---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIRE PROT DIST-EMT CERT"
description: "Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a fire protection district may require that all firefighters hired by any fire department within the district must be licensed as an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 5017"
citation: "Illinois HB 5017 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 78
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2004-02-05"
last_action: "2004-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8706c9f-4ae8-4eaa-9a1e-251e2ff26cec"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5017&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9893&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "a60ab8beb1550ed21a81ae350fc4e7e48be241be7d3e28f1aee96fa7a9db2308"
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 5017 (93rd) — FIRE PROT DIST-EMT CERT

Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a fire protection district may require that all firefighters hired by any fire department within the district must be licensed as an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.

## 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=09300HB5017&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9893&DocNum=5017&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB5017eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9893&DocNum=5017&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB5017enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9893&DocNum=5017&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 4 — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kevin A. McCarthy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `filing`
- **2004-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-09** Pension Note Filed
- **2004-03-10** State Debt Impact Note Filed
- **2004-03-10** Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed
- **2004-03-11** Judicial Note Filed
- **2004-03-23** Home Rule Note Filed
- **2004-03-23** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
- **2004-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-23** Correctional Note Filed
- **2004-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
- **2004-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-04-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2004-04-21** Postponed - Local Government
- **2004-04-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2004-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2004-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2004-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, extended to January 11, 2005. `reading-3`
- **2004-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2004-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Be Approved for Consideration Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2004-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Walsh `amendment-passage`
- **2004-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2004-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-19** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2,3,4
- **2004-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2004-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2004-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2004-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-000-000
- **2004-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-000-000
- **2004-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-000-000
- **2004-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2004-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2004-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2004-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2004-05-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2004-05-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2004-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-19** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0952 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8706c9f-4ae8-4eaa-9a1e-251e2ff26cec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).