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State Rep. Jill Tracy Introduces Methamphetamine
For Immediate Release Springfield , IL …State Representative Jill Tracy introduced, and advanced her first bill today during the House Committee on Criminal Law, Judiciary II. The proposed legislation aims at cracking down on using false, fictitious or unlawfully altered identification for purchasing methamphetamine ingredients. “I have been concerned with preventing the manufacture and use of methamphetamine since my experience with this issue over 10 years ago while working as an Assistant Attorney General. It’s gratifying for me to be able to address one more aspect of the methamphetamine problem with my first bill. Recent laws have limited the amount of methamphetamine precursors that can be purchased. Because identification is now required to purchase these items, the use of fake or false identification cards to purchase psuedophedrin has been on the rise. This problem was brought to my attention at a hearing I held last summer with various agencies working to prevent methamphetamine use said Representative Tracy. House bill 174 addresses a specific situation that had not been addressed in the original Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. . Illinois State Police Master Sergeant Bruce Lacey testified on behalf of HB 174 stating that the use of false identification has become a known way to get around the measures of the current methamphetamine precursor law. Master Sergeant Lacey had been the officer who previously reported this problem to Tracy “This would give us a more effective tool in combating the numerous meth problems in Illinois ,” said Sergeant Lacey. Also in support of Representative Tracy’s first bill were fellow House Republicans David Reis (R-108 th District), Bill Black (R-104 th District), Roger Eddy (R-109 th District), and Sandra Pihos (R-42 nd District) and downstate Demorcrat Representatives John Bradley (D-117 th District) and Brandon Phelps (D-118 th District). “I introduced this bill to assist our law enforcement officials in their ongoing battle with the methamphetamine crisis. The Methamphetamine Percursor Control Act has been a successful weapon in the battle and this addition will be a boost to protect the citizens of Illinois . I am glad to have support from both parties behind House Bill 174,” said Representative Tracy.
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