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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "EMS-EMT DESIGNATION & LICENSE"
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description: "Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Changes the terms \"Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P)\" to \"Paramedic\", \"Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B)\" to \"EMT\", and \"Pre-hospital RN\" to \"Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse\". Adds a new category of license for Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT). Provides for the licensure (instead of certification) of Pre-Hospital Registered Nurses and Emergency Communications Registered Nurses. Repeals a provision that defined the term \"First Responder\" and provided for the licensure of First Responders. Creates a category of license for Emergency Medical Responders. Provides educational requirements for Emergency Medical Responders. Provides that the definitions of basic life support services, intermediate life support services, and advanced life support services shall include the services outlined in the National EMS Education Standards (instead of in the national curriculum of the United States Department of Transportation). Authorizes the Department to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the license of an Emergency Medical Dispatcher, Lead Instructor, Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse, or Emergency Communications Registered Nurse. Adds the category of AEMT to provisions concerning EMTs in the Firemen's Disciplinary Act, the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Fire Protection District Act, the AIDS Confidentiality Act, the Good Samaritan Act, the Workers' Compensation Act, and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act, the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act, the Coal Mine Medical Emergencies Act, the Burn Injury Reporting Act, the Illinois Vehicle Code, and the Good Samaritan Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "98th"
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identifier: "SB 3414"
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citation: "Illinois SB 3414 (98th)"
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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: 43
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2014-02-14"
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last_action: "2014-08-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17d25a1d-cc6a-4566-833f-847384c5450f"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3414&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80720&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "47a65d5011994d5292c40232c000ef68f1fcd4c692e825b71577c3cdf639b9fc"
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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 SB 3414 (98th) — EMS-EMT DESIGNATION & LICENSE
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Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Changes the terms "Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P)" to "Paramedic", "Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B)" to "EMT", and "Pre-hospital RN" to "Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse". Adds a new category of license for Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT). Provides for the licensure (instead of certification) of Pre-Hospital Registered Nurses and Emergency Communications Registered Nurses. Repeals a provision that defined the term "First Responder" and provided for the licensure of First Responders. Creates a category of license for Emergency Medical Responders. Provides educational requirements for Emergency Medical Responders. Provides that the definitions of basic life support services, intermediate life support services, and advanced life support services shall include the services outlined in the National EMS Education Standards (instead of in the national curriculum of the United States Department of Transportation). Authorizes the Department to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the license of an Emergency Medical Dispatcher, Lead Instructor, Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse, or Emergency Communications Registered Nurse. Adds the category of AEMT to provisions concerning EMTs in the Firemen's Disciplinary Act, the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Fire Protection District Act, the AIDS Confidentiality Act, the Good Samaritan Act, the Workers' Compensation Act, and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act, the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act, the Coal Mine Medical Emergencies Act, the Burn Injury Reporting Act, the Illinois Vehicle Code, and the Good Samaritan Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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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=09800SB3414&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80720&DocNum=3414&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3414eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80720&DocNum=3414&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3414enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80720&DocNum=3414&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2014-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `filing`
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- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-02-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2014-02-25** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
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- **2014-03-05** Postponed - Public Health
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- **2014-03-20** Postponed - Public Health
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- **2014-03-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
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- **2014-03-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2014-03-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
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- **2014-03-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2014-03-26** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2014
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- **2014-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2014
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- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
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- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), Amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
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- **2014-04-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
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- **2014-04-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 1, 2014 `reading-3`
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- **2014-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2014-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health
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- **2014-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
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- **2014-05-07** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2014-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans `amendment-passage`
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- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2014-05-07** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-05-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2014-05-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
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- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
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- **2014-05-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-05-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-05-12** Assigned to Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-05-16** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2014
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- **2014-05-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-05-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-05-23** Passed Both Houses
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- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2014-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2014
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- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0973 `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/17d25a1d-cc6a-4566-833f-847384c5450f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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