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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2738

Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Darby A. Hills

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/24.5-5
720 ILCS 5/24.5-10

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Increases, by one class, the
penalties for the unlawful possession of nitrous oxide or any substance
containing nitrous oxide. Increases, by one class, the penalties for
intentionally manufacturing, delivering, or possessing with intent to
manufacture or deliver nitrous oxide for any prohibited purpose.
LRB104 15244 RLC 28394 b

A BILL FOR

SB2738
LRB104 15244 RLC 28394 b
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
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changing Sections 24.5-5 and 24.5-10 as follows:

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(720 ILCS 5/24.5-5)
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Sec. 24.5-5.
Unlawful possession.
Any person who possesses
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nitrous oxide or any substance containing nitrous oxide, with
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the intent to breathe, inhale, or ingest for the purpose of
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causing a condition of intoxication, elation, euphoria,
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dizziness, stupefaction, or dulling of the senses or for the
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purpose of, in any manner, changing, distorting, or disturbing
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the audio, visual, or mental processes, or who knowingly and
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with the intent to do so is under the influence of nitrous
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oxide or any material containing nitrous oxide is guilty of a
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Class
4 felony

A misdemeanor
. A person who commits a second or
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subsequent violation of this Section is guilty of a Class
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felony. This Section shall not apply to any person who is under
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the influence of nitrous oxide or any material containing
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nitrous oxide pursuant to an administration for the purpose of
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medical, surgical, or dental care by a person duly licensed to
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administer such an agent.
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(Source: P.A. 91-366, eff. 1-1-00.)

SB2738
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LRB104 15244 RLC 28394 b
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(720 ILCS 5/24.5-10)
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Sec. 24.5-10.
Unlawful manufacture or delivery.
Any
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person, firm, corporation, co-partnership, limited liability
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company, or association that intentionally manufactures,
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delivers, or possesses with intent to manufacture or deliver
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nitrous oxide for any purpose prohibited under Section 24.5-5
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is guilty of a Class
2

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felony.
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(Source: P.A. 91-366, eff. 1-1-00.)

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