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Bill	RURAL AMBUL-FIRST RESPONDERS	Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. In a provision concerning rural ambulance service upgrades, provides that notwithstanding the service level of an ambulance, a first responder licensed by the Department of Public Health is authorized to function as a first responder.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 5828	Illinois HB 5828 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	52	3	2014-02-14	2014-08-13	openstates	ocd-bill/3a4fd548-af67-481f-ab6c-05a2739743e4	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5828&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81127&SessionID=85&GA=98	9182c9b5037897d8ba3179172bf261718ca509041e4862cfa435911531624166	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5828 (98th) — RURAL AMBUL-FIRST RESPONDERS

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. In a provision concerning rural ambulance service upgrades, provides that notwithstanding the service level of an ambulance, a first responder licensed by the Department of Public Health is authorized to function as a first responder.

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 — 51–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2014-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt filing
• 2014-02-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-03-19 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee referral-committee
• 2014-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt amendment-introduction
• 2014-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-03-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
• 2014-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2014-03-26 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-03-26 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-03-27 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2014-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2014-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
• 2014-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
• 2014-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
• 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
• 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
• 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
• 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Meier
• 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
• 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
• 2014-04-02 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-04-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2014-04-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2014-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2014 reading-1
• 2014-04-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
• 2014-04-03 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-04-03 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2014-04-30 Assigned to Public Health referral-committee
• 2014-05-07 Postponed - Public Health
• 2014-05-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose amendment-introduction
• 2014-05-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2014-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
• 2014-05-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2014-05-13 Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 005-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2014
• 2014-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
• 2014-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
• 2014-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-05-20 Arrived in House introduction
• 2014-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2014-05-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2014-05-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
• 2014-05-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
• 2014-05-29 House Concurs
• 2014-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2014-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2014-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2014-08-13 Effective Date August 13, 2014
• 2014-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0881 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3a4fd548-af67-481f-ab6c-05a2739743e4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).