SB 404 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

EMERGENCY MED SRVICES-IMMUNITY

Summary
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act and the Good Samaritan Act. Under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, provides for civil immunity for an agency, organization, or individual who sponsors, authorizes, supports, finances, or supervises the training of persons in the use of automated external defibrillators, first aid, or aquatic skills (in addition to cardiopulmonary resuscitation) in a course which complies with generally recognized standards of the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or the National Safety Council. Provides for similar immunity for an individual who teaches such a course of instruction. Under the Good Samaritan Act, provides for civil immunity for a person who is certified in aquatic skills by the American Red Cross, or the American Heart Association, or the National Safety Council and who in good faith uses aquatic skills to provide aid without fee to any person. Also changes "automatic external defibrillator" to "automated external defibrillator". Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 30, 2007 Signed Aug 27, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2007 · House May 23, 2007

How they voted

530
Passed
Total votes 53
May 30, 2007
D Democratic33
33 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Amendments
6
Aug 27, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2007
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
upper
May 30, 2007
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000
upper
May 29, 2007
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Civil Law
upper
May 25, 2007
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 24, 2007
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 25, 2007
upper
May 24, 2007
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
upper
May 23, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-5)
house
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000
lower
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 16, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 14, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Civil Law; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 13, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law
upper
Mar 12, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 12, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law
upper
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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