Bill Status of SB 2285   95th General Assembly

Short Description:  UNIFORM EMER VOLUNTR HLTH PRAC

Senate Sponsors
Sen. John J. Cullerton

House Sponsors
(Rep. John A. Fritchey)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
20 ILCS 2105/2105-400
745 ILCS 49/68

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act. Provides for the registration of volunteer health practitioners with a registration system for the provision of health or veterinary services in the State for a host entity while an emergency declaration is in effect. Provides for the creation of the registration system. Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall be the administrating authority of the uniform Act. Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to grant the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation the power to request the services of emergency volunteer health practitioners registered under the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act. Amends the Good Samaritan Act to include volunteers under the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act in the list of disaster relief volunteers granted immunity from liability under the Act and to broaden the types of emergency situations in which the immunity applies.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Deletes reference to:
745 ILCS 49/68

Makes changes to the definition of "emergency" and "emergency declaration". Replaces certain references to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency with the Department of Public Health and to the Department of Labor with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. Restores current law within the Good Samaritan Act.

House Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Makes changes in the definitions Section. Changes certain references throughout the Act from "host entity" to "host entity or disaster relief organization". Changes the administering agency under the Act from the Department of Public Health to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Makes changes concerning the provision of volunteer health or veterinary services and administrative sanctions, the relation of the Act to other laws, and workers' compensation coverage. Sets forth a provision concerning the uniformity of application and construction of the Act. Provides that neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any rulemaking authority under the Act, but that the Governor may suggest rules by filing them with the General Assembly and requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact the suggested rules into law, or take other appropriate action in the General Assembly's discretion. Makes other changes.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/14/2008SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
  2/14/2008SenateFirst Reading
  2/14/2008SenateReferred to Rules
  2/20/2008SenateAssigned to Licensed Activities
  2/28/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
  2/28/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  3/11/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
  3/13/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Licensed Activities
  3/13/2008SenateDo Pass Licensed Activities; 006-000-002
  3/13/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
  3/14/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  4/8/2008SenateSecond Reading
  4/8/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2008
  4/11/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
  4/11/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
  4/15/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
  4/16/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 006-000-000
  4/16/2008SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  4/16/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cullerton
  4/16/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  4/16/2008SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
  4/16/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
  4/17/2008HouseArrived in House
  4/17/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  5/5/2008HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
  5/5/2008HouseFirst Reading
  5/5/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  5/5/2008HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee
  5/9/2008HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
  5/23/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
  5/28/2008HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
  5/28/2008HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
  5/28/2008HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
  5/28/2008HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  5/28/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  5/28/2008HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  5/30/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  5/30/2008HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
  5/30/2008SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
  5/30/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 31, 2008
  7/1/2008SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

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