--- type: "Bill" title: "PRIMARY STROKE CENTER" description: "Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health shall develop a working group to advise the Department on Primary Stroke Center Systems; that this work group shall have representation from the following groups: EMS Medical Directors; hospital administrators; neurologists from accredited Primary Stroke Centers; EMS Coordinators; stroke advocates; fire chiefs in Illinois; private ambulance providers; and a representative from the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; and that this group shall also develop and submit a statewide stroke assessment tool to the Department for final approval, a copy of which shall be disseminated to all EMS Systems for adoption no later than January 15, 2011. Effective immediately." jurisdiction: "us/states/il" legislature: "Illinois General Assembly" session: "96th" identifier: "HB 2244" citation: "Illinois HB 2244 (96th)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 66 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2009-02-17" last_action: "2009-08-14" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3318114a-1f0b-49eb-a06d-eeab5aedf626" source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2244&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44072&SessionID=76&GA=96" source_hash: "f02c12b438481289f17982564809f1768ab7cc373e62c657f04b35dd6dd4cad0" 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 HB 2244 (96th) — PRIMARY STROKE CENTER Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health shall develop a working group to advise the Department on Primary Stroke Center Systems; that this work group shall have representation from the following groups: EMS Medical Directors; hospital administrators; neurologists from accredited Primary Stroke Centers; EMS Coordinators; stroke advocates; fire chiefs in Illinois; private ambulance providers; and a representative from the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; and that this group shall also develop and submit a statewide stroke assessment tool to the Department for final approval, a copy of which shall be disseminated to all EMS Systems for adoption no later than January 15, 2011. Effective immediately. ## 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=09600HB2244&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44072&DocNum=2244&GAID=10&Session=&print=true) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2244eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44072&DocNum=2244&GAID=10&Session=&print=true) 3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2244enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44072&DocNum=2244&GAID=10&Session=&print=true) ## Votes - Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper - Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - A. J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person) - Bob Biggins — primary (person) - Dan Duffy — cosponsor (person) - Don Harmon — cosponsor (person) - John J. Millner — cosponsor (person) - Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2009-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Biggins `filing` - **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1` - **2009-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie - **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke - **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson - **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis - **2009-02-23** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee` - **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers - **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard - **2009-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano - **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction` - **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage` - **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage` - **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate - **2009-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz - **2009-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich - **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz - **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin - **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate - **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher - **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia - **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz - **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan - **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto - **2009-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage` - **2009-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction` - **2009-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1` - **2009-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin - **2009-03-18** First Reading `reading-1` - **2009-03-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2009-03-19** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather Steans - **2009-03-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin - **2009-04-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon - **2009-04-22** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee` - **2009-04-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi - **2009-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez - **2009-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff - **2009-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy - **2009-05-06** Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000 `committee-passage` - **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009 - **2009-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner - **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2` - **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009 - **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins - **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage` - **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses - **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt` - **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature` - **2009-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2010 - **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0514 `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3318114a-1f0b-49eb-a06d-eeab5aedf626`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).