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Bill	IDPH-EMS-STRETCHER VAN PROVIDR	Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides for licensure of stretcher van providers by the Department of Public Health. Provides that a stretcher van provider may provide transport of a passenger on a stretcher, provided the passenger needs no medical equipment, medical monitoring, or medical observation. Provides that a stretcher van provider may not provide transport of a passenger if the passenger is acutely ill, wounded, or medically unstable or meets certain other conditions. Sets forth the Department's responsibilities in connection with licensure of stretcher van providers. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 3994	Illinois HB 3994 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	44	3	2009-02-26	2009-08-25	openstates	ocd-bill/d793c9da-0f80-4bce-80e1-c744b88c8012	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3994&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46832&SessionID=76&GA=96	e2f4316041e4125bddfc025e0a10ff358061144e3602f465ab29639dcbd6208a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3994 (96th) — IDPH-EMS-STRETCHER VAN PROVIDR

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides for licensure of stretcher van providers by the Department of Public Health. Provides that a stretcher van provider may provide transport of a passenger on a stretcher, provided the passenger needs no medical equipment, medical monitoring, or medical observation. Provides that a stretcher van provider may not provide transport of a passenger if the passenger is acutely ill, wounded, or medically unstable or meets certain other conditions. Sets forth the Department's responsibilities in connection with licensure of stretcher van providers. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 106–10 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 96–21 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Patrick J. Verschoore — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore filing
• 2009-02-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-26 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
• 2009-03-03 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-001-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
• 2009-03-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2009-03-30 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-03-30 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-010-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-04-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
• 2009-04-02 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-02 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-04-22 Assigned to Public Health referral-committee
• 2009-05-04 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
• 2009-05-06 Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
• 2009-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan amendment-introduction
• 2009-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
• 2009-05-13 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
• 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 006-000-000
• 2009-05-19 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sullivan amendment-passage
• 2009-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-19 Arrived in House introduction
• 2009-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
• 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-05-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2009-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2009-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 096-021-000
• 2009-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-25 Effective Date August 25, 2009
• 2009-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0702 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d793c9da-0f80-4bce-80e1-c744b88c8012. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).