---
type: "Bill"
title: "PTSD TRAINING FOR POLICE"
description: "Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of State Police to conduct or approve a training program in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for State police officers. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to conduct or approve a training program in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for law enforcement officers of local government agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5587"
citation: "Illinois HB 5587 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2012-02-15"
last_action: "2012-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76319fd3-ff12-426b-9775-2e9400948bb4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5587&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66054&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "507c0e9e6689446a261c9ff9e67af65fc8db2ee5786b6445ce5fe73aa2c7395b"
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 5587 (97th) — PTSD TRAINING FOR POLICE

Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of State Police to conduct or approve a training program in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for State police officers. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to conduct or approve a training program in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for law enforcement officers of local government agencies.

## 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=09700HB5587&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66054&DocNum=5587&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5587eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66054&DocNum=5587&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5587enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66054&DocNum=5587&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 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 II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass / Standard Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 005-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2012-03-27** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2012-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2012-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2012-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2012-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2012-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2012-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2012-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2012-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- **2012-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2012-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2012-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2012-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2012-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2012-04-25** Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
- **2012-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1040 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76319fd3-ff12-426b-9775-2e9400948bb4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).