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Bill 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. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 94th HB 5259 Illinois HB 5259 (94th)
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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
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence — 1130 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 1061 (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; origin ocd-bill/230ed31d-13cb-410b-927f-fd669ebbb700. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).