Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that in addition to any other penalties provided by law, a person unlawfully selling or dispensing any scheduled drug containing a detectable amount of fentanyl is guilty of a Class X felony and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years or fined not more than $250,000, or both. Provides that it shall be a Class 1 felony for which a fine not to exceed $100,000 may be imposed for any person to knowingly use an electronic communication device in the furtherance of controlled substance trafficking involving a substance containing any amount of fentanyl. Provides that this penalty shall be in addition to any other penalties imposed by law. Defines "electronic communication device".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-27 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson [SB0280 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Sally Turner [R]	Primary	N/A	217-782-6216	SD-044	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jil Tracy [R]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-2479	SD-050	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Terri Bryant [R]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-8137	SD-058	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Andrew Chesney [R]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-0180	SD-045	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Neil Anderson [R]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-5957	SD-047	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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