Illinois House Bill 5446
Session 104th
Ems-Rural Staffing-Part-Time
Active
Passed Senate on May 21, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
5446
State
Illinois
Session
104th
Motion Text
Third Reading
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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.
Introduced
Engrossed
Enrolled
House Amendment 001
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05/21/2026
Senate
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
05/21/2026
House
Passed Both Houses
05/21/2026
Senate
Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
05/19/2026
Senate
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
05/14/2026
Senate
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
05/14/2026
Senate
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
05/14/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
05/14/2026
Senate
Second Reading
05/06/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
05/06/2026
Senate
Do Pass Health and Human Services; 009-000-000
04/28/2026
Senate
Assigned to Health and Human Services
04/22/2026
Senate
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
04/16/2026
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
04/16/2026
Senate
Referred to Assignments
04/16/2026
Senate
First Reading
04/16/2026
Senate
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
04/16/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
04/16/2026
Senate
Arrive in Senate
04/15/2026
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
04/15/2026
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
04/15/2026
House
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
04/15/2026
House
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
04/15/2026
House
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
04/14/2026
House
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 014-000-000
04/14/2026
House
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
04/13/2026
House
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
04/13/2026
House
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
04/10/2026
House
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
04/10/2026
House
Second Reading - Short Debate
04/07/2026
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
03/25/2026
House
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
03/24/2026
House
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
03/24/2026
House
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 013-000-000
03/24/2026
House
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
03/24/2026
House
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
03/18/2026
House
Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
02/13/2026
House
Referred to Rules Committee
02/13/2026
House
First Reading
02/06/2026
House
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
Sources
IL Legislature
Record Created
Mar 2, 2026 5:16:18 PM
Record Updated
May 25, 2026 10:27:23 AM