Key Votes
SB 1701 - Legal Immunity for Individuals Seeking Treatment for Drug Overdose - Key Vote
Illinois Key Votes
Monique Davis voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Feb. 6, 2012 Executive Signed
- Nov. 29, 2011 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- Oct. 27, 2011 House Bill Passed
- April 14, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 9, 2011 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Feb. 6, 2012
Title: Legal Immunity for Individuals Seeking Treatment for Drug Overdose
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (54-0) - Nov. 29, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (61-53) - Oct. 27, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Legal Immunity for Individuals Seeking Treatment for Drug Overdose
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes criminal immunity for those who seek medical assistance for a drug overdose.
- Authorizes immunity from prosecution for a Class 3 or 4 felony drug possession when an individual seeks emergency medical assistance for themselves or another individual experiencing a drug “overdose” and is in possession of a controlled substance which includes, but is not limited to, the following (Sec. 5):
- Less than 1 gram of methamphetamine or a substance containing methamphetamine;
- Less than 3 grams of a substance containing either:
- Heroin;
- Cocaine;
- Morphine; or
- Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD);
- Less than 40 grams of a substance containing peyote or amphetamine; or
- Less than 40 grams of a substance classified as a Schedule I or II narcotic drug.
- Defines an “overdose” as a substance-induced physiological event that results in a life-threatening emergency to the individual who took a controlled substance (Sec. 5).
- Exempts from the provisions of this bill any individual that is arrested or searched by a law enforcement officer who has “reasonable suspicion” or “probable cause” based on information obtained prior to or independent of the individual’s request for emergency medical assistance for a drug overdose (Sec. 5).
- Authorizes the review of prison sentences that include a defendant who sought emergency medical assistance for a drug overdose and was convicted of a Class 2 or 3 felony related to methamphetamines (Sec. 15).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (57-0) - April 14, 2011
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 9, 2011
Title: Legal Immunity for Individuals Seeking Treatment for Drug Overdose
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Patricia R. 'Patti' Bellock (IL - R)
- Daniel K. Biss (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Linda Chapa LaVia (IL - D)
- Annazette R. Collins (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara Flynn Currie (IL - D)
- William 'Willie' Delgado (IL - D)
- Kirk W. Dillard (IL - R)
- Kimberly du Buclet (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kenneth 'Ken' Dunkin (IL - D)
- Sara Feigenholtz (IL - D)
- Robyn Gabel (IL - D)
- Elizabeth 'Lisa' Hernandez (IL - D)
- Constance A. 'Connie' Howard (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mattie Hunter (IL - D)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson (IL - D)
- Emil Jones III (IL - D)
- Camille Y. Lilly (IL - D)
- Rita Mayfield (IL - D)
- John C. 'Jack' McGuire (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- John J. Millner (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael J. Noland (IL - D)
- Sandra M. Pihos (IL - R)
- Ronald 'Ron' Sandack (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Derrick Smith (IL - D)
- Cynthia Soto (IL - D)
- Heather A. Steans (IL - D)
- Donne E. Trotter (IL - D)
- Arthur J . 'A.J.' Wilhelmi (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ann M. Williams (IL - D)
- Karen A. Yarbrough (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
