---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, a school board shall notify students and the parents or guardians of students, electronically or in the form of a letter, that a student may be eligible to receive mental health services from the school district under a federal Section 504 plan. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5770"
citation: "Illinois HB 5770 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dee24cc6-1343-4aff-975c-13af89197094"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5770&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111861&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "00eb12a2dc026bc9cc82b550f77d167d1d689e7a7fd9d0911c130f25d11074a9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 5770 (100th) — SCH CD-MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, a school board shall notify students and the parents or guardians of students, electronically or in the form of a letter, that a student may be eligible to receive mental health services from the school district under a federal Section 504 plan. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5770&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111861&DocNum=5770&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5770eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111861&DocNum=5770&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5770enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111861&DocNum=5770&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deb Conroy — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2018-04-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2018-04-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2018-04-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2018-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2018
- **2018-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2018-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2018-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
- **2018-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-000-000
- **2018-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2018-05-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bush `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2018-05-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2018-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2018-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2018-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 108-000-000
- **2018-05-31** House Concurs
- **2018-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-28** Effective Date August 28, 2018
- **2018-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1112 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dee24cc6-1343-4aff-975c-13af89197094`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).