---
type: "Bill"
title: "ORGAN DONATION-PRESERVATION"
description: "Amends the Organ Donation Request Act. Provides that if a person authorized under the Act to consent to the donation of a decedent's organs is not immediately available for an organ procurement agency to make a request for such consent, the hospital may use organ preservation equipment and techniques to maintain the viability of the decedent's organs. Provides for immunity absent willful misconduct. Provides that neither a decedent's estate nor a relative or guardian of a decedent may be required to pay for any costs associated with organ preservation. Provides that a hospital that initiates organ preservation measures must bear all costs associated with the organ preservation if (i) the recipient of the preserved organ is indigent, (ii) a person authorized to consent to the donation of the decedent's organs cannot be located within a reasonable time, or (iii) a person authorized to consent does not consent."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 5259"
citation: "Illinois HB 5259 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-25"
last_action: "2006-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/230ed31d-13cb-410b-927f-fd669ebbb700"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5259&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24516&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "ff2ca706c81e79f25ba4e65d1d95895cace82f36f831fb3d230a5f2c3b792cd8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 5259 (94th) — ORGAN DONATION-PRESERVATION

Amends the Organ Donation Request Act. Provides that if a person authorized under the Act to consent to the donation of a decedent's organs is not immediately available for an organ procurement agency to make a request for such consent, the hospital may use organ preservation equipment and techniques to maintain the viability of the decedent's organs. Provides for immunity absent willful misconduct. Provides that neither a decedent's estate nor a relative or guardian of a decedent may be required to pay for any costs associated with organ preservation. Provides that a hospital that initiates organ preservation measures must bear all costs associated with the organ preservation if (i) the recipient of the preserved organ is indigent, (ii) a person authorized to consent to the donation of the decedent's organs cannot be located within a reasonable time, or (iii) a person authorized to consent does not consent.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5259&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24516&DocNum=5259&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5259eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24516&DocNum=5259&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5259enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24516&DocNum=5259&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **106–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tom Cross — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2006-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2006-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2006-02-07** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2006-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2006-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2006-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2006-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2006-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2006-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2006-03-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2006-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2006-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Tom Cross
- **2006-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2006-04-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2006-04-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-26** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-06-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0920 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/230ed31d-13cb-410b-927f-fd669ebbb700`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).