Bill Text: IL HB3597 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Fire Departments and Protection Division of the Municipal Code and the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that municipalities and fire protection districts may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees from residents for any response, time, or services to residents for nonemergency calls for services rendered by a fire protection district. Defines "nonemergency calls for services" for the purposes of the provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB3597 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB3597-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3597 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
65 ILCS 5/11-6-12 new
70 ILCS 705/11n new
Amends the Fire Departments and Protection Division of the Municipal Code and the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that municipalities and fire protection districts may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees from residents for any response, time, or services to residents for nonemergency calls for services rendered by a fire protection district. Defines "nonemergency calls for services" for the purposes of the provisions.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
adding Section 11-6-12 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/11-6-12 new)
Sec. 11-6-12. Reimbursement for nonemergency calls.
(a) For the purposes of this Section, "nonemergency calls
for services" are calls for ambulance or emergency services
that are not considered medical emergencies, do not concern a
threat to life, health, or property and do not otherwise
correspond to any billing code for emergency response
services.
(b) A municipality may fix, charge, and collect reasonable
fees from residents for any response, time, or services to
residents for nonemergency calls for services rendered by a
municipal fire department, firefighter, emergency response
unit, or public safety employee of a municipal department.
Section 10. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by
adding Section 11n as follows:
(70 ILCS 705/11n new)

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Sec. 11n. Reimbursement for nonemergency calls.
(a) For the purposes of this Section, "nonemergency calls
for services" are calls for ambulance or emergency services
that are not considered medical emergencies, do not concern a
threat to life, health, or property and do not otherwise
correspond to any billing code for emergency response
services.
(b) A fire protection district may fix, charge, and
collect reasonable fees from residents for any response, time,
or services to residents for nonemergency calls for services
rendered by a fire protection district.