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| Bill | MHDDSA-FAMILY COUNSELING | Amends the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish family centers throughout the State to provide counseling and mental health services to families who are indigent based on any behavior or mental health condition as determined by Department rule. Provides that the Department shall employ or contract with psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family therapists to provide those services. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 101st | HB 2247 | Illinois HB 2247 (101st) |
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enacted | 3 | 59 | 2 | 2019-02-07 | 2019-07-12 | openstates | ocd-bill/70325a81-54c7-4a57-935a-50a1832573cb | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2247&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118037&SessionID=108&GA=101 | 1b6ef5684239ff6bdcbac5ad73eb90e106f9c491e7416f92bdd80ab42e3e03fc | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2247 (101st) — MHDDSA-FAMILY COUNSELING
Amends the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish family centers throughout the State to provide counseling and mental health services to families who are indigent based on any behavior or mental health condition as determined by Department rule. Provides that the Department shall employ or contract with psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed marriage and family therapists to provide those services.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 50–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- André Thapedi — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Conyears-Ervin — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
filing - 2019-02-07 First Reading
reading-1 - 2019-02-07 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2019-02-19 Assigned to Mental Health Committee
referral-committee - 2019-03-07 Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health Committee; 018-000-000
committee-passage - 2019-03-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2019-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
amendment-introduction - 2019-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2019-04-10 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health Committee
- 2019-04-10 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2019-04-10 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2019-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2019-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2019-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2019-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2019-04-11 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2019-04-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- 2019-04-11 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- 2019-04-12 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2019-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2019
reading-1 - 2019-05-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- 2019-05-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2019-05-02 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2019-05-07 Assigned to Human Services
referral-committee - 2019-05-07 Waive Posting Notice
- 2019-05-08 Do Pass Human Services; 006-000-000
committee-passage - 2019-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
- 2019-05-08 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2019-05-14 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2019-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019
- 2019-05-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2019-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2019-05-16 Passed Both Houses
- 2019-06-14 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-07-12 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2019-07-12 Effective Date January 1, 2020
- 2019-07-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0061
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/70325a81-54c7-4a57-935a-50a1832573cb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).