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Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
Filed: 3/15/2005
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LRB094 07135 LCB 43677 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 154
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 154 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 2 as follows:
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| (745 ILCS 49/2)
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| Sec. 2. Legislative purpose. The
The General Assembly has |
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| established
numerous protections for the generous and |
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| compassionate acts of its citizens
who volunteer their time and |
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| talents to help others. These protections or good
samaritan |
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| provisions have been codified in many Acts of the Illinois |
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| Compiled
Statutes. This Act recodifies existing good samaritan |
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| provisions. Further,
without limitation the provisions of this |
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| Act shall be liberally construed to
encourage persons to |
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| volunteer their time and talents. |
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| (Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97.)".
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