Illinois House Bill 2542

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 21 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-05-05 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that emergency medical (EMS) personnel may provide preveterinary emergency care to a dog or cat to the extent the EMS personnel have received commensurate training and are authorized by their employer to provide care. Provides that requirements governing the circumstances under which EMS personnel may provide preveterinary emergency care to dogs and cats may be specified in the employer's policies governing the provision of care. Contains language stating that nothing in the Act imposes upon EMS personnel any obligation to provide care to a dog or cat or to provide care to a dog or cat before a person. Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. Provides that nothing in that Act shall apply to EMS personnel who provide preveterinary emergency care to a dog or cat under the amended provisions of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Effective immediately.

PREVETERINARY EMERGENCY CARE

Rep. Joyce Mason [D]

Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]

2023-03-21 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 110 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-05	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-04-28	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 6, 2023
2023-04-26	Senate	Assigned to Health and Human Services
2023-03-22	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-22	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-22	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-03-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-03-22	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-21	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
2023-03-16	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-16	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-09	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-09	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Police & Fire Committee; 013-000-000
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Police & Fire Committee
2023-02-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-15	House	First Reading
2023-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
210	50	3.260	New Code	See Bill Text
225	115	4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2542&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2542.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2542eng.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB2542_03212023_036000T.pdf