Illinois House Bill 3233

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Creates the Emergency Medical Service Response Task Force to investigate and provide legislative and policy recommendations regarding slow and dangerous response times for ambulance and EMS services in parts of the State, in particular services in rural communities. Provides that the Emergency Medical Service Response Task Force shall address, study, and provide recommendations on any aspect of the response time crisis deemed appropriate by the Task Force, including the sustainability of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems in rural communities throughout the State; any regulatory or administrative burdens or staffing restrictions placed on providers that contribute to staffing issues or slow response times; revenue shortfalls that challenge the sustainability and survival of ambulance or emergency medical services; and the report, findings, and any recommendations of the EMT Training, Recruitment, and Retention Task Force. Sets forth provisions concerning the appointment of members. Requires members to convene at the call of the co-chairs for at least 6 meetings, and provides that members shall serve without compensation. Requires the Task Force to submit its final report containing legislative and policy decisions to the General Assembly and the Governor no later than September 1, 2026, and upon the submission of its final report, the Task Force shall be dissolved.

EMS RESPONSE TASK FORCE

Rep. Bradley Fritts [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-02-18	House	First Reading
2025-02-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bradley Fritts

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
210	50	3.23	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3233&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB3233.htm