HB 3620 — IEMA-UPDATE

*LRB10409467BDA19528b* HB3620 104THEngrossed GENERALLRB104 ASSEMBLY09467 StateBDA of19528 Illinoisb andAN 2026ACT HB3620concerning Introducedsafety. 2/18/2025, by Rep.

Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

ILCS 3305/4 from Ch.

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1054 ILCS 3305/6 from Ch.

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1056 ILCS 3305/8 from Ch.

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1058 ILCS 3305/20 from Ch.

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1070 Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.

In provisions regarding the emergency management powers of the Governor, adds mobile support teams (MSTs) to provisions that include emergency services and disaster agencies, and changes other provisions.

In provisions regarding MSTs, adds provisions with respect to mutual aid, powers of the Governor or the Director of Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, and the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

Provides that the MSTs may be reimbursed and political subdivisions or body politics may (rather than shall) be reimbursed for certain expenses.

Makes changes to provisions regarding the oath of office.

Adds and changes definitions.

LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b A BILL FOR HB3620 LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b AN ACT concerning safety.

"Cyber incident" includes a vulnerability in information systems, system security procedures, internal controls, or implementations that could HB3620 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b be exploited by a threat source that affect or control infrastructure or communications networks utilized by the public.

"Emergency Operations Plan" means the written plan of the HB3620 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b State and political subdivisions describing the organization, mission, and functions of the government and supporting services for responding to and recovering from disasters and shall include plans that take into account the needs of those individuals with household pets and service animals following a major disaster or emergency.

"Exercise" means a planned event realistically simulating a disaster, conducted for the purpose of evaluating the political subdivision's coordinated emergency management capabilities, including, but not limited to, testing the HB3620 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b emergency operations plan.

"Mobile Support Team" or "MST" means a group of individuals designated as a team by the Governor or Director to train prior to and to be activated dispatched, if the Governor or the Director so determines, to aid and reinforce the State and political subdivision emergency management efforts in response to an incident, a disaster, federally declared national special security event, or other large HB3620 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b public event.

HB3620 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b (ii) a large number of serious or long-term disabilities in the affected population;

(b) In performing duties under this Act, the Governor is HB3620 Engrossed - 7 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b authorized to cooperate with the federal government and with other states in all matters pertaining to emergency management.

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(3) In accordance with the plan and program for the emergency management of this State, and out of funds appropriated for these purposes, to procure and preposition supplies, medicines, materials and equipment, to institute training programs and public information programs, and to take all other preparatory steps including the partial or full mobilization of MSTs and emergency services and disaster agencies in advance of actual disaster to insure the furnishing of adequately trained and equipped forces for incidents, disasters, federally declared national special security events, and HB3620 Engrossed - 9 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b other large public events disaster response and recovery.

fire fighting, rescue, transportation, communication, and construction services and equipment, provided, however, that if the General Assembly be not in session and the Governor has not proclaimed the existence of a disaster under this Section, then the agreements or compacts shall instead be submitted to an Interim Committee on Emergency Management composed of 5 Senators appointed by the President of the Senate and of 5 Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, during the month of June of each odd-numbered year HB3620 Engrossed - 10 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b to serve for a 2 year term, beginning July 1 of that year, and until their successors are appointed and qualified, or until termination of their legislative service, whichever first occurs.

(b) The Governor or Director may activate mobile support teams (MSTs) to aid and reinforce the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, and HB3620 Engrossed - 11 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b emergency services and disaster agencies in this State or out-of-state pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, as ratified in the Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act, for incidents, disasters, federally declared national special security events, and other large public events.

(1) If they are paid employees of the State, have the powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities and HB3620 Engrossed - 12 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b receive the compensation incidental to their employment.

If the person diseased, injured or killed is an employee described in item (3) of subsection (e) above, the computation of benefits payable under either of those Acts shall be based on income commensurate with comparable State employees doing the same type of work or income from the person's regular employment, whichever is HB3620 Engrossed - 13 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b greater.

(i) (d) Whenever activated MSTs mobile support teams or units of another state operating under orders of the Governor of their home state, while the Governor has the emergency powers provided for under Section 7 of this Act, render aid to this State under the orders of the Governor of its home state and upon the request of the Governor of this State, all questions relating to reimbursement by this State to the other state and its citizens in regard to the assistance so rendered HB3620 Engrossed - 14 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b shall be determined by the mutual aid agreements, MST agreements, or interstate compacts described in subparagraph (5) of paragraph (c) of Section 6 as are existing at the time of the assistance rendered, pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact as ratified in the Emergency Management Assistance Compact Act, as or are entered into thereafter and under Section 303 (d) of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950.

(a) Each person, whether compensated or noncompensated, HB3620 Engrossed - 15 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b who is appointed to serve in any capacity in, or on behalf of, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) or an emergency services and disaster agency, shall, before entering upon his or her duties, take an oath, in writing., (b) The oath shall be administered before the Director of IEMA-OHS (or a designee authorized in writing by the Director), or before the coordinator of the respective that emergency services and disaster agency, or before other persons authorized to administer oaths in this State pursuant to the Oaths anand Affirmations Act., which The oath may be administered through live video technology or other electronic means;

And I do further swear (or affirm) HB3620 Engrossed - 16 - LRB104 09467 BDA 19528 b that I do not advocate, nor am I, nor have I been a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this State by force or violence;