Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB5509 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5509 Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 70 ILCS 3615/3B.09d new745 ILCS 49/37 new Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that all Commuter Rail Board trains shall carry naloxone or another opioid antagonist in case of an emergency. Provides that the opioid antagonist shall be stored in easily accessible places throughout the train cars. Provides that train conductors or others trained in the use of opioid antagonists are the only people authorized to administer the medication. Provides that the Commuter Rail Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions. Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that a Commuter Rail Board train conductor or other individual trained in the use and administration of opioid antagonists who in good faith dispenses or administers an opioid antagonist under the provisions in the Regional Transportation Authority Act is not liable for civil damages as a result of the conductor's or other individual's acts or omissions, except for willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the conductor or other individual, in dispensing or administering the opioid antagonist. Effective January 1, 2027. LRB103 37196 CES 67315 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5509 Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 70 ILCS 3615/3B.09d new745 ILCS 49/37 new 70 ILCS 3615/3B.09d new 745 ILCS 49/37 new Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that all Commuter Rail Board trains shall carry naloxone or another opioid antagonist in case of an emergency. Provides that the opioid antagonist shall be stored in easily accessible places throughout the train cars. Provides that train conductors or others trained in the use of opioid antagonists are the only people authorized to administer the medication. Provides that the Commuter Rail Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions. Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that a Commuter Rail Board train conductor or other individual trained in the use and administration of opioid antagonists who in good faith dispenses or administers an opioid antagonist under the provisions in the Regional Transportation Authority Act is not liable for civil damages as a result of the conductor's or other individual's acts or omissions, except for willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the conductor or other individual, in dispensing or administering the opioid antagonist. Effective January 1, 2027. LRB103 37196 CES 67315 b LRB103 37196 CES 67315 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5509 Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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6	6	Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that all Commuter Rail Board trains shall carry naloxone or another opioid antagonist in case of an emergency. Provides that the opioid antagonist shall be stored in easily accessible places throughout the train cars. Provides that train conductors or others trained in the use of opioid antagonists are the only people authorized to administer the medication. Provides that the Commuter Rail Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions. Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that a Commuter Rail Board train conductor or other individual trained in the use and administration of opioid antagonists who in good faith dispenses or administers an opioid antagonist under the provisions in the Regional Transportation Authority Act is not liable for civil damages as a result of the conductor's or other individual's acts or omissions, except for willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the conductor or other individual, in dispensing or administering the opioid antagonist. Effective January 1, 2027.
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning local government.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
16	16	5 amended by adding Section 3B.09d as follows:
17	17	6 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.09d new)
18	18	7 Sec. 3B.09d. Opioid antagonist requirement. All Commuter
19	19	8 Rail Board trains shall carry naloxone or another opioid
20	20	9 antagonist while in operation in case of an emergency. The
21	21	10 opioid antagonist shall be stored in easily accessible spaces
22	22	11 throughout the train cars. The opioid antagonist may only be
23	23	12 administered by a train conductor or other individual trained
24	24	13 in the use and administration of opioid antagonists. The
25	25	14 Commuter Rail Board shall adopt rules to implement this
26	26	15 Section.
27	27	16 Section 10. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by adding
28	28	17 Section 37 as follows:
29	29	18 (745 ILCS 49/37 new)
30	30	19 Sec. 37. Commuter Rail Board train conductor and other
31	31	20 individuals; exemptions from civil liability for the
32	32	21 dispensing of an opioid antagonist. A Commuter Rail Board
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36	36	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5509 Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40	40	Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that all Commuter Rail Board trains shall carry naloxone or another opioid antagonist in case of an emergency. Provides that the opioid antagonist shall be stored in easily accessible places throughout the train cars. Provides that train conductors or others trained in the use of opioid antagonists are the only people authorized to administer the medication. Provides that the Commuter Rail Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions. Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that a Commuter Rail Board train conductor or other individual trained in the use and administration of opioid antagonists who in good faith dispenses or administers an opioid antagonist under the provisions in the Regional Transportation Authority Act is not liable for civil damages as a result of the conductor's or other individual's acts or omissions, except for willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the conductor or other individual, in dispensing or administering the opioid antagonist. Effective January 1, 2027.
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69	69	1 train conductor or other individual trained in the use and
70	70	2 administration of opioid antagonists who in good faith
71	71	3 dispenses or administers an opioid antagonist, as defined in
72	72	4 Section 5-23 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, under Section
73	73	5 3B.09d of the Regional Transportation Authority Act is not
74	74	6 liable for civil damages as a result of the conductor's or
75	75	7 other individual's acts or omissions, except for willful or
76	76	8 wanton misconduct on the part of the conductor or other
77	77	9 individual, in dispensing or administering the opioid
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