Rep. Esther Golar

Filed: 3/23/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5918

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5918, AS AMENDED, by
3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by adding
6 Section 71 as follows:
 
7     (745 ILCS 49/71 new)
8     Sec. 71. Exemption from civil liability in emergencies
9 requiring building evacuations. Any person who in good faith
10 provides emergency care, without fee or compensation, to any
11 person at the scene of an emergency that necessitates the
12 evacuation of a building shall not, as a result of his or her
13 acts or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the
14 part of the person in providing the emergency care, be liable
15 to a person to whom such emergency care is provided for civil
16 damages. This Section shall apply to causes of action accruing

 

 

09600HB5918ham002 - 2 - LRB096 19196 AJO 39538 a

1 on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
2 96th General Assembly.
 
3     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4 becoming law.".