Illinois HB5193: EMS MENTAL FACILITY TRANSPORT

What the bill says

A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5193Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Michael J. KellySYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 50/3.155 210 ILCS 50/3.155 ILCS 50/3.155 Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act…

From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:

A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5193Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Michael J. KellySYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 50/3.155 210 ILCS 50/3.155 ILCS 50/3.155 Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Inprovisions concerning when EMS personnel may contact Online MedicalControl or an EMS Medical Director or Emergency Communications RegisteredNurse to request bypass or diversion of the closest emergency departmentand request transport to the closest or appropriate EMS System-approvedmental health facility, removes the requirement that the patient must notbe under the influence of drugs or alcohol. LRB104 17349 BAB 30774 b LRB104 17349 BAB 30774 b LRB104 17349 BAB 30774 b A BILL FOR HB5193LRB104 17349 BAB 30774 b HB5193 LRB104 17349 BAB 30774 b HB5193 LRB104 17349 BAB 30774 b AN ACT concerning regulation. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act is amended by changing Section 3.155 as follows: (210 ILCS 50/3.155) Sec. 3.155.General provisions. (a) Authority and responsibility for the EMS System shall be vested in the EMS Resource Hospital, through the EMS Medical Director or his designee. (b) For an inter-hospital emergency or non-emergency medical transport, in which the physician from the sending hospital provides the EMS personnel with written medical orders, such written medical orders cannot …

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Sponsors

• Michael J. Kelly (D, 15) · primary sponsor
• Lindsey LaPointe (D, 19)
• Laura Fine and Mary Edly (I) · primary sponsor
• Allen (I)

Latest actions

1. July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0696
2. July 31, 2026: Effective Date January 1, 2027
3. July 31, 2026: Governor Approved
4. June 18, 2026: Sent to the Governor
5. May 31, 2026: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
6. May 21, 2026: Passed Both Houses
7. May 21, 2026: Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
8. May 14, 2026: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
9. May 14, 2026: Second Reading
10. May 6, 2026: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026

Votes

• Third Reading - Passed (May 21, 2026): 55 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do Pass Public Health (May 6, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (April 17, 2026): 103 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee (March 25, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HB5193?

HB5193 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): EMS MENTAL FACILITY TRANSPORT.

What does HB5193 do?

In its own words: A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5193Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Michael J. KellySYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 50/3.155 210 ILCS 50/3.155 ILCS 50/3.155 Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act…

What is the status of HB5193?

Signed into law as of July 31, 2026. Latest action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0696 (July 31, 2026).

Who sponsored HB5193?

Michael J. Kelly (D, 15), with 3 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB5193?

On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5193&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114