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type: "Bill"
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title: "VOLUNTEER EMT PROTECT JOB"
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description: "Amends the Volunteer Firefighter Job Protection Act to also provide volunteer emergency workers with job protections. Changes the short title of the Act to the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to municipalities of 3,500 or more. Defines volunteer emergency worker. Makes other changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 594"
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citation: "Illinois HB 594 (94th)"
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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: 40
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-01-27"
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last_action: "2005-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9efadc0-cda3-4252-bf05-12e87969cc2e"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=594&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14987&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "6b163141e5ce68f78b9497558fcad80fa69952245fe67bb956afdb6eae2bda0c"
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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 HB 594 (94th) — VOLUNTEER EMT PROTECT JOB
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Amends the Volunteer Firefighter Job Protection Act to also provide volunteer emergency workers with job protections. Changes the short title of the Act to the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to municipalities of 3,500 or more. Defines volunteer emergency worker. Makes other changes.
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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=09400HB0594&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14987&DocNum=594&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0594eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14987&DocNum=594&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0594enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14987&DocNum=594&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **100–15** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Boland — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
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- **2005-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mike Boland
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- **2005-02-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2005-02-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
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- **2005-02-02** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
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- **2005-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2005-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 011-007-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
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- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
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- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2005-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2005-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 9, 2005 `reading-1`
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- **2005-03-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
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- **2005-03-17** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-03-17** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
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- **2005-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
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- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
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- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Local Government
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- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
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- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2006
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- **2005-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0599 `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/e9efadc0-cda3-4252-bf05-12e87969cc2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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