6/20/03 - Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law SB1418, which bans the sale of pills containing ephedra. Under the new law, all over-the-counter sales of ephedra would be banned except in products that receive approval from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and then only when deemed “safe and effective for its intended use” or under a label approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
It unanimously passed the House May 15 and unanimously passed the Senate March 20.