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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5491   </title>
<shortdesc>DRUG ABUSE IMMUNITY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jim Durkin</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 570/414</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 646/115</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act if and only if Senate Bill 1701 of the 97th General Assembly becomes law in the form as passed with the concurrence of the Senate in House Amendment No. 1 on November 29, 2011. Provides that the limited immunity provided for a person experiencing an overdose shall not be extended unless the person who experienced the overdose enters a substance abuse intervention or treatment program approved by the State's Attorney within 14 days after having experienced the overdose, or as soon as practicable. Effective June 1, 2012.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/10/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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