Bill Text: IL HB1053 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative purpose.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-23 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1053 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB1053-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 2 as follows:
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6 | (745 ILCS 49/2)
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7 | Sec. 2. Legislative purpose. The
The General Assembly has | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | established
numerous protections for the generous and | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | compassionate acts of its citizens
who volunteer their time | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | and talents to help others. These protections or good
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11 | samaritan provisions have been codified in many Acts of the | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | Illinois Compiled
Statutes. This Act recodifies existing good | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | samaritan provisions. Further,
without limitation the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | provisions of this Act shall be liberally construed to
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15 | encourage persons to volunteer their time and talents. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97.)
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