Date	Chamber	Action
6/2/2006	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0825

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

745 ILCS 49/67 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that any person who is certified in first aid or has completed a course of instruction in first aid, who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to any person 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 care, be liable to a person to whom such care is provided for civil damages. Effective July 1, 2006.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the original bill with the following changes. Provides that the exemption for first aid providers shall apply to a person who is currently certified in first aid by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association (instead of is certified in first aid or has completed a course of instruction in first aid). Removes the requirement that the first aid be provided as emergency care and extends the immunity to any first aid performed by a first aid provider without fee, except for willful and wanton misconduct. Provides that the immunity does not apply to any health care facility or to any practitioner providing services in a hospital or health care facility. Effective July 1, 2006.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/12/2006	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
1/12/2006	Senate	First Reading
1/12/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
1/19/2006	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
1/31/2006	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
2/1/2006	Senate	Held in Judiciary
2/8/2006	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
2/8/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 9, 2006
2/23/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
2/23/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
2/28/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
3/1/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
3/1/2006	Senate	Second Reading
3/1/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Burzynski
3/1/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2006
3/2/2006	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
3/2/2006	House	Arrived in House
3/2/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/2/2006	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
3/2/2006	House	First Reading
3/2/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/3/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
3/8/2006	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
3/15/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
3/23/2006	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000
3/24/2006	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
3/28/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
3/28/2006	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/28/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/29/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
3/29/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
3/29/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
3/29/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
3/29/2006	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
3/29/2006	Senate	Passed Both Houses
4/27/2006	Senate	Sent to the Governor
6/2/2006	Senate	Governor Approved
6/2/2006	Senate	Effective Date July 1, 2006
6/2/2006	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0825

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