republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-212.md

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Bill	SCHCD-MENTAL HEALTH TASK FORCE	Amends the School Code to create the Mental Health Task Force for Communication, Intelligence, Empathy, Emotion, and Empowerment. Provides that the purpose of the task force is to explore and determine a method and program for all students in primary and secondary school to receive mandated mental health care. Sets forth the membership of the task force. Contains provisions concerning the intent of the program, the goals of mandated health care, and task force meetings, duties, and reporting. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	HB 212	Illinois HB 212 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Deb Conroy Suzy Glowiak Hilton	4	40	2	2021-01-20	2021-07-23	openstates	ocd-bill/71df18e1-5b12-4d49-9b11-f684f265c8c8	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=212&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128076&SessionID=110&GA=102	0e30fae18ee636d76badbbef4dc6aa0f825c4444debeba10a0c54b34fab99a8a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 212 (102nd) — SCHCD-MENTAL HEALTH TASK FORCE

Amends the School Code to create the Mental Health Task Force for Communication, Intelligence, Empathy, Emotion, and Empowerment. Provides that the purpose of the task force is to explore and determine a method and program for all students in primary and secondary school to receive mandated mental health care. Sets forth the membership of the task force. Contains provisions concerning the intent of the program, the goals of mandated health care, and task force meetings, duties, and reporting. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2023. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Deb Conroy — primary (person)
• Suzy Glowiak Hilton — primary (person)
• Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
• Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
• Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
• Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
• Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-20 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy filing
• 2021-01-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-01-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
• 2021-02-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2021-02-23 Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2021-03-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy amendment-introduction
• 2021-03-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
• 2021-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
• 2021-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Mental Health & Addiction Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2021-03-26 Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
• 2021-04-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-04-14 Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2021-04-14 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2021-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-04-16 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day reading-3
• 2021-04-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
• 2021-04-21 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2021-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 reading-1
• 2021-04-29 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
• 2021-04-29 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-29 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-04 Assigned to Behavioral and Mental Health referral-committee
• 2021-05-12 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2021-05-19 Do Pass Behavioral and Mental Health; 009-000-000 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
• 2021-05-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 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
• 2021-07-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-07-23 Effective Date July 23, 2021
• 2021-07-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0116 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/71df18e1-5b12-4d49-9b11-f684f265c8c8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).