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type: "Bill"
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title: "GOOD SAMARITAN-1ST RESPONDERS"
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description: "Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides immunity against criminal liability, civil damages, or medical malpractice damages for any acts or omissions, for any physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all its branches or licensed to practice the treatment of human ailments in any other state or territory of the United States; any dental emergency responder; any licensed nurse; any licensed physicians assistant; any licensed EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate, or EMT-Paramedic; and any First Responder who provides volunteer Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) services to any person or animal in any law enforcement incident or training situation, or any other law enforcement related situation, including disasters, in civil unrest, or methamphetamine lab interdiction."
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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: "SB 2968"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2968 (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: 62
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2006-01-20"
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last_action: "2006-06-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13ccc8e8-3a08-42bb-9ceb-0a2298f133be"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2968&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=24086&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "2d67722036f2565bd93a1bae1d5b99f88362ebcfcdea00e855b1218981878523"
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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 SB 2968 (94th) — GOOD SAMARITAN-1ST RESPONDERS
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Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides immunity against criminal liability, civil damages, or medical malpractice damages for any acts or omissions, for any physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all its branches or licensed to practice the treatment of human ailments in any other state or territory of the United States; any dental emergency responder; any licensed nurse; any licensed physicians assistant; any licensed EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate, or EMT-Paramedic; and any First Responder who provides volunteer Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) services to any person or animal in any law enforcement incident or training situation, or any other law enforcement related situation, including disasters, in civil unrest, or methamphetamine lab interdiction.
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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=09400SB2968&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=24086&DocNum=2968&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2968eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=24086&DocNum=2968&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2968enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=24086&DocNum=2968&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Calvin L. Giles — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan Cronin — primary (person)
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- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
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- James D. Brosnahan — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
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- Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Boland — cosponsor (person)
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- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
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- Randall M. Hultgren — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard T. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)
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- Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
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- Suzanne Bassi — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2006-01-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `filing`
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- **2006-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-01-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2006-01-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2006-01-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
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- **2006-01-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2006-01-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
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- **2006-02-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
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- **2006-02-08** Postponed - Judiciary
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- **2006-02-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `amendment-introduction`
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- **2006-02-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
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- **2006-02-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2006-02-15** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
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- **2006-02-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 22, 2006
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- **2006-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `amendment-introduction`
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- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
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- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
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- **2006-03-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2006-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cronin `amendment-passage`
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- **2006-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2006-03-02** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2006-03-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2006-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-03-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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- **2006-03-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
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- **2006-03-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
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- **2006-03-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
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- **2006-03-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2006-03-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren
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- **2006-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-03-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-03-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
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- **2006-03-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
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- **2006-03-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
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- **2006-03-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
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- **2006-03-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
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- **2006-03-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
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- **2006-03-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
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- **2006-03-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
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- **2006-03-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
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- **2006-03-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
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- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
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- **2006-03-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-03-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2006-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-03-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
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- **2006-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2006-04-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2006-04-03** Passed Both Houses
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- **2006-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2006-05-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2006-06-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2006-06-02** Effective Date January 1, 2007
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- **2006-06-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0826 `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/13ccc8e8-3a08-42bb-9ceb-0a2298f133be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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