---
type: "Bill"
title: "EM TELEPHONE-BOARD MEMBERS"
description: "Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that an Emergency Telephone System Board shall include the county sheriff or the sheriff's designee and at least 2 (rather than 3) representatives of the 9-1-1 public safety agencies other than the sheriff's office."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 5128"
citation: "Illinois HB 5128 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Fowler", "Patrick Windhorst"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c770de93-6465-4f4b-8a26-2d30a9d34899"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5128&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=153172&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "24e1699fc3b02adf3fcee3d8d314b807f3bd19ca48ab1b44120db0637b29d3ca"
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 5128 (103rd) — EM TELEPHONE-BOARD MEMBERS

Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that an Emergency Telephone System Board shall include the county sheriff or the sheriff's designee and at least 2 (rather than 3) representatives of the 9-1-1 public safety agencies other than the sheriff's office.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5128.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5128eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5128ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5128enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Energy and Public Utilities — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Police & Fire Committee — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dale Fowler — primary (person)
- Patrick Windhorst — primary (person)
- Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Bunting — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Coffey, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst `filing`
- **2024-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
- **2024-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2024-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-02-28** Assigned to Police & Fire Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Police & Fire Committee
- **2024-04-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Police & Fire Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Police & Fire Committee; 014-000-000
- **2024-04-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2024-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
- **2024-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2024-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-17** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
- **2024-05-09** Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 010-000-000
- **2024-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2024-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2024-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0693 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c770de93-6465-4f4b-8a26-2d30a9d34899`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).