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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 335          </title>
<shortdesc>GOOD SAMARITAN-TEMP SHELTER</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst, Linda Chapa LaVia and Margo McDermed</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>745 ILCS 49/77 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that any not-for-profit organization in this State, or any volunteer, employee, or other person present on the property of the organization in the area of the temporary or emergency shelter during the time temporary or emergency shelter is provided, who in good faith provides temporary or emergency shelter without fee for no more than 60 days or nights per year to a person experiencing homelessness shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of acts or omissions, except for gross negligence, in providing the temporary or emergency shelter. Limits the applicability of the new provisions to temporary or emergency shelters operated in Kankakee County. Provides that the provisions do not apply to an organization whose primary purpose is to provide shelter to persons experiencing homelessness.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/11/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst</action>
<statusdate>1/14/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/14/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Tort Liability Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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