EMS SYSTEMS-DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Summary
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that specified Advisory Committees shall include one representative from the labor organization recognized as the exclusive representative of specified entities' employees. Provides that an EMS Medical Director may only suspend any EMS personnel, EMS Lead Instructor, individual, individual provider, or other participant considered not to be meeting the requirements of the Program Plan if the EMS Medical Director obtains agreement from the Department of Public Health. Allows arbitration meeting specified requirements as alternative dispute resolution procedures for EMS System licensing and makes conforming changes throughout the Act. Provides that a member of a fire department's or fire protection district's collective bargaining unit shall be eligible to work under a silver spanner program for another fire department EMS System that is not the full time employer of that member, for a period not to exceed 12 months, without being required to test into the EMS System of the fire department or fire protection district. Makes other changes.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced May 15, 2023
Signed Aug 11, 2023
Floor votes · House May 12, 2023
How they voted
111–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 116
May 12, 2023
D
Democratic76
94% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
100
Key actions
16
Committee
19
Amendments
6
Aug 11, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
lower
May 16, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Executive
lower
May 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
May 12, 2023
Amended
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
lower
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
lower
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Police & Fire Committee; 014-000-000
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Police & Fire Committee; 013-000-000
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Police & Fire Committee
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Police & Fire Committee
lower
May 10, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 10, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
lower
May 9, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 9, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Police & Fire Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Police & Fire Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Police & Fire Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Police & Fire Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 48 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
P
Bill Cunningham
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Guerrero-Cuellar
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony DeLuca
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Rita
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Fritts
RRepublican
Co
Brad Stephens
RRepublican
Co
Dale Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Dan McConchie
RRepublican
Co
Dave Vella
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
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