---
type: "Bill"
title: "GOOD SAMARITAN-DENTAL CLINIC"
description: "Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Defines \"organized program\" for the purposes of the Section concerning immunity for free dental clinics. Provides that services donated to a free dental clinic may be provided at a clinic, hospital, medical facility, or private dental office."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 950"
citation: "Illinois HB 950 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-02"
last_action: "2005-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e98dceb5-7886-4c81-8df7-47eb165f8351"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=950&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15581&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "ee202754dff35fe0c2ba6c51a3a3da856ed125a1fc0c2a11870645cfb4f3275b"
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 950 (94th) — GOOD SAMARITAN-DENTAL CLINIC

Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Defines "organized program" for the purposes of the Section concerning immunity for free dental clinics. Provides that services donated to a free dental clinic may be provided at a clinic, hospital, medical facility, or private dental office.

## 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=09400HB0950&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15581&DocNum=950&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0950eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15581&DocNum=950&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0950enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15581&DocNum=950&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John A. Fritchey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey `filing`
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2005-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Re-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-02** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2005-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-06-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-06-29** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-06-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0083 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e98dceb5-7886-4c81-8df7-47eb165f8351`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).