Public Act 096-1169
 
HB5918 EnrolledLRB096 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.