IL HB4479 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-17 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that a person who reasonably believes that another person is experiencing an overdose and knowingly fails to seek emergency medical assistance for that person is guilty of a Class 4 felony unless the person experiencing the overdose dies as a result of failing to obtain the emergency medical assistance, in which case the penalty for violating this provision is a Class 1 felony.

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Title

CONT SUB-OVERDOSE-ASSISTANCE

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-01-17HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2024-01-17HouseFirst Reading
2024-01-17HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Caulkins

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
720570414Amended CodeCitation Text

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Bill Comments

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