Bill Text: IL HB5509 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-07 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter [HB5509 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5509-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5509 Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
amended by adding Section 3B.09d as follows:
(70 ILCS 3615/3B.09d new)
Sec. 3B.09d. Opioid antagonist requirement. All Commuter
Rail Board trains shall carry naloxone or another opioid
antagonist while in operation in case of an emergency. The
opioid antagonist shall be stored in easily accessible spaces
throughout the train cars. The opioid antagonist may only be
administered by a train conductor or other individual trained
in the use and administration of opioid antagonists. The
Commuter Rail Board shall adopt rules to implement this
Section.
Section 10. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by adding
Section 37 as follows:
(745 ILCS 49/37 new)
Sec. 37. Commuter Rail Board train conductor and other
individuals; exemptions from civil liability for the
dispensing of an opioid antagonist. A Commuter Rail Board

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train conductor or other individual trained in the use and
administration of opioid antagonists who in good faith
dispenses or administers an opioid antagonist, as defined in
Section 5-23 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, under Section
3B.09d of 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.