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type: "Bill"
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title: "ORGAN DONATION-PRESERVATION"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 5259"
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citation: "Illinois HB 5259 (94th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 57
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2006-01-25"
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last_action: "2006-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/230ed31d-13cb-410b-927f-fd669ebbb700"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5259&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24516&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "ff2ca706c81e79f25ba4e65d1d95895cace82f36f831fb3d230a5f2c3b792cd8"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 5259 (94th) — ORGAN DONATION-PRESERVATION
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **106–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Tom Cross — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2006-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
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- **2006-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-01-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2006-02-07** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren
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- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2006-02-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction`
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- **2006-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
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- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
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- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `amendment-introduction`
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- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2006-02-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2006-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
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- **2006-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2006-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
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- **2006-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2006-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
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- **2006-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2006-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
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- **2006-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-03-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2006-03-15** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2006-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2006-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2006-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
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- **2006-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2006-03-24** Do Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
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- **2006-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
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- **2006-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
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- **2006-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
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- **2006-03-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2006-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2006-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2006-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2006-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Tom Cross
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- **2006-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
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- **2006-04-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
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- **2006-04-04** Passed Both Houses
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- **2006-05-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2006-06-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2006-06-26** Effective Date January 1, 2007
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- **2006-06-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0920 `became-law`
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## Source
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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).
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