---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHERS"
description: "Amends various laws to include emergency medical dispatchers in references to first responders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 3127"
citation: "Illinois SB 3127 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Swanson", "Neil Anderson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/914bb7f0-90e1-4932-a18f-7d99f34b7282"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3127&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=137835&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "cf63ff66db6941d37b473e33682863030dd3f1c89707af85b6f44086ce9724c0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 3127 (102nd) — EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHERS

Amends various laws to include emergency medical dispatchers in references to first responders.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3127.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3127eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3127ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3127ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3127enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Swanson — primary (person)
- Neil Anderson — primary (person)
- Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
- Avery Bourne — cosponsor (person)
- Brian W. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Darren Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Ozinga — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)
- Win Stoller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson `filing`
- **2022-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Darren Bailey
- **2022-02-10** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 15, 2022
- **2022-02-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2022-02-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
- **2022-02-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2022-02-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
- **2022-02-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 17, 2022
- **2022-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2022-02-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart
- **2022-02-23** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2022-02-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2022-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2022-02-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Swanson `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Swanson `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2022-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
- **2022-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Ozinga
- **2022-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2022-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2022-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
- **2022-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2022-03-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2022-03-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - March 31, 2022
- **2022-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Neil Anderson `filing`
- **2022-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 006-000-000
- **2022-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2022-04-08** Senate Concurs
- **2022-04-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1006 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/914bb7f0-90e1-4932-a18f-7d99f34b7282`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).