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HB 5918 Illinois House · 96th Regular Session

GOOD SAMARTN-EMERGENCY SCENE

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2010
Committee Review
Apr 2010
House Passage
Apr 2010
Senate Passage
Apr 2010
Signed into Law
Jul 2010
Introduced Apr 6, 2010 Signed Jul 22, 2010
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2010 · House Mar 26, 2010

How they voted

52–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 56
Apr 30, 2010
D Democratic35
32 Yea 3
91% Yea
R Republican21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Jul 22, 2010
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Apr 30, 2010
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Apr 30, 2010
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-0-4)
senate
Apr 14, 2010
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 6, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 6, 2010
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 6, 2010
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2010
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-10)
house
Mar 24, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 24, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Mar 23, 2010
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2010
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar
lower
Mar 10, 2010
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Mar 10, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 10, 2010
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2010
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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