---
type: "Bill"
title: "MHDD CD-AFTERCARE"
description: "Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services when a recipient of services under this Code, whether admitted on a voluntary or involuntary basis, is being discharged from an inpatient facility, shall provide the recipient and the recipient's conservator, guardian, or other legally authorized representative a written aftercare plan prior to the recipient's discharge from the facility. Provides that the written aftercare plan shall include, to the extent known, all of the following components: (1) the nature of the illness and followup required; (2) medications including side effects and dosage schedules; (3) if the recipient was given an informed consent form with his or her medications, the form shall satisfy the requirement for information on side effects of the medications; 4) expected course of recovery; (5) recommendations regarding treatment that is relevant to the recipient's care; (6) referrals to providers of medical and mental health services; and (7) other relevant information. Provides that the recipient shall be advised by facility personnel that he or she may designate another person to receive a copy of the aftercare plan."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 1854"
citation: "Illinois HB 1854 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Morgan", "Julie A. Morrison"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9d49e02-db96-462d-97ad-de410e25895a"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1854&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130595&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "69c1be61d395c8b16f9ea2d9efe9309faad5509aebb95dea362f1ca2d3fe6257"
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 1854 (102nd) — MHDD CD-AFTERCARE

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services when a recipient of services under this Code, whether admitted on a voluntary or involuntary basis, is being discharged from an inpatient facility, shall provide the recipient and the recipient's conservator, guardian, or other legally authorized representative a written aftercare plan prior to the recipient's discharge from the facility. Provides that the written aftercare plan shall include, to the extent known, all of the following components: (1) the nature of the illness and followup required; (2) medications including side effects and dosage schedules; (3) if the recipient was given an informed consent form with his or her medications, the form shall satisfy the requirement for information on side effects of the medications; 4) expected course of recovery; (5) recommendations regarding treatment that is relevant to the recipient's care; (6) referrals to providers of medical and mental health services; and (7) other relevant information. Provides that the recipient shall be advised by facility personnel that he or she may designate another person to receive a copy of the aftercare plan.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1854.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1854eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1854enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Morgan — primary (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Amy Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Deanne M. Mazzochi — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Keith R. Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan `filing`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Health; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0420 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9d49e02-db96-462d-97ad-de410e25895a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).