---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMERG WIRELESS TEL-SURCHARGE"
description: "Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that moneys in the Emergency Telephone System Fund may be used to purchase automatic external defibrillators, subject to certain restrictions. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2106"
citation: "Illinois SB 2106 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-12-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/674c69f7-b87e-452b-9685-074fed46711b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2106&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=45025&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "ee5dd35a09b63d9baf3440e62d724b1f5734399b5804a3936e48be0af68d6f11"
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 2106 (96th) — EMERG WIRELESS TEL-SURCHARGE

Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that moneys in the Emergency Telephone System Fund may be used to purchase automatic external defibrillators, subject to certain restrictions. 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=09600SB2106&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45025&DocNum=2106&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2106eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45025&DocNum=2106&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2106enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45025&DocNum=2106&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **49–8** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **75–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Local Government; 008-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-04-03** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-04-30** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2009
- **2009-04-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 032-018-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-05-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-05-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-05-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2009
- **2009-10-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-10-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-10-14** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-10-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-10-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2009-10-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-10-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-10-15** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2009-10-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-10-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-040-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-10-15** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-10-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - October 16, 2009
- **2009-10-26** Sponsor Removed Sen. Gary Forby
- **2009-10-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Gary Forby
- **2009-10-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Gary Forby `filing`
- **2009-10-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2009-10-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 049-008-000
- **2009-10-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-11-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-12-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-12-16** Effective Date December 16, 2009
- **2009-12-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0838 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/674c69f7-b87e-452b-9685-074fed46711b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).