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HB4477 - 104th General Assembly

EMS SYSTEMS-VARIOUS
Last Action
4/10/2026 - House: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House Sponsors
Rep. Michael J. Kelly - Nicolle Grasse
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
210 ILCS 50/3.5
210 ILCS 50/3.35
210 ILCS 50/3.40
210 ILCS 50/3.45
210 ILCS 50/3.50
Synopsis As Introduced
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.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/16/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Kelly
1/20/2026 House First Reading
1/20/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
2/17/2026 House Assigned to Public Health Committee
2/26/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
2/26/2026 House Do Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 006-002-000
2/26/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026 House Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate