HB4477 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

EMS SYSTEMS-VARIOUS
Last Action
2/26/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Hearings
Public Health Committee Hearing Feb 26 2026 8:00AM Capitol Building Room 122 Springfield, IL
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
210 ILCS 50/3.5  
210 ILCS 50/3.35  
210 ILCS 50/3.40  
210 ILCS 50/3.45  
210 ILCS 50/3.50  
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Defines "digital license", "Just Culture Matrix", and "physical license". Provides that the Department of Public Health, by rule, shall publish a Just Culture Matrix, and it shall recommend that each EMS System include the Just Culture Matrix in its Program Plan for evaluating and responding to errors or failures to perform emergency and nonemergency medical services in accordance with the defined scope of practice of the EMS personnel. Provides that the Just Culture Matrix shall be a framework for fairly and consistently applying EMS System participation suspensions. Sets forth provisions concerning membership of the local System review board. Provides that the local System review board shall only have the authority to affirm, reduce, or rescind the EMS Medical Director's suspension order. Provides that the function of the State Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board is to review and affirm, reduce, or rescind disciplinary orders (instead of review and affirm, reverse, or modify). Makes conforming changes. Provides that the Department shall issue to EMS personnel a physical license, and all EMS personnel shall have access to a digital license. Requires a licensee to possess a copy of a physical license or a digital license.
Actions
DateChamberAction
1/16/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Kelly
1/20/2026HouseFirst Reading
1/20/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2/17/2026HouseAssigned to Public Health Committee
2/26/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
2/26/2026HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 006-002-000
2/26/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate