Illinois Senate Bill 3377

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-15 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Defines "rural 9-1-1 system" as a 9-1-1 system covering less than 190,000 residents. Requires each 9-1-1 System Manager of a 9-1-1 system bordering a rural 9-1-1 system shall continually disclose to the rural 9-1-1 system the contact information for each public safety agency or first responder operating in the 9-1-1 system bordering the rural 9-1-1 system. Provides that a public safety telecommunicator accepting an emergency call in a rural 9-1-1 system shall first attempt to direct dispatch to a public safety agency or first responder nearest to the person in need of emergency assistance. Provides that, if there are no first responders or public safety agencies available to dispatch assistance in the nearest location, then the public safety communicator shall call for the next closest first responder or public safety agency until finding the closest available first responder or public safety agency.

9-1-1 SYSTEMS-DIRECT DISPATCH

Sen. Steve McClure [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2024-02-20	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
2024-02-07	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2024-02-07	Senate	First Reading
2024-02-07	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	750	17.7	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3377&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB3377.htm