Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB3213: ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS
Status: Signed into law, August 21, 2026
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that prescriptions for drugs in Schedule II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act may be transferred only once and may not be further transferred, consistent with federal regulations. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the prescriber shall not be required to issue prescriptions electronically if the prescriptions need to be filled outside of typical retail pharmacy operating hours or may be difficult to obtain because of drug shortages or pharmacy inventory limitations. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3213Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Steve McClureSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 85/19from Ch. 111, par. 4139720 ILCS 570/311.6 225 ILCS 85/19 from Ch. 111, par. 4139 720 ILCS 570/311.6 ILCS 85/19 from Ch. 111, par. 4139 ILCS 570/311.6 Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that prescriptions fordrugs in Schedule II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act may betransferred only once and may not be further transferred, consistent withfederal regulations…
From the introduced text, February 2, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3213Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Steve McClureSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 85/19from Ch. 111, par. 4139720 ILCS 570/311.6 225 ILCS 85/19 from Ch. 111, par. 4139 720 ILCS 570/311.6 ILCS 85/19 from Ch. 111, par. 4139 ILCS 570/311.6 Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that prescriptions fordrugs in Schedule II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act may betransferred only once and may not be further transferred, consistent withfederal regulations. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.Provides that the prescriber shall not be required to issue prescriptionselectronically if the prescriptions need to be filled outside of typicalretail pharmacy operating hours or may be difficult to obtain because ofdrug shortages or pharmacy inventory limitations. Effective immediately. LRB104 18996 RLC 32441 b LRB104 18996 RLC 32441 b LRB104 18996 RLC 32441 b A BILL FOR SB3213LRB104 18996 RLC 32441 b SB3213 LRB104 18996 RLC 32441 b SB3213 LRB104 18996 RLC 32441 b AN ACT concerning electronic prescriptions. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by changing Section 19 as follows: (225 ILCS 85/19)(from Ch. 111, par. 4139) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 19.Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a pharmacist …