CONTROL SUB-XYLAZINE-SCH III House SponsorsRep. Jackie Haas-Tom Weber, Amy Elik, Dennis Tipsword, Jr., Kevin Schmidt, David Friess, Anthony DeLuca and Jawaharial Williams 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 720 ILCS 570/208from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1208 Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Schedules Xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:720 ILCS 570/309.1 newReplaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Schedules xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance. Provides that notwithstanding the scheduling of xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance, xylazine shall not be considered a controlled substance when: (1) used by licensed Illinois veterinarians dispensing or prescribing for, or administering to, a nonhuman species of a drug containing xylazine that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; (2) used by licensed Illinois veterinarians dispensing or prescribing for, or administering to, a nonhuman species that is permissible under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; (3) manufactured, distributed, or used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient for manufacturing an animal drug approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; (4) used by a licensed certified euthanasia technician employed by a certified euthanasia agency; or (5) used by a wildlife biologist engaged in legal or authorized fieldwork under the indirect supervision of a veterinarian. 1/16/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jackie Haas 1/16/2024HouseFirst Reading 1/16/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/14/2024HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee 3/22/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jackie Haas 3/22/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/2/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee 4/2/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote 4/2/2024HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000 4/3/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/3/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik 4/3/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr. 4/3/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt 4/3/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess 4/3/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber 4/3/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca 4/4/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams 4/17/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/17/2024HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/19/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die