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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0335 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that any not-for-profit organization in this State, or any volunteer, employee, or other person present on the property of the organization in the area of the temporary or emergency shelter during the time temporary or emergency shelter is provided, who in good faith provides temporary or emergency shelter without fee for no more than 60 days or nights per year to a person experiencing homelessness shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of acts or omissions, except for gross negligence, in providing the temporary or emergency shelter. Limits the applicability of the new provisions to temporary or emergency shelters operated in Kankakee County. Provides that the provisions do not apply to an organization whose primary purpose is to provide shelter to persons experiencing homelessness.
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| | HB0335 | | LRB101 00174 HEP 45174 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 77 as follows:
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| 6 | | (745 ILCS 49/77 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 77. Temporary or emergency shelters; exemption from |
| 8 | | civil liability. Any not-for-profit organization in this |
| 9 | | State, or any volunteer, employee, or other person present on |
| 10 | | the property of the organization in the area of the temporary |
| 11 | | or emergency shelter during the time temporary or emergency |
| 12 | | shelter is provided, who in good faith provides temporary or |
| 13 | | emergency shelter without fee for no more than 60 days or |
| 14 | | nights per year to a person experiencing homelessness shall not |
| 15 | | be liable for civil damages as a result of acts or omissions, |
| 16 | | except for gross negligence, in providing the temporary or |
| 17 | | emergency shelter. |
| 18 | | This Section applies only to temporary or emergency |
| 19 | | shelters operated in Kankakee County. This Section does not |
| 20 | | apply to an organization whose primary purpose is to provide |
| 21 | | shelter to persons experiencing homelessness.
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