Bill Text: IL SB0073 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced


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 16-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-04-20 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss [SB0073 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB0073-Introduced.html


103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB0073

Introduced 1/20/2023, by Sen. Sally J. Turner

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 570/401 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1401
720 ILCS 570/401.1 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1401.1

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".
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is
5amended by changing Sections 401 and 401.1 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 570/401) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1401)
7 Sec. 401. Manufacture or delivery, or possession with
8intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance, a
9counterfeit substance, or controlled substance analog. Except
10as authorized by this Act, it is unlawful for any person
11knowingly to manufacture or deliver, or possess with intent to
12manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance other than
13methamphetamine and other than bath salts as defined in the
14Bath Salts Prohibition Act sold or offered for sale in a retail
15mercantile establishment as defined in Section 16-0.1 of the
16Criminal Code of 2012, a counterfeit substance, or a
17controlled substance analog. A violation of this Act with
18respect to each of the controlled substances listed herein
19constitutes a single and separate violation of this Act. For
20purposes of this Section, "controlled substance analog" or
21"analog" means a substance, other than a controlled substance,
22which is not approved by the United States Food and Drug
23Administration or, if approved, is not dispensed or possessed

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1in accordance with State or federal law, and that has a
2chemical structure substantially similar to that of a
3controlled substance in Schedule I or II, or that was
4specifically designed to produce an effect substantially
5similar to that of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II.
6Examples of chemical classes in which controlled substance
7analogs are found include, but are not limited to, the
8following: phenethylamines, N-substituted piperidines,
9morphinans, ecgonines, quinazolinones, substituted indoles,
10and arylcycloalkylamines. For purposes of this Act, a
11controlled substance analog shall be treated in the same
12manner as the controlled substance to which it is
13substantially similar.
14 (a) Any person who violates this Section with respect to
15the following amounts of controlled or counterfeit substances
16or controlled substance analogs, notwithstanding any of the
17provisions of subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) to the
18contrary, is guilty of a Class X felony and shall be sentenced
19to a term of imprisonment as provided in this subsection (a)
20and fined as provided in subsection (b):
21 (1)(A) not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years
22 with respect to 15 grams or more but less than 100 grams of
23 a substance containing heroin, or an analog thereof;
24 (B) not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years
25 with respect to 100 grams or more but less than 400 grams
26 of a substance containing heroin, or an analog thereof;

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1 (C) not less than 12 years and not more than 50 years
2 with respect to 400 grams or more but less than 900 grams
3 of a substance containing heroin, or an analog thereof;
4 (D) not less than 15 years and not more than 60 years
5 with respect to 900 grams or more of any substance
6 containing heroin, or an analog thereof;
7 (1.5)(A) not less than 6 years and not more than 30
8 years with respect to 15 grams or more but less than 100
9 grams of a substance containing fentanyl, or an analog
10 thereof;
11 (B) not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years
12 with respect to 100 grams or more but less than 400 grams
13 of a substance containing fentanyl, or an analog thereof;
14 (C) not less than 12 years and not more than 50 years
15 with respect to 400 grams or more but less than 900 grams
16 of a substance containing fentanyl, or an analog thereof;
17 (D) not less than 15 years and not more than 60 years
18 with respect to 900 grams or more of a substance
19 containing fentanyl, or an analog thereof;
20 (2)(A) not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years
21 with respect to 15 grams or more but less than 100 grams of
22 a substance containing cocaine, or an analog thereof;
23 (B) not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years
24 with respect to 100 grams or more but less than 400 grams
25 of a substance containing cocaine, or an analog thereof;
26 (C) not less than 12 years and not more than 50 years

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1 with respect to 400 grams or more but less than 900 grams
2 of a substance containing cocaine, or an analog thereof;
3 (D) not less than 15 years and not more than 60 years
4 with respect to 900 grams or more of any substance
5 containing cocaine, or an analog thereof;
6 (3)(A) not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years
7 with respect to 15 grams or more but less than 100 grams of
8 a substance containing morphine, or an analog thereof;
9 (B) not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years
10 with respect to 100 grams or more but less than 400 grams
11 of a substance containing morphine, or an analog thereof;
12 (C) not less than 12 years and not more than 50 years
13 with respect to 400 grams or more but less than 900 grams
14 of a substance containing morphine, or an analog thereof;
15 (D) not less than 15 years and not more than 60 years
16 with respect to 900 grams or more of a substance
17 containing morphine, or an analog thereof;
18 (4) 200 grams or more of any substance containing
19 peyote, or an analog thereof;
20 (5) 200 grams or more of any substance containing a
21 derivative of barbituric acid or any of the salts of a
22 derivative of barbituric acid, or an analog thereof;
23 (6) 200 grams or more of any substance containing
24 amphetamine or any salt of an optical isomer of
25 amphetamine, or an analog thereof;
26 (6.5) (blank);

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1 (6.6) (blank);
2 (7)(A) not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years
3 with respect to: (i) 15 grams or more but less than 100
4 grams of a substance containing lysergic acid diethylamide
5 (LSD), or an analog thereof, or (ii) 15 or more objects or
6 15 or more segregated parts of an object or objects but
7 less than 200 objects or 200 segregated parts of an object
8 or objects containing in them or having upon them any
9 amounts of any substance containing lysergic acid
10 diethylamide (LSD), or an analog thereof;
11 (B) not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years
12 with respect to: (i) 100 grams or more but less than 400
13 grams of a substance containing lysergic acid diethylamide
14 (LSD), or an analog thereof, or (ii) 200 or more objects or
15 200 or more segregated parts of an object or objects but
16 less than 600 objects or less than 600 segregated parts of
17 an object or objects containing in them or having upon
18 them any amount of any substance containing lysergic acid
19 diethylamide (LSD), or an analog thereof;
20 (C) not less than 12 years and not more than 50 years
21 with respect to: (i) 400 grams or more but less than 900
22 grams of a substance containing lysergic acid diethylamide
23 (LSD), or an analog thereof, or (ii) 600 or more objects or
24 600 or more segregated parts of an object or objects but
25 less than 1500 objects or 1500 segregated parts of an
26 object or objects containing in them or having upon them

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1 any amount of any substance containing lysergic acid
2 diethylamide (LSD), or an analog thereof;
3 (D) not less than 15 years and not more than 60 years
4 with respect to: (i) 900 grams or more of any substance
5 containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or an analog
6 thereof, or (ii) 1500 or more objects or 1500 or more
7 segregated parts of an object or objects containing in
8 them or having upon them any amount of a substance
9 containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or an analog
10 thereof;
11 (7.5)(A) not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years
12 with respect to: (i) 15 grams or more but less than 100
13 grams of a substance listed in paragraph (1), (2), (2.1),
14 (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20), (20.1), (21), (25), or
15 (26) of subsection (d) of Section 204, or an analog or
16 derivative thereof, or (ii) 15 or more pills, tablets,
17 caplets, capsules, or objects but less than 200 pills,
18 tablets, caplets, capsules, or objects containing in them
19 or having upon them any amounts of any substance listed in
20 paragraph (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20),
21 (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of subsection (d) of Section
22 204, or an analog or derivative thereof;
23 (B) not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years
24 with respect to: (i) 100 grams or more but less than 400
25 grams of a substance listed in paragraph (1), (2), (2.1),
26 (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20), (20.1), (21), (25), or

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1 (26) of subsection (d) of Section 204, or an analog or
2 derivative thereof, or (ii) 200 or more pills, tablets,
3 caplets, capsules, or objects but less than 600 pills,
4 tablets, caplets, capsules, or objects containing in them
5 or having upon them any amount of any substance listed in
6 paragraph (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20),
7 (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of subsection (d) of Section
8 204, or an analog or derivative thereof;
9 (C) not less than 12 years and not more than 50 years
10 with respect to: (i) 400 grams or more but less than 900
11 grams of a substance listed in paragraph (1), (2), (2.1),
12 (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20), (20.1), (21), (25), or
13 (26) of subsection (d) of Section 204, or an analog or
14 derivative thereof, or (ii) 600 or more pills, tablets,
15 caplets, capsules, or objects but less than 1,500 pills,
16 tablets, caplets, capsules, or objects containing in them
17 or having upon them any amount of any substance listed in
18 paragraph (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20),
19 (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of subsection (d) of Section
20 204, or an analog or derivative thereof;
21 (D) not less than 15 years and not more than 60 years
22 with respect to: (i) 900 grams or more of any substance
23 listed in paragraph (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3), (14.1),
24 (19), (20), (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of subsection (d)
25 of Section 204, or an analog or derivative thereof, or
26 (ii) 1,500 or more pills, tablets, caplets, capsules, or

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1 objects containing in them or having upon them any amount
2 of a substance listed in paragraph (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2),
3 (3), (14.1), (19), (20), (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of
4 subsection (d) of Section 204, or an analog or derivative
5 thereof;
6 (8) 30 grams or more of any substance containing
7 pentazocine or any of the salts, isomers and salts of
8 isomers of pentazocine, or an analog thereof;
9 (9) 30 grams or more of any substance containing
10 methaqualone or any of the salts, isomers and salts of
11 isomers of methaqualone, or an analog thereof;
12 (10) 30 grams or more of any substance containing
13 phencyclidine or any of the salts, isomers and salts of
14 isomers of phencyclidine (PCP), or an analog thereof;
15 (10.5) 30 grams or more of any substance containing
16 ketamine or any of the salts, isomers and salts of isomers
17 of ketamine, or an analog thereof;
18 (10.6) 100 grams or more of any substance containing
19 hydrocodone, or any of the salts, isomers and salts of
20 isomers of hydrocodone, or an analog thereof;
21 (10.7) (blank);
22 (10.8) 100 grams or more of any substance containing
23 dihydrocodeine, or any of the salts, isomers and salts of
24 isomers of dihydrocodeine, or an analog thereof;
25 (10.9) 100 grams or more of any substance containing
26 oxycodone, or any of the salts, isomers and salts of

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1 isomers of oxycodone, or an analog thereof;
2 (11) 200 grams or more of any substance containing any
3 other controlled substance classified in Schedules I or
4 II, or an analog thereof, which is not otherwise included
5 in this subsection.
6 (b) Any person sentenced with respect to violations of
7paragraph (1), (2), (3), (7), or (7.5) of subsection (a)
8involving 100 grams or more of the controlled substance named
9therein, may in addition to the penalties provided therein, be
10fined an amount not more than $500,000 or the full street value
11of the controlled or counterfeit substance or controlled
12substance analog, whichever is greater. The term "street
13value" shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 110-5 of the
14Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Any person sentenced with
15respect to any other provision of subsection (a), may in
16addition to the penalties provided therein, be fined an amount
17not to exceed $500,000.
18 (b-1) Excluding violations of this Act when the controlled
19substance is fentanyl, any person sentenced to a term of
20imprisonment with respect to violations of Section 401, 401.1,
21405, 405.1, 405.2, or 407, when the substance containing the
22controlled substance contains any amount of fentanyl, 3 years
23shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the
24court, and the maximum sentence for the offense shall be
25increased by 3 years.
26 (c) Any person who violates this Section with regard to

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1the following amounts of controlled or counterfeit substances
2or controlled substance analogs, notwithstanding any of the
3provisions of subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h)
4to the contrary, is guilty of a Class 1 felony. The fine for
5violation of this subsection (c) shall not be more than
6$250,000:
7 (1) 1 gram or more but less than 15 grams of any
8 substance containing heroin, or an analog thereof;
9 (1.5) 1 gram or more but less than 15 grams of any
10 substance containing fentanyl, or an analog thereof;
11 (2) 1 gram or more but less than 15 grams of any
12 substance containing cocaine, or an analog thereof;
13 (3) 10 grams or more but less than 15 grams of any
14 substance containing morphine, or an analog thereof;
15 (4) 50 grams or more but less than 200 grams of any
16 substance containing peyote, or an analog thereof;
17 (5) 50 grams or more but less than 200 grams of any
18 substance containing a derivative of barbituric acid or
19 any of the salts of a derivative of barbituric acid, or an
20 analog thereof;
21 (6) 50 grams or more but less than 200 grams of any
22 substance containing amphetamine or any salt of an optical
23 isomer of amphetamine, or an analog thereof;
24 (6.5) (blank);
25 (7)(i) 5 grams or more but less than 15 grams of any
26 substance containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or

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1 an analog thereof, or (ii) more than 10 objects or more
2 than 10 segregated parts of an object or objects but less
3 than 15 objects or less than 15 segregated parts of an
4 object containing in them or having upon them any amount
5 of any substance containing lysergic acid diethylamide
6 (LSD), or an analog thereof;
7 (7.5)(i) 5 grams or more but less than 15 grams of any
8 substance listed in paragraph (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3),
9 (14.1), (19), (20), (20.1), (21), (25), or (26) of
10 subsection (d) of Section 204, or an analog or derivative
11 thereof, or (ii) more than 10 pills, tablets, caplets,
12 capsules, or objects but less than 15 pills, tablets,
13 caplets, capsules, or objects containing in them or having
14 upon them any amount of any substance listed in paragraph
15 (1), (2), (2.1), (2.2), (3), (14.1), (19), (20), (20.1),
16 (21), (25), or (26) of subsection (d) of Section 204, or an
17 analog or derivative thereof;
18 (8) 10 grams or more but less than 30 grams of any
19 substance containing pentazocine or any of the salts,
20 isomers and salts of isomers of pentazocine, or an analog
21 thereof;
22 (9) 10 grams or more but less than 30 grams of any
23 substance containing methaqualone or any of the salts,
24 isomers and salts of isomers of methaqualone, or an analog
25 thereof;
26 (10) 10 grams or more but less than 30 grams of any

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1 substance containing phencyclidine or any of the salts,
2 isomers and salts of isomers of phencyclidine (PCP), or an
3 analog thereof;
4 (10.5) 10 grams or more but less than 30 grams of any
5 substance containing ketamine or any of the salts, isomers
6 and salts of isomers of ketamine, or an analog thereof;
7 (10.6) 50 grams or more but less than 100 grams of any
8 substance containing hydrocodone, or any of the salts,
9 isomers and salts of isomers of hydrocodone, or an analog
10 thereof;
11 (10.7) (blank);
12 (10.8) 50 grams or more but less than 100 grams of any
13 substance containing dihydrocodeine, or any of the salts,
14 isomers and salts of isomers of dihydrocodeine, or an
15 analog thereof;
16 (10.9) 50 grams or more but less than 100 grams of any
17 substance containing oxycodone, or any of the salts,
18 isomers and salts of isomers of oxycodone, or an analog
19 thereof;
20 (11) 50 grams or more but less than 200 grams of any
21 substance containing a substance classified in Schedules I
22 or II, or an analog thereof, which is not otherwise
23 included in this subsection.
24 (c-5) (Blank).
25 (d) Any person who violates this Section with regard to
26any other amount of a controlled or counterfeit substance

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1containing dihydrocodeine or classified in Schedules I or II,
2or an analog thereof, which is (i) a narcotic drug, (ii)
3lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) or an analog thereof, (iii)
4any substance containing amphetamine or fentanyl or any salt
5or optical isomer of amphetamine or fentanyl, or an analog
6thereof, or (iv) any substance containing N-Benzylpiperazine
7(BZP) or any salt or optical isomer of N-Benzylpiperazine
8(BZP), or an analog thereof, is guilty of a Class 2 felony. The
9fine for violation of this subsection (d) shall not be more
10than $200,000.
11 (d-1) In addition to any other penalties provided by law,
12a person unlawfully selling or dispensing any scheduled drug
13containing a detectable amount of fentanyl is guilty of a
14Class X felony and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment
15of not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years or fined
16not more than $250,000, or both.
17 (d-5) (Blank).
18 (e) Any person who violates this Section with regard to
19any other amount of a controlled substance other than
20methamphetamine or counterfeit substance classified in
21Schedule I or II, or an analog thereof, which substance is not
22included under subsection (d) of this Section, is guilty of a
23Class 3 felony. The fine for violation of this subsection (e)
24shall not be more than $150,000.
25 (f) Any person who violates this Section with regard to
26any other amount of a controlled or counterfeit substance

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1classified in Schedule III is guilty of a Class 3 felony. The
2fine for violation of this subsection (f) shall not be more
3than $125,000.
4 (g) Any person who violates this Section with regard to
5any other amount of a controlled or counterfeit substance
6classified in Schedule IV is guilty of a Class 3 felony. The
7fine for violation of this subsection (g) shall not be more
8than $100,000.
9 (h) Any person who violates this Section with regard to
10any other amount of a controlled or counterfeit substance
11classified in Schedule V is guilty of a Class 3 felony. The
12fine for violation of this subsection (h) shall not be more
13than $75,000.
14 (i) This Section does not apply to the manufacture,
15possession or distribution of a substance in conformance with
16the provisions of an approved new drug application or an
17exemption for investigational use within the meaning of
18Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
19 (j) (Blank).
20(Source: P.A. 99-371, eff. 1-1-16; 99-585, eff. 1-1-17;
21100-368, eff. 1-1-18.)
22 (720 ILCS 570/401.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1401.1)
23 Sec. 401.1. Controlled Substance Trafficking.
24 (a) Except for purposes as authorized by this Act, any
25person who knowingly brings or causes to be brought into this

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1State for the purpose of manufacture or delivery or with the
2intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance other
3than methamphetamine or counterfeit substance in this or any
4other state or country is guilty of controlled substance
5trafficking.
6 (b) A person convicted of controlled substance trafficking
7shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not less than
8twice the minimum term and fined an amount as authorized by
9Section 401 of this Act, based upon the amount of controlled or
10counterfeit substance brought or caused to be brought into
11this State, and not more than twice the maximum term of
12imprisonment and fined twice the amount as authorized by
13Section 401 of this Act, based upon the amount of controlled or
14counterfeit substance brought or caused to be brought into
15this State.
16 (c) It shall be a Class 2 felony for which a fine not to
17exceed $100,000 may be imposed for any person to knowingly use
18a cellular radio telecommunication device in the furtherance
19of controlled substance trafficking. This penalty shall be in
20addition to any other penalties imposed by law.
21 (d) It shall be a Class 1 felony for which a fine not to
22exceed $100,000 may be imposed for any person to knowingly use
23an electronic communication device in the furtherance of
24controlled substance trafficking involving a substance
25containing any amount of fentanyl. This penalty shall be in
26addition to any other penalties imposed by law. For purposes

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1of this subsection (d):
2 "Computer" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
317-0.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
4 "Electronic communication device" means an electronic
5device, including, but not limited to, a wireless telephone,
6personal digital assistant, or a portable or mobile computer,
7that is capable of transmitting images or pictures.
8(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)
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