Date	Chamber	Action
8/27/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0447

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

210 ILCS 50/3.150

745 ILCS 49/12

745 ILCS 49/67

Synopsis As Introduced
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.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	745 ILCS 49/67

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with substantially similar provisions amending the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act and the Good Samaritan Act, but with changes that include the following: (1) eliminates references to aquatic skills; (2) eliminates references to standards of the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or the National Safety Council; and (3) eliminates amendatory changes to the Good Samaritan Act concerning immunity from civil liability. Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	410 ILCS 4/20

745 ILCS 49/68 new

Amends the Automated External Defibrillator Act. Deletes provisions requiring a person who acquires an AED to take reasonable measures to ensure that the AED is used only by trained AED users and that the AED is registered with the EMS system hospital in the vicinity of where the AED will primarily be located. Adds a provision requiring that a person who acquires an AED take reasonable measures to ensure that any person considered to be an anticipated rescuer or user will have successfully completed a course of instruction in accordance with the standards of a nationally recognized organization or a course of instruction in accordance with existing rules under the Act to use an AED and to perform cardiovascular resuscitation (CPR). Replaces the bill's provisions amending the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that any person who in good faith and without fee or compensation renders emergency medical care involving the use of an AED in accordance with his or her training is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission, except for willful and wanton misconduct, by that person in rendering that care (deletes provisions concerning such a person's successful completion of training). Provides that any firefighter, licensed emergency medical technician, or health care practitioner who in good faith and without fee or compensation provides health care services as a disaster relief volunteer shall not be liable for civil damages to any person to whom disaster relief health care services were rendered. Makes other changes.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2007	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio
2/7/2007	Senate	First Reading
2/7/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/21/2007	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law
3/1/2007	Senate	Held in Judiciary Civil Law
3/8/2007	Senate	Held in Judiciary Civil Law
3/12/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio
3/12/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/13/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law
3/13/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/14/2007	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Civil Law; 007-000-000
3/14/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
3/20/2007	Senate	Second Reading
3/20/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2007
3/29/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
3/30/2007	House	Arrived in House
3/30/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/12/2007	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
4/16/2007	House	First Reading
4/16/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/30/2007	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
5/16/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
5/16/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
5/16/2007	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000
5/16/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/22/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/22/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/23/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001
5/24/2007	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
5/24/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 25, 2007
5/25/2007	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Deanna Demuzio
5/25/2007	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
5/29/2007	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Civil Law
5/30/2007	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000
5/30/2007	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
5/30/2007	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/28/2007	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/27/2007	Senate	Governor Approved
8/27/2007	Senate	Effective Date August 27, 2007
8/27/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0447

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