Illinois House Bill 4477
Session 104th
Ems Systems-Various
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 16, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
4477
State
Illinois
Session
104th
checkPassed on February 26, 2026
Motion Text
Public Health
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Summary
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Defines "digital license", "Just Culture Matrix", and "physical license". Provides that the Department of Public Health, by rule, shall publish a Just Culture Matrix, and it shall recommend that each EMS System include the Just Culture Matrix in its Program Plan for evaluating and responding to errors or failures to perform emergency and nonemergency medical services in accordance with the defined scope of practice of the EMS personnel. Provides that the Just Culture Matrix shall be a framework for fairly and consistently applying EMS System participation suspensions. Sets forth provisions concerning membership of the local System review board. Provides that the local System review board shall only have the authority to affirm, reduce, or rescind the EMS Medical Director's suspension order. Provides that the function of the State Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board is to review and affirm, reduce, or rescind disciplinary orders (instead of review and affirm, reverse, or modify). Makes conforming changes. Provides that the Department shall issue to EMS personnel a physical license, and all EMS personnel shall have access to a digital license. Requires a licensee to possess a copy of a physical license or a digital license.
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02/26/2026
House
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
02/26/2026
House
Do Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 006-002-000
02/26/2026
House
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
02/17/2026
House
Assigned to Public Health Committee
01/20/2026
House
Referred to Rules Committee
01/20/2026
House
First Reading
01/16/2026
House
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Kelly
Sources
IL Legislature
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 7:42:35 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 6:46:14 PM