2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

HB2917: GOOD SAMARITAN-VETERAN SUICIDE

Legislative Summary

Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides civil immunity for a not-for-profit corporation organized to assist veterans that requests, sponsors, or participates in providing a suicide prevention intervention at the scene of a threatened suicide by a veteran; or a person, who without compensation, provides such an intervention at the request of a veteran no-for-profit corporation. Exempts an act or omission that was not in good faith or was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jackie Haas
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
To Civil Procedure & Tort Liability Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/5/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Rules(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jackie Haas
Jackie Haas
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/5/20255.6 KB