republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5880.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMS-VARIOUS-TOLL ROAD/BRIDGE"
description: "Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Prohibits the Department of Public Health from implementing the U.S. Department of Transportation National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education Standards until expressly authorized to do so by the General Assembly. Provides that an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P may perform emergency or non-emergency medical services, in accordance with his or her level of education, training, and licensure, regardless of the level or type of vehicle (for example, an ambulance or other type of emergency services vehicle) in which the he or she is practicing as an EMT. Provides that a First Responder must be at least 16 years of age. Provides that the Department's standards and requirements with respect to vehicle staffing must allow for a person who is not an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P to serve as the driver of a vehicle covered by a Vehicle Service Provider's license while the vehicle is being used to provide emergency or non-emergency transportation and must provide for the licensure of such a person to serve in that capacity. Amends the Toll Highway Act and the Toll Bridge Act to allow emergency medical services vehicles to use a toll highway or toll bridge without paying a toll."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5880"
citation: "Illinois HB 5880 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-16"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c22ee1b-8d8b-45e1-869c-86ae302b86a9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5880&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66381&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "1f9a6cfe28c0abe1dbfdf7206a15e805d383dcf794a5c57a8f6a2ad58fc794ac"
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 5880 (97th) — EMS-VARIOUS-TOLL ROAD/BRIDGE

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Prohibits the Department of Public Health from implementing the U.S. Department of Transportation National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education Standards until expressly authorized to do so by the General Assembly. Provides that an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P may perform emergency or non-emergency medical services, in accordance with his or her level of education, training, and licensure, regardless of the level or type of vehicle (for example, an ambulance or other type of emergency services vehicle) in which the he or she is practicing as an EMT. Provides that a First Responder must be at least 16 years of age. Provides that the Department's standards and requirements with respect to vehicle staffing must allow for a person who is not an EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P to serve as the driver of a vehicle covered by a Vehicle Service Provider's license while the vehicle is being used to provide emergency or non-emergency transportation and must provide for the licensure of such a person to serve in that capacity. Amends the Toll Highway Act and the Toll Bridge Act to allow emergency medical services vehicles to use a toll highway or toll bridge without paying a toll.

## 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=09700HB5880&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66381&DocNum=5880&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5880eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66381&DocNum=5880&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5880enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66381&DocNum=5880&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chapin Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2012-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2012-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2012-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2012-03-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2012-03-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard Morthland
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Evans
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Barickman
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2012-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2012-04-19** Sponsor Removed Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2012-04-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2012-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-04** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-16** Do Pass Public Health; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2012
- **2012-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2012
- **2012-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1014 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c22ee1b-8d8b-45e1-869c-86ae302b86a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).