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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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enacted | 3 | 57 | 3 | 2006-01-25 | 2006-06-26 | openstates | ocd-bill/230ed31d-13cb-410b-927f-fd669ebbb700 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5259&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24516&SessionID=50&GA=94 | ff2ca706c81e79f25ba4e65d1d95895cace82f36f831fb3d230a5f2c3b792cd8 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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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.
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; origin ocd-bill/230ed31d-13cb-410b-927f-fd669ebbb700. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).