This year, Municipal Minute will be counting down to the New
Year with updates on legislation that will be effective starting on January 1,
2026.
Back
in June, we reported on House
Bill 1910, which amends the Local Library Act to require “libraries open to
the public” to maintain a supply of approved “opioid antagonists,” such as
Naloxone (Narcan), for use in assisting individuals experiencing an opioid
overdose. On August 1, 2025, the Governor signed this bill into law as P.A. 104-0056, which will become effective on January 1, 2026.
Under this law, libraries created under the Local Library Act must take all reasonable steps to
ensure that, during operating hours, there is at least one person present who
has received training in how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose.
Library personnel may administer an opioid antagonist to any person who they
believe is experiencing an overdose on library property or at a
library-sponsored event. Libraries and library personnel are immune from claims
related to the administration of an opioid antagonist, except in situations where
they engage in willful or wanton misconduct.
Libraries interested in learning more about Public Act
104-0056 can visit the website of the Reaching Across Illinois Library
System, which has a memo regarding the Act and its implications, authored
by our very own Julie Tappendorf and Erin Monforti.
Post authored by Alexis Carter, Ancel Glink