Illinois House Bill 3833 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-22 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Opioid Overdose Reduction Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Alex's Law. Defines "authorized entity" as a community-based health disease prevention or social service program. Provides that a health care practitioner may prescribe opioid antagonists in the name of an authorized entity. Provides that an employee or agent of an authorized entity or other individual who has completed specified training may provide and administer an opioid antagonist to an individual on the property of the authorized entity whom the employee, agent, or other individual believes in good faith is experiencing an opioid overdose, regardless of whether the individual has a prescription for an opioid antagonist. Contains provisions releasing health care practitioners from liability for prescribing or dispensing an opioid antagonists to certain persons. Contains provisions releasing persons who are not otherwise licensed to administer an opioid antagonist from liability for administering an opioid antagonist without fee if the person believes in good faith that another person is experiencing a drug overdose. Provides that a person who, in good faith, seeks or obtains emergency medical assistance for someone experiencing an opioid overdose shall not be charged or prosecuted for possession of a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance or a controlled substance analog if certain conditions are met. Provides that a person who is experiencing an overdose shall not be charged or prosecuted for possession of a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance or a controlled substance analog if evidence for the possession charge was acquired as a result of the person seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance. Provides that a person's pretrial release, probation, furlough, supervised release, or parole shall not be revoked based on an incident for which the person would be immune from prosecution under the provisions.

OPIOID OVERDOSE REDUCTION

Rep. Grant Wehrli [R]

Rep. Amy Grant [R]

Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-22	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
2019-04-18	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
2019-04-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-04-12	House	First Reading
2019-04-12	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Grant Wehrli

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3833&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB3833.htm