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Bill	FREE MED CLINIC-LIABLTY NOTICE	Amends the Good Samaritan Act. In a Section requiring a free medical clinic to post an explanation of its exemption from civil liability for that exemption to apply, as an alternative to this posting, provides that the clinic may provide an explanation of the exemption in writing to each person who is enrolled as a patient or member of that free medical clinic or, in the case of a minor patient or member, to the parent or guardian of that minor. Provides that a free medical clinic may receive reimbursement from local governmental units or community organizations (instead of only from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid)). Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	95th	HB 4869	Illinois HB 4869 (95th)	bill		enacted		3	37	2	2008-02-11	2008-08-21	openstates	ocd-bill/6f0ba56e-f625-409a-b363-908ba6e4b9b6	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4869&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35699&SessionID=51&GA=95	4a53237686c3f25d31e882218b6b78d1c06ffe3a38ac6ee32845ca653b82f98f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4869 (95th) — FREE MED CLINIC-LIABLTY NOTICE

Amends the Good Samaritan Act. In a Section requiring a free medical clinic to post an explanation of its exemption from civil liability for that exemption to apply, as an alternative to this posting, provides that the clinic may provide an explanation of the exemption in writing to each person who is enrolled as a patient or member of that free medical clinic or, in the case of a minor patient or member, to the parent or guardian of that minor. Provides that a free medical clinic may receive reimbursement from local governmental units or community organizations (instead of only from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid)). Effective immediately.

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 — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2008-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock filing
• 2008-02-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2008-02-11 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2008-02-20 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
• 2008-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2008-03-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
• 2008-03-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2008-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2008-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2008-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock amendment-introduction
• 2008-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2008-04-01 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
• 2008-04-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
• 2008-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2008-04-03 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2008-04-03 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2008-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2008-04-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2008-04-10 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2008-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2008-04-10 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
• 2008-04-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2008-04-10 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2008-04-30 Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law referral-committee
• 2008-05-08 Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2008-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
• 2008-05-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2008-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2008
• 2008-05-23 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 reading-3
• 2008-05-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
• 2008-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2008-05-27 Passed Both Houses
• 2008-06-25 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2008-06-25 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2008-08-21 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2008-08-21 Effective Date August 21, 2008
• 2008-08-21 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0874 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6f0ba56e-f625-409a-b363-908ba6e4b9b6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).