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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5918   </title>
<shortdesc>GOOD SAMARTN-EMERGENCY SCENE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Esther Golar</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Kwame Raoul)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>7/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1169</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>745 ILCS 49/71 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that any person, who is not an emergency responder, who in good faith provides care or assistance at the scene of an emergency without fee or compensation to any person shall not, as a result of his or her act or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the part of the person in providing the care or assistance, be liable to a person to whom such care or assistance is provided for civil damages. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Replaces the provisions amending the Good Samaritan Act with provisions stating that a person (except as otherwise specified) who in good faith provides care, assistance, or emergency equipment to a person at the scene of an emergency that necessitates the evacuation of a building is not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the part of the person in providing the care, assistance, or equipment, liable to a person to whom such care, assistance, or equipment is provided for civil damages. States that the new provisions do not apply to a person who receives a fee or compensation specifically for the care, assistance, or emergency equipment.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Floor Amendment No. 2</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause with provisions similar to the bill as amended. Provides that any person who in good faith provides emergency care, without fee or compensation, to any person at an emergency that necessitates a building evacuation shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the part of the person in providing the emergency care, be liable to a person to whom such emergency care is provided for civil damages. These provisions apply to causes of action accruing on or after the effective date. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee;  016-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;  004-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Judiciary;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2010</action>
<statusdate>4/30/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/30/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>7/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>7/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date July 22, 2010</action>
<statusdate>7/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1169</action>
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