---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMS-TRANSPORTING POLICE DOGS"
description: "Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that an EMR, EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, or Paramedic may transport a police dog injured in the line of duty to a veterinary clinic or similar facility if there are no persons requiring medical attention or transport at that time. Defines \"police dog\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2661"
citation: "Illinois HB 2661 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc212b90-8da7-4bc0-9083-d351c2b7e789"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2661&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103948&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "cd9883d14908a073431460036aa00c38144bb759a95ff38939546307b3bcf031"
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 2661 (100th) — EMS-TRANSPORTING POLICE DOGS

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that an EMR, EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, or Paramedic may transport a police dog injured in the line of duty to a veterinary clinic or similar facility if there are no persons requiring medical attention or transport at that time. Defines "police dog".

## 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=10000HB2661&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103948&DocNum=2661&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2661eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103948&DocNum=2661&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2661enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103948&DocNum=2661&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol Sente — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Sente `filing`
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2017-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2017-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2017-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
- **2017-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Fire & Emergency Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
- **2017-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2017-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2017-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Fire & Emergency Services Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel
- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2017-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2017-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
- **2017-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2017-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2017-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0108 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc212b90-8da7-4bc0-9083-d351c2b7e789`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).