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type: "Bill"
title: "EPINEPHRINE LIABILITY-POLICE"
description: "Amends the State Police Act. Provides that a physician, physician's assistant with prescriptive authority, or advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority who provides a standing order or prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of the Department of State Police shall incur no civil or professional liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury or death arising from the use of an epinephrine auto-injector. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that a physician, physician's assistant with prescriptive authority, or advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority who provides a standing order or prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of a local governmental agency shall incur no civil or professional liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury or death arising from the use of an epinephrine auto-injector. Makes conforming changes to the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and the Public Health Standing Orders Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2226"
citation: "Illinois SB 2226 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-08-17"
last_action: "2018-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f9f046a-f239-483a-9298-bcee2312b1ad"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2226&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=107643&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "84bde2f171e8e3a222d0f0b9e49f45918242450b8a015a1f46be01e2fdd74db5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois SB 2226 (100th) — EPINEPHRINE LIABILITY-POLICE
Amends the State Police Act. Provides that a physician, physician's assistant with prescriptive authority, or advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority who provides a standing order or prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of the Department of State Police shall incur no civil or professional liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury or death arising from the use of an epinephrine auto-injector. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that a physician, physician's assistant with prescriptive authority, or advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority who provides a standing order or prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of a local governmental agency shall incur no civil or professional liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury or death arising from the use of an epinephrine auto-injector. Makes conforming changes to the Medical Practice Act of 1987 and the Public Health Standing Orders Act. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2226&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=107643&DocNum=2226&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2226eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=107643&DocNum=2226&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2226enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=107643&DocNum=2226&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1090** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carol Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Nybo — primary (person)
- Monica Bristow — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-08-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Nybo `filing`
- **2017-08-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-08-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Nybo `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-01-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2018-02-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Nybo `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2018-02-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
- **2018-02-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-07** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2018-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 21, 2018
- **2018-02-21** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2018-02-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2018-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
- **2018-05-16** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-16** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2018-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2018-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2018-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2018-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2018-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2018-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2018-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2018-07-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-31** Effective Date July 31, 2018
- **2018-07-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0648 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f9f046a-f239-483a-9298-bcee2312b1ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).