HB2339 Summary - Illinois Anatomical Gift Act

• Comprehensively rewrites Illinois's anatomical gift law to align with the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, consolidating and modernizing organ and tissue donation procedures.

• Expands who may make anatomical gifts to include agents under powers of attorney, guardians of unemancipated minors, and establishes a prioritized list of family members who can authorize donation if no prior gift was made.

• Permits anatomical gifts through multiple methods including driver's license designation, wills, signed documents, oral communications during terminal illness, and enrollment in the First Person Consent donor registry.

• Clarifies that anatomical gifts may be made for transplantation, therapy, research, or education purposes, and establishes rules for how gifts pass to appropriate recipients (hospitals, organ procurement organizations, tissue banks, or designated individuals).

• Provides immunity from civil and criminal liability for persons acting in good faith to facilitate organ and tissue donation, and prohibits financial compensation for donations except for reasonable costs of removal, processing, preservation, and transportation.