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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1706   </title>
<shortdesc>GOOD SAMAR-DEFIBRILLATOR TRAIN</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Dale A. Righter</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>745 ILCS 49/12</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that a person who has completed training in basic emergency care of a person in cardiac arrest (at present, training conducted in accordance with the American Heart Association standards) in the use of an automatic external defibrillator who acts in good faith, not for compensation, in rendering emergency care is not liable for acts or omissions in using the defibrillator in accordance with the training, except for willful and wanton misconduct. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Judiciary Civil Law</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Judiciary Civil Law</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Judiciary Civil Law</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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