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Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services, by rule, may identify certain classes of synthetic drugs and schedule them according to the schedule of the controlled substance or substances they encompass. Provides that to identify new chemical formulas and structural classes of synthetic drugs and their analogs, the Department may consult with the Department of State Police Division of Forensic Services, the United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy, the State Board of Pharmacy, the Office of the Attorney General, or with any other agency or group that may have pertinent information regarding synthetic drugs, their chemical structure, effects, or potential for abuse. Establishes factors that the Department must consider in making the determination of whether to schedule a class of synthetic drugs. Defines "synthetic drug". Includes "synthetic drug" and "class of synthetic drug" in the definition of "controlled substance".
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Wildlife Code. Removes the prohibition on the use of a silencer or other device to muffle or mute the sound of the explosion or report resulting from the firing of any gun. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly uses, attaches, or possesses with the intent to use or attach any device or attachment of any kind for silencing the report of any handgun, unless the use, attachment, or possession with the intent to use the device or attachment is on the premises of a firing or shooting range; or possess any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any other firearm if the device or attachment is not possessed in compliance with the National Firearms Act (rather than a person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he possesses any device or attachment of any kind designed, used or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm). Provides that a person commits the offense of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms when he or she knowingly transfers or gives a suppressor or silencer to a person not authorized to possess the suppressor or silencer under federal law. Provides that a violation of this provision is a Class 3 felony. Effective immediately.
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