republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-1372.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DONATE MED EQUIP-IMMUNITY VET"
description: "Creates the Good Samaritan Medical Equipment Donor Act. Provides that no donor of medical equipment or medical supplies donated to a veterinarian school or licensed veterinarian shall be liable in any civil action based on the theory of warranty, negligence, or strict liability in tort for damages resulting from the use of the medical equipment or medical supplies due to the nature, age, condition, or packaging of the medical equipment or medical supplies. Provides that immunity provided under this Act shall not apply where it is shown that the donation was a willful, wanton, or reckless act of the donor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1372"
citation: "Illinois SB 1372 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eaceb9c3-20fc-4494-acd7-907c6b1c1d90"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1372&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57191&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "eb05f021cfd6cc7971adc08759a646f457988cd6233bcd281742b48820767708"
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 SB 1372 (97th) — DONATE MED EQUIP-IMMUNITY VET

Creates the Good Samaritan Medical Equipment Donor Act. Provides that no donor of medical equipment or medical supplies donated to a veterinarian school or licensed veterinarian shall be liable in any civil action based on the theory of warranty, negligence, or strict liability in tort for damages resulting from the use of the medical equipment or medical supplies due to the nature, age, condition, or packaging of the medical equipment or medical supplies. Provides that immunity provided under this Act shall not apply where it is shown that the donation was a willful, wanton, or reckless act of the donor.

## 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=09700SB1372&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57191&DocNum=1372&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1372eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57191&DocNum=1372&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1372enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57191&DocNum=1372&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David S. Luechtefeld — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. David S. Luechtefeld `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2011
- **2011-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 3, 2011
- **2011-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David S. Luechtefeld `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2011-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-000-000
- **2011-04-13** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Luechtefeld `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-04-13** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-21** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-04-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2011-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2011-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Barickman
- **2011-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0183 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eaceb9c3-20fc-4494-acd7-907c6b1c1d90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).