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type: "Bill"
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title: "EMS-FREESTANDING EMERG CENTER"
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description: "Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall issue an annual Freestanding Emergency Center (FEC) license to any facility that is located: (A) in a municipality with a population of 75,000 or fewer inhabitants; (B) within 15 miles of the hospital that owns or controls the FEC; and (C) within 20 (instead of 10) miles of the Resource Hospital affiliated with the FEC as part of the EMS System. (Deletes a provision concerning location in a municipality that has a hospital that has been providing emergency services but is expected to close by the end of 1997 and in a county with a population of more than 525,000.) Requires the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board to waive a certificate of need or permit requirement for any proposed FEC that, no later than June 30, 2009 (instead of as of the effective date of an amendatory Act of 1996), meets certain criteria for providing comprehensive emergency treatment services. Deletes a requirement that the facility must have participated in the demonstration program in order to be issued an annual license. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "SB 1579"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1579 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2007-02-09"
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last_action: "2007-08-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79de5b97-bcdb-40fb-91a3-8606a38d3e31"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1579&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29727&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "71812ff3b5a447ccb84878d31fc000c76e420b57851f532f047e130a4698913f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1579 (95th) — EMS-FREESTANDING EMERG CENTER
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Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall issue an annual Freestanding Emergency Center (FEC) license to any facility that is located: (A) in a municipality with a population of 75,000 or fewer inhabitants; (B) within 15 miles of the hospital that owns or controls the FEC; and (C) within 20 (instead of 10) miles of the Resource Hospital affiliated with the FEC as part of the EMS System. (Deletes a provision concerning location in a municipality that has a hospital that has been providing emergency services but is expected to close by the end of 1997 and in a county with a population of more than 525,000.) Requires the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board to waive a certificate of need or permit requirement for any proposed FEC that, no later than June 30, 2009 (instead of as of the effective date of an amendatory Act of 1996), meets certain criteria for providing comprehensive emergency treatment services. Deletes a requirement that the facility must have participated in the demonstration program in order to be issued an annual license. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1579&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29727&DocNum=1579&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1579eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29727&DocNum=1579&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1579enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29727&DocNum=1579&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **73–42** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Susan Garrett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
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- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
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- **2007-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2007-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services
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- **2007-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-03-08** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
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- **2007-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2007
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- **2007-03-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-03-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2007-03-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Karen May
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- **2007-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
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- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2007-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-05-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 008-004-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-25** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
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- **2007-05-25** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2007-05-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
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- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
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- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2007-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-042-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
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- **2007-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - June 1, 2007
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- **2007-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
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- **2007-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-06-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2007-06-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
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- **2007-06-06** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2007-06-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
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- **2007-06-06** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-07-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-31** Effective Date August 31, 2007
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- **2007-08-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0584 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79de5b97-bcdb-40fb-91a3-8606a38d3e31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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