Illinois HB 2874: CONTROLLED SUB-EPHEDRINE

Status: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0252 (as of 2025-08-15)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HB 2874

Sponsors: Martha Deuter, Bob Morgan, William E Hauter, Paul Jacobs, Theresa Mah, Rick Ryan, Nicolle Grasse, Terra Costa Howard, Hoan Huynh, Laura Ellman, Mary Edly-Allen

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HB2874 EnrolledLRB104 09796 RLC 19862 b

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 Section 216 as follows:

6 (720 ILCS 570/216)

7 Sec. 216. Ephedrine. 

8 (a) The following drug products containing ephedrine, its 

9salts, optical isomers and salts of optical isomers shall be 

10exempt from the application of Sections 312 and 313 of this Act 

11if they: (i) may lawfully be sold over-the-counter without a 

12prescription under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; 

13(ii) are labeled and marketed in a manner consistent with 

14Section 341.76 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations; 

15(iii) are manufactured and distributed for legitimate 

16medicinal use in a manner that reduces or eliminates the 

17likelihood of abuse; and (iv) are not marketed, advertised, or 

18labeled for the indications of stimulation, mental alertness, 

19weight loss, muscle enhancement, appetite control, or energy:

20 (1) Solid oral dosage forms, including soft gelatin 

21 caplets, which are formulated pursuant to 21 CFR 341 or 

22 its successor, and packaged in blister packs of not more 

23 than 2 tablets per blister.

HB2874 Enrolled- 2 -LRB104 09796 RLC 19862 b

1 (2) Anorectal preparations containing not more than 5% 

2 ephedrine.

3 (b) The marketing, advertising, or labeling of any product 

4containing ephedrine, a salt of ephedrine, an optical isomer 

5of ephedrine, or a salt of an optical isomer of ephedrine, for 

6the indications of stimulation, mental alertness, weight loss, 

7ap

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