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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 179    </title>
<shortdesc>GOOD SAM ACT-MEDICAL CLINICS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. David R. Leitch-Jack McGuire-Elizabeth Coulson-Frank J. Mautino-Carolyn H. Krause, Aaron Schock, Jack D. Franks, Linda Chapa LaVia, Patrick J Verschoore and William B. Black</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>745 ILCS 49/30</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Good Samaritan Act. Provides that the immunity for civil damages provided for services performed without compensation at free medical clinics also applies to physicians and other health care professionals that provide medical treatment, diagnosis, or advice at federally qualified health care centers without fee or compensation. Makes changes in the definition of "free medical clinic".</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. David R. Leitch</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/20/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee;  012-000-002</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David R. Leitch</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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