republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/101st/sb-1258.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMS SYSTEMS-OVERDOSE REPORTING"
description: "Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that covered vehicle service provider personnel who treat and either release or transport to a health care facility an individual experiencing a suspected or an actual opioid overdose shall document in the patient's care report the date and time of the overdose, the location in latitude and longitude where the overdose victim was initially encountered, whether one or more doses of an opioid overdose reversal drug was administered, and whether the overdose was fatal or nonfatal when the overdose victim was initially encountered and during the transportation of the victim to a health care facility. Provides that a covered vehicle service provider shall also provide the information to a specified mapping application. Provides that the information documented by a covered vehicle service provider shall not be used in an opioid use-related criminal investigation or prosecution of the individual treated by the covered vehicle service provider personnel. Exempts from civil or criminal liability all covered vehicle service providers and covered vehicle service provider personnel who report the information in good faith. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1258"
citation: "Illinois SB 1258 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc38e1cf-665b-43b9-b5d3-cb01e7d943ad"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1258&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=117789&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "0dbdfac099b8768685fde755e44e95faa19abd16084f25ece7c24dd1cb01502a"
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 1258 (101st) — EMS SYSTEMS-OVERDOSE REPORTING

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that covered vehicle service provider personnel who treat and either release or transport to a health care facility an individual experiencing a suspected or an actual opioid overdose shall document in the patient's care report the date and time of the overdose, the location in latitude and longitude where the overdose victim was initially encountered, whether one or more doses of an opioid overdose reversal drug was administered, and whether the overdose was fatal or nonfatal when the overdose victim was initially encountered and during the transportation of the victim to a health care facility. Provides that a covered vehicle service provider shall also provide the information to a specified mapping application. Provides that the information documented by a covered vehicle service provider shall not be used in an opioid use-related criminal investigation or prosecution of the individual treated by the covered vehicle service provider personnel. Exempts from civil or criminal liability all covered vehicle service providers and covered vehicle service provider personnel who report the information in good faith. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. 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=10100SB1258&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117789&DocNum=1258&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1258eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117789&DocNum=1258&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1258enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117789&DocNum=1258&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — primary (person)
- John C. D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Luis Arroyo — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. McAuliffe — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `filing`
- **2019-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Do Pass Public Health; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 21, 2019
- **2019-02-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2019
- **2019-03-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2019-03-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2019-03-07** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2019-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2019-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2019-04-09** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0320 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc38e1cf-665b-43b9-b5d3-cb01e7d943ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).