HB4470
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What this bill does
Creates the Prohibition on Anticompetitive Pharmaceutical Practices Act. Provides that, except as specified, a court before which the Attorney General brings an action under the Act shall presume that a resolution agreement that ends a dispute over an alleged infringement of a patent, or a violation of other protection for a protected drug, has anticompetitive effects and is a violation of the Act if, as part of or in connection with the resolution agreement, an alleged infringer: (1) receives an item of value; or (2) agrees to limit or stop researching, developing, manufacturing, marketing, or selling a competing drug. Provides that a resolution agreement does not violate the Act and a party to the resolution agreement may overcome the presumption of anticompetition if the party, by a preponderance of evidence, can demonstrate that: (1) the item of value that the alleged infringer received is fair and reasonable compensation solely for other goods or services that the claimant promised to provide to the alleged infringer; or (2) the agreement has directly generated procompetitive benefits within the relevant market and the procompetitive benefits of the resolution agreement favor competition to the extent that the procompetitive benefits materially outweigh the anticompetitive effects of the resolution agreement. Sets forth provisions concerning penalties and enforcement of the Act by the Attorney General. Provides that the Act applies to resolution agreements: (1) that are negotiated, completed, or entered into within the State on or after the effective date of this Act; (2) where the dispute arose out of or was substantially related to pharmaceutical sales that were made within the State; or (3) where a party to the resolution agreement is an entity registered to conduct business within the State.
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Current stage: In Committee · Last action 263 days ago · STAGNANT
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Introduction of Bill
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Committee Work — Hearings
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
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Floor Debate
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
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Gubernatorial Action
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Sponsor Context
Bills sponsored by Hoan Huynh advance 2% more often than the chamber average.
Campaign finance
This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.
Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.
Sponsor and voter funding
| Member | Role | Receipts | Total received | Top donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoan Huynh | Chief sponsor | 27 | $25,467.34 | Fred Eychaner ($7,300.00); Mohamad Atieh ($2,500.00); Park To Shop ($2,000.00) |
Top donors across these members
| Donor | Occupation | Employer | Receipts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Eychaner | Businessman | Newsweb | 1 | $7,300.00 |
| Mohamad Atieh | Owner | HA Consulting | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Park To Shop | — | — | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Brian Kaissi | Policy | Illinois | 1 | $1,001.00 |
| Kevin Artl | CEO | ACEC | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| MPI Contracting Inc. | — | — | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association - Political Action Committee | — | — | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Teamsters Volunteers in Politics | — | — | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Tuan Huynh | Not Employed | Not Employed | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Chicago Teachers Union | — | — | 1 | $1,000.00 |
| Sam Khan | IT | Self-employed | 1 | $900.00 |
| Jimmy Tang | Business Owner | Nha Trang | 1 | $900.00 |
| Jack Wuest | — | — | 2 | $550.00 |
| Alan Gaffner | — | — | 1 | $500.00 |
| Patrick Tang | — | — | 1 | $500.00 |
| Friends of Bob Morgan | — | — | 1 | $500.00 |
| Munoz Antonio | — | — | 1 | $500.00 |
| Hoan Huynh | — | — | 1 | $296.00 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor - Management PAC | — | — | 1 | $270.34 |
| Cherian Chacko | — | — | 1 | $250.00 |
| Jimmy Lee | — | — | 1 | $250.00 |
| Ron Holmes | — | — | 1 | $250.00 |
| Michael Cassidy | — | — | 1 | $250.00 |
| Dan Shomon Inc. | — | — | 1 | $250.00 |
| Robinson Claude | — | — | 1 | $250.00 |
Hearings
This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.
Action History
3 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-01-20 — Referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2026-01-16 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Hoan Huynh House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2026-01-20 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |