmacy and have in his or her possession up to 10 sterile hypodermic syringes or needles is inoperative after January 1, 2006. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall conduct a study on the effects of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly on the reduction in the incidents of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and hepatitis B and shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2005. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status