---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMS ACT-FEC LICENSE"
description: "Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Makes changes in provisions allowing the Department to issue a Freestanding Emergency Center license to a facility based on location. Deletes provisions making the Freestanding Emergency Center license part of a demonstration program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 40"
citation: "Illinois SB 40 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-09"
last_action: "2003-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b8284c1-4a5f-4466-ad7d-7261d89034de"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=40&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=309&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "118702a2cd0ce9af4c448566a67f312123dfb7353cca6cbc0cee277867ed096f"
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 40 (93rd) — EMS ACT-FEC LICENSE

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Makes changes in provisions allowing the Department to issue a Freestanding Emergency Center license to a facility based on location. Deletes provisions making the Freestanding Emergency Center license part of a demonstration program.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0040&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=309&DocNum=40&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0040eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=309&DocNum=40&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0040enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=309&DocNum=40&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lawrence M. Walsh — primary (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh `filing`
- **2003-01-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2003-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-29** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2003-02-27** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2003
- **2003-03-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2003
- **2003-03-24** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2003-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2003-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2003-04-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-24** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0372 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b8284c1-4a5f-4466-ad7d-7261d89034de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).