Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-17 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4479 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Dan Caulkins [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-088	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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