Bill Text: IL HB5918 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: 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.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1169 [HB5918 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB5918-Engrossed.html

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HB5918 Engrossed LRB096 19196 AJO 34587 b
AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by adding
Section 71 as follows:
(745 ILCS 49/71 new)
Sec. 71. Exemption from civil liability in emergencies
requiring building evacuations. Any person who in good faith
provides emergency care, without fee or compensation, to any
person at the scene of an emergency that necessitates the
evacuation of a building 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 emergency care, be liable
to a person to whom such emergency care is provided for civil
damages. This Section shall apply to causes of action accruing
on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
96th General Assembly.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.