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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4144</title>
<shortdesc>IEMA-OHS-MABAS-ILEAS FUNDING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Mary Beth Canty-Katie Stuart-Jay Hoffman, Laura Faver Dias, Lindsey LaPointe, Nicolle Grasse, Natalie A. Manley, Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr., Rick Ryan and Anthony DeLuca</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 3305/4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 127, par. 1054</aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 3305/24 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) shall, in consultation with the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) and the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS), annually determine what funding is necessary for MABAS and ILEAS to sufficiently alleviate difficulties that emergency responders face in coordinating and providing personnel and equipment from participating agencies and units of local government when responding to all-hazard emergencies in this State and establish a formula for the distribution of that funding. Provides for a continuing appropriation of that funding, with reductions in the case of federal funding. Changes a definition. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>10/3/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty</action>
<statusdate>10/15/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>10/15/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>10/22/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias</action>
<statusdate>10/23/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe</action>
<statusdate>10/24/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart</action>
<statusdate>10/24/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse</action>
<statusdate>10/29/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley</action>
<statusdate>11/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>11/10/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan</action>
<statusdate>12/15/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
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