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type: "Bill"
title: "VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKER"
description: "Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that any individual who serves as either emergency medical services personnel on a volunteer basis or as a firefighter on a volunteer basis may not be disciplined or terminated by his or her employer for responding to an emergency call or emergency text message during work hours that requests the individual's volunteer emergency medical services or volunteer firefighter services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1895"
citation: "Illinois SB 1895 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2017-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3367253a-93cf-4f48-b84f-39e5d56343cb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1895&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=105158&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "b64af734a577842688ff191804bf3451012c8eb6bf7a2bb21b7d04a55feade35"
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 1895 (100th) — VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKER
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that any individual who serves as either emergency medical services personnel on a volunteer basis or as a firefighter on a volunteer basis may not be disciplined or terminated by his or her employer for responding to an emergency call or emergency text message during work hours that requests the individual's volunteer emergency medical services or volunteer firefighter services.
## 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=10000SB1895&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=105158&DocNum=1895&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1895eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=105158&DocNum=1895&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1895enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=105158&DocNum=1895&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **470** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1131** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Wm. Sam McCann — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann `filing`
- **2017-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28** Assigned to Labor `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Do Pass Labor; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2017
- **2017-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
- **2017-04-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
- **2017-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 011-000-000
- **2017-05-05** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; McCann `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2017-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15** Assigned to Fire & Emergency Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2017-05-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Fire & Emergency Services Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2017-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Wm. Sam McCann `filing`
- **2017-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000
- **2017-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2017-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2017-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-24** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0324 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3367253a-93cf-4f48-b84f-39e5d56343cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).