---
type: "Bill"
title: "RURAL AMBUL-FIRST RESPONDERS"
description: "Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. In a provision concerning rural ambulance service upgrades, provides that notwithstanding the service level of an ambulance, a first responder licensed by the Department of Public Health is authorized to function as a first responder."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5828"
citation: "Illinois HB 5828 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a4fd548-af67-481f-ab6c-05a2739743e4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5828&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81127&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "9182c9b5037897d8ba3179172bf261718ca509041e4862cfa435911531624166"
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 5828 (98th) — RURAL AMBUL-FIRST RESPONDERS

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. In a provision concerning rural ambulance service upgrades, provides that notwithstanding the service level of an ambulance, a first responder licensed by the Department of Public Health is authorized to function as a first responder.

## 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=09800HB5828&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81127&DocNum=5828&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5828eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81127&DocNum=5828&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5828enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81127&DocNum=5828&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2014-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2014-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2014-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2014-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Meier
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2014-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2014-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Postponed - Public Health
- **2014-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2014-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-13** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2014
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
- **2014-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2014-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2014-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2014-05-29** House Concurs
- **2014-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2014
- **2014-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0881 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a4fd548-af67-481f-ab6c-05a2739743e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).