---
type: "Bill"
title: "MNTL HLTH CONFIDENTIAL-ARREST"
description: "Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Authorizes the inspection and copying of mental health services records of a recipient of such services by a law enforcement officer who has lawfully arrested the recipient, if the officer has (i) a reasonable suspicion that the recipient is suffering from mental illness and (ii) a reasonable belief that the recipient may benefit from treatment in a mental health facility rather than placement in a correctional institution, jail, juvenile correctional facility, or juvenile detention facility. Provides that the information disclosable under this provision is limited to whether the recipient is receiving mental health services from a mental health facility or has received such services within the preceding 6 months and may not be redisclosed by the law enforcement officer except as provided by law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5586"
citation: "Illinois HB 5586 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-15"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b5572bf-d755-4e41-8368-247902edc326"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5586&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66053&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "33ecc9548786108af18b8f33577926037b928c092aa8e6bc8547ccd30eb93dd4"
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 5586 (97th) — MNTL HLTH CONFIDENTIAL-ARREST

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Authorizes the inspection and copying of mental health services records of a recipient of such services by a law enforcement officer who has lawfully arrested the recipient, if the officer has (i) a reasonable suspicion that the recipient is suffering from mental illness and (ii) a reasonable belief that the recipient may benefit from treatment in a mental health facility rather than placement in a correctional institution, jail, juvenile correctional facility, or juvenile detention facility. Provides that the information disclosable under this provision is limited to whether the recipient is receiving mental health services from a mental health facility or has received such services within the preceding 6 months and may not be redisclosed by the law enforcement officer except as provided by law.

## 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=09700HB5586&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66053&DocNum=5586&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5586eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66053&DocNum=5586&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5586enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66053&DocNum=5586&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly du Buclet — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kimberly du Buclet `filing`
- **2012-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kimberly du Buclet `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2012-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2012-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kimberly du Buclet `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2012-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2012-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2012-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2012
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1007 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b5572bf-d755-4e41-8368-247902edc326`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).