Illinois HB4796 introduced to require Illinois DHS rescheduling within 30 days when a DEA Schedule I substance is rescheduled for mental health treatment purposes

HB4796 (104th General Assembly) is a proposed amendment affecting 720 ILCS 570/201 that would require the Illinois Department of Human Services to reschedule a substance within 30 days after publication of a Federal Register final order if the DEA reschedules a Schedule I substance for mental health treatment purposes. If enacted, this could accelerate state controlled-substance scheduling alignment in Illinois following federal rescheduling actions, with downstream impacts for healthcare providers, dispensing controls, and compliance policies around newly rescheduled therapies.