Date	Chamber	Action
8/24/2017	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0324

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

210 ILCS 50/3.56 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that any individual who serves as either emergency medical services personnel on a volunteer basis or as a firefighter on a volunteer basis may not be disciplined or terminated by his or her employer for responding to an emergency call or emergency text message during work hours that requests the individual's volunteer emergency medical services or volunteer firefighter services.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	210 ILCS 50/3.56 new

	Adds reference to:
	50 ILCS 748/5

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that a public or private employer shall not discipline an employee who is a volunteer emergency worker if the employee, in the scope of acting as a volunteer emergency worker, responds to an emergency phone call or text message during work hours that requests the person's volunteer emergency services unless the person is employed by a public or private vehicle service provider and is in the course of performing services as Emergency Medical Services personnel.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job Protection Act. Provides that any person who serves as either emergency medical services worker on a volunteer basis may not be disciplined or terminated by his or her employer for responding to an emergency call or emergency text message during work hours that requests the individual's volunteer emergency medical services or volunteer firefighter services. Provides that written policies governing the use of cell phones shall prevail and control.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2017	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
2/10/2017	Senate	First Reading
2/10/2017	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/28/2017	Senate	Assigned to Labor
3/9/2017	Senate	Do Pass Labor; 014-000-000
3/9/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2017
4/26/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
4/26/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/26/2017	Senate	Second Reading
4/26/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
4/27/2017	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
4/28/2017	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
5/2/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
5/3/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 011-000-000
5/5/2017	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/5/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; McCann
5/5/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
5/5/2017	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000
5/8/2017	House	Arrived in House
5/8/2017	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
5/9/2017	House	First Reading
5/9/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/15/2017	House	Assigned to Fire & Emergency Services Committee
5/19/2017	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
5/22/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
5/25/2017	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Fire & Emergency Services Committee; 005-000-000
5/25/2017	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/25/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
5/25/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/25/2017	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/25/2017	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/26/2017	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
5/28/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
5/30/2017	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
5/30/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/30/2017	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/30/2017	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-001
5/30/2017	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
5/30/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2017
5/31/2017	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
5/31/2017	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/31/2017	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government
5/31/2017	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000
5/31/2017	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
5/31/2017	Senate	Senate Concurs
5/31/2017	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/29/2017	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/24/2017	Senate	Governor Approved
8/24/2017	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2018
8/24/2017	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0324

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