Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 9 — DRUG OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 94th Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Creates the Drug Overdose Prevention Act. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall publish a report on drug overdose trends statewide that reviews State death rates from available data to ascertain changes in the causes or rates of fatal and nonfatal drug overdose for the preceding period of not less than 5 years. Provides that the report shall also provide information on interventions that would be effective in reducing the rate of fatal or nonfatal drug overdose. Provides that the Director shall establish a program to provide for the production and publication of drug overdose prevention, recognition, and response literature. Provides that the Director shall award grants to support local drug overdose prevention, recognition and response projects. Provides that in awarding grants, the Director shall give preference to proposals that provide life-saving interventions and responses and provide information to drug users on how to access drug treatment or other strategies for abstaining from illegal drugs. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

102 added · 127 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill has been updated to designate the Department of Human Services' Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse as the entity responsible for publishing reports on drug overdose trends, instead of the Department of Public Health. Additionally, the bill now specifies that the report must cover the last five years and include various trends related to drug overdose, as well as effective interventions to reduce these incidents. This change is important because it centralizes oversight of substance abuse issues within a specialized division, potentially leading to more focused and effective strategies to address drug overdoses in the state.

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*LRB09403508RXD33511b* HB0009 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2006 HB0009 Introduced 12/3/2004, by Rep.
HB0009 Engrossed LRB094 03508 RXD 33511 b AN ACT concerning health.
David E.
Miller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act Creates the Drug Overdose Prevention Act.
Provides that the Director of Public Health shall publish a report on drug overdose trends statewide that reviews State death rates from available data to ascertain changes in the causes or rates of fatal and nonfatal drug overdose for the preceding period of not less than 5 years.
Provides that the report shall also provide information on interventions that would be effective in reducing the rate of fatal or nonfatal drug overdose.
Provides that the Director shall establish a program to provide for the production and publication of drug overdose prevention, recognition, and response literature.
Provides that the Director shall award grants to support local drug overdose prevention, recognition and response projects.
Provides that in awarding grants, the Director shall give preference to proposals that provide life-saving interventions and responses and provide information to drug users on how to access drug treatment or other strategies for abstaining from illegal drugs.
Effective immediately.
LRB094 03508 RXD 33511 b FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR HB0009 LRB094 03508 RXD 33511 b AN ACT concerning health.
"Department" means the Department of Public Health.
"Department" means the Department of Human Services Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse.
"Director" means the Director of Public Health.
"Director" means the Director of the Department of Human Services Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse.
and (5) a description of other interventions effective in reducing the rate of fatal or nonfatal drug overdoses.
and HB0009 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 03508 RXD 33511 b (5) a description of other interventions effective in reducing the rate of fatal or nonfatal drug overdoses.
HB0009 - 2 - LRB094 03508 RXD 33511 b Section 15.
Section 15.
(b) In awarding grants, the Director shall consider the necessity for overdose prevention projects in various settings and shall encourage all grant applicants to develop interventions that will be effective and viable in their local areas.
(b) In awarding grants, the Director shall consider the necessity for overdose prevention projects in various settings and shall encourage all grant applicants to develop HB0009 Engrossed - 3 - LRB094 03508 RXD 33511 b interventions that will be effective and viable in their local areas.
HB0009 - 3 - LRB094 03508 RXD 33511 b (c) The Director shall give preference for grants to proposals that, in addition to providing life-saving interventions and responses, provide information to drug users on how to access drug treatment or other strategies for abstaining from illegal drugs.
(c) The Director shall give preference for grants to proposals that, in addition to providing life-saving interventions and responses, provide information to drug users on how to access drug treatment or other strategies for abstaining from illegal drugs.
A licensed health care professional who is permitted by law to prescribe an opioid antagonist, if acting with reasonable care, may HB0009 - 4 - LRB094 03508 RXD 33511 b prescribe, dispense, distribute, or administer an opioid antagonist without being liable for damages in a civil action or subject to criminal prosecution.
A licensed HB0009 Engrossed - 4 - LRB094 03508 RXD 33511 b health care professional that is permitted by law to prescribe an opioid antagonist may, in an emergency situation and without a fee, prescribe, dispense, distribute, or administer an opioid antagonist without being liable for damages in a professional or civil action or subject to criminal prosecution, except for willful and wanton misconduct.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Referred to Rules

  3. First Reading

  4. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen

  5. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2005

  6. Arrive in Senate

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)

  8. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-001

  9. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote

  11. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000

  12. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller

  14. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  15. Second Reading - Short Debate

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  18. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller

  19. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  20. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000

  21. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote

  22. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee

  23. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  24. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  25. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos

  26. Assigned to Human Services Committee

  27. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  28. Referred to Rules Committee

  29. First Reading

  30. Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (182)

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 108 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 98008
Democrat 7002
Republican 3000
Total 1080010
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Not Voting
Schock — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Not Voting
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Not Voting
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Mautino — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Reis — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Millner — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Krause — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Howard — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Munson — Yea
Watson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Parke — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Jones — Not Voting
Tenhouse — Not Voting
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Not Voting
Younge — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Graham — Not Voting
Hultgren — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Not Voting
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Not Voting
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 9 do?
Creates the Drug Overdose Prevention Act. Provides that the Director of Public Health shall publish a report on drug overdose trends statewide that reviews State death rates from available data to ascertain changes in the causes or rates of fatal and nonfatal drug overdose for the preceding period of not less than 5 years. Provides that the report shall also provide information on interventions that would be effective in reducing the rate of fatal or nonfatal drug overdose. Provides that the Director shall establish a program to provide for the production and publication of drug overdose prevention, recognition, and response literature. Provides that the Director shall award grants to support local drug overdose prevention, recognition and response projects. Provides that in awarding grants, the Director shall give preference to proposals that provide life-saving interventions and responses and provide information to drug users on how to access drug treatment or other strategies for abstaining from illegal drugs. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 9?
HB 9 is sponsored by Chris Miller (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 9?
This bill died with 94th Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 9?
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