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type: "Bill"
title: "PRIMARY STROKE CENTER"
description: "Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health shall develop a working group to advise the Department on Primary Stroke Center Systems; that this work group shall have representation from the following groups: EMS Medical Directors; hospital administrators; neurologists from accredited Primary Stroke Centers; EMS Coordinators; stroke advocates; fire chiefs in Illinois; private ambulance providers; and a representative from the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; and that this group shall also develop and submit a statewide stroke assessment tool to the Department for final approval, a copy of which shall be disseminated to all EMS Systems for adoption no later than January 15, 2011. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2244"
citation: "Illinois HB 2244 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 66
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-17"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3318114a-1f0b-49eb-a06d-eeab5aedf626"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2244&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44072&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "f02c12b438481289f17982564809f1768ab7cc373e62c657f04b35dd6dd4cad0"
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 2244 (96th) — PRIMARY STROKE CENTER
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health shall develop a working group to advise the Department on Primary Stroke Center Systems; that this work group shall have representation from the following groups: EMS Medical Directors; hospital administrators; neurologists from accredited Primary Stroke Centers; EMS Coordinators; stroke advocates; fire chiefs in Illinois; private ambulance providers; and a representative from the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; and that this group shall also develop and submit a statewide stroke assessment tool to the Department for final approval, a copy of which shall be disseminated to all EMS Systems for adoption no later than January 15, 2011. Effective immediately.
## 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=09600HB2244&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44072&DocNum=2244&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2244eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44072&DocNum=2244&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2244enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44072&DocNum=2244&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- A. J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Biggins — primary (person)
- Dan Duffy — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Millner — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Biggins `filing`
- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2009-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2009-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2009-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2009-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-19** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather Steans
- **2009-03-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2009-04-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2009-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2009-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
- **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
- **2009-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0514 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3318114a-1f0b-49eb-a06d-eeab5aedf626`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).