IL HB5446 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 11)
Status: Enrolled on May 21 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-05-21 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on May 21 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-05-21 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall allow for an alternative rural staffing model for vehicle service providers that serve a rural or semi-rural population of 10,000 or fewer inhabitants and exclusively use volunteers, paid-on-call, or part-time employees, or a combination thereof (now, the use of part-time employees is not an option). Effective immediately.
Title
EMS-RURAL STAFFING-PART-TIME
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 2026-05-19 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass Health and Human Services; 009-000-000 |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Assigned to Health and Human Services |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee |
| 2026-04-13 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-13 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-24 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 2026-03-24 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-24 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-13 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | 50 | 3.85 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
