2021-2022 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
HB3445: OPIOID OVERDOSE REDUCTION
Legislative Summary
Creates the Opioid Overdose Reduction Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Alex's Law. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. In a provision concerning overdose and limited immunity, provides that specified violations must not serve as the sole basis of a violation of parole, mandatory supervised release, probation, conditional discharge, a person's pretrial release, or furlough, or any seizure of property under any State law authorizing civil forfeiture so long as the evidence for the violation was acquired as a result of the person seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance in the event of an overdose. Effective January 1, 2022.
Bill History
2/19/2021
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
House of Representatives
2/22/2021
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/22/2021
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/1/2021
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
House of Representatives
3/1/2021
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
House of Representatives
3/1/2021
Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
House of Representatives
3/4/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
House of Representatives
3/4/2021
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
House of Representatives
3/12/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
House of Representatives
3/16/2021
Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 016-000-000
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
House of Representatives
3/26/2021
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
House of Representatives
3/29/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
House of Representatives
4/8/2021
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
House of Representatives
4/14/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
House of Representatives
4/15/2021
Second Reading - Consent Calendar
House of Representatives
4/15/2021
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar
House of Representatives
4/15/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
House of Representatives
4/15/2021
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
House of Representatives
4/16/2021
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
House of Representatives
4/20/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
House of Representatives
4/20/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
House of Representatives
4/21/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
House of Representatives
4/21/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
House of Representatives
4/21/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House of Representatives
4/21/2021
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day
House of Representatives
4/21/2021
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House of Representatives
4/22/2021
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 113-000-000
House of Representatives
4/23/2021
Arrive in Senate
Senate
4/23/2021
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Senate
4/23/2021
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
Senate
4/23/2021
First Reading
Senate
4/23/2021
Referred to Assignments
Senate
5/12/2021
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
Senate
5/13/2021
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Senate
5/18/2021
Assigned to Criminal Law
Senate
5/21/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman
Senate
5/21/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate
5/21/2021
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
Senate
5/24/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
Senate
5/24/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman
Senate
5/24/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Senate
5/25/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
Senate
5/25/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
Senate
5/25/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
Senate
5/25/2021
Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 008-000-000
Senate
5/25/2021
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 26, 2021
Senate
5/28/2021
Second Reading
Senate
5/28/2021
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 29, 2021
Senate
5/29/2021
Third Reading - Passed; 040-016-000
Senate
5/29/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
Senate
5/29/2021
Arrived in House
House of Representatives
5/29/2021
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
House of Representatives
5/29/2021
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
Senate
5/29/2021
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Senate
5/29/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
House of Representatives
5/29/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
5/30/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
House of Representatives
5/30/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 014-000-000
House of Representatives
5/31/2021
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 083-034-000
House of Representatives
5/31/2021
House Concurs
House of Representatives
5/31/2021
Passed Both Houses
House of Representatives
5/31/2021
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
House of Representatives
5/31/2021
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House of Representatives
5/31/2021
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
House of Representatives
6/29/2021
Sent to the Governor
House of Representatives
8/20/2021
Governor Approved
House of Representatives
8/20/2021
Effective Date January 1, 2022
House of Representatives
8/20/2021
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0476
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Amendment 002
Senate Amendment 002
5/25/2021Not Adopted
Senate Amendment 001
Senate Amendment 001
5/21/2021Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Concurrence in House
5/31/2021
83
Yea
34
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading in Senate
5/29/2021
40
Yea
16
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion in House
4/22/2021
113
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(8/20/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 23
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Janet Yang Rohr
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (23)
Deborah Conroy
Democrat
Lamont Robinson
Democrat
Camille Lilly
Democrat
Anne Stava-Murray
Democrat
Maurice West
Democrat
Kelly Cassidy
Democrat
Mary Flowers
Democrat
Terra Costa Howard
Democrat
Katie Stuart
Democrat
Theresa Mah
Democrat
Denyse Wang Stoneback
Democrat
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
Democrat
Rita Mayfield
Democrat
Emanuel Welch
Democrat
Ryan Spain
Republican
Edgar Gonzalez
Democrat
Marcus Evans
Democrat
Dagmara Avelar
Democrat
Laura Ellman
Democrat
Thomas Cullerton
Democrat
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton
Democrat
Laura Fine
Democrat
Mattie Hunter
Democrat