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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4713   </title>
<shortdesc>DRUG OVERDOSE-IMMUNITY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Constance A. Howard</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 550/16.3 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 570/414 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 646/115 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that a person who calls the 911 emergency number to report an overdose of cannabis, a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance, controlled substance analog, methamphetamine, or a substance containing methamphetamine and the person who overdosed are immune from criminal liability for a violation relating to the possession of cannabis, a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance, controlled substance analog, methamphetamine, or a substance containing methamphetamine.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that the immunity shall not be extended if law enforcement has reasonable suspicion or probable cause, prior to and independent of the emergency 911 call, to detain, arrest, or search the person or property of the person who calls 911 or the person who overdosed that is not a direct result of the emergency 911 call.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/30/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  004-006-001</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 18, 2008</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/18/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 9, 2008</action>
<statusdate>5/9/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 23, 2008</action>
<statusdate>5/23/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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