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HB 9 Illinois House · 94th Regular Session

DRUG OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT

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 status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
House Passage
Apr 2005
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 19, 2005 Last action Jan 9, 2007
Floor votes · House Apr 15, 2005

How they voted

105–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 115
Apr 15, 2005
D Democratic63
55 Yea 8
87% Yea
R Republican52
50 Yea 2
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
6
May 24, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 19, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 15, 2005
Amended
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
lower
Apr 15, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-0-10)
house
Apr 14, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 12, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 12, 2005
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller
lower
Feb 10, 2005
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller
lower
Feb 9, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Feb 9, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 9, 2005
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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