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| Bill | DCFS-MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES | Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that every child with a diagnosis of a mental illness who is placed under the Act shall receive mental health services. Requires DCFS, in cooperation with DHS, to file a proposed rule by January 1, 2006, regarding the mental health services to be provided to these children. Requires DCFS to assess each mental health community network in the State to determine what needs exist in each network for the required mental health services. Requires DCFS, by January 1, 2007, to submit a report describing the assessment of the mental health community networks and a plan to address the identified needs to the Governor and the General Assembly. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 759 | Illinois HB 759 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2005-02-01 | 2005-06-15 | openstates | ocd-bill/aaae6039-3d0d-4cf9-bd9e-b746f093bcab | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=759&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15246&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 53fd0a9bd18a7d7a5f760d0ab4e7e68c5ee329328ec4c149c0bbb028cba89a0f | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 759 (94th) — DCFS-MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that every child with a diagnosis of a mental illness who is placed under the Act shall receive mental health services. Requires DCFS, in cooperation with DHS, to file a proposed rule by January 1, 2006, regarding the mental health services to be provided to these children. Requires DCFS to assess each mental health community network in the State to determine what needs exist in each network for the required mental health services. Requires DCFS, by January 1, 2007, to submit a report describing the assessment of the mental health community networks and a plan to address the identified needs to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-01 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
filing - 2005-02-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-02 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-08 Assigned to Human Services Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2005-02-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2005-02-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
amendment-introduction - 2005-02-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-02-24 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-001-000
committee-passage - 2005-02-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2005-02-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-02-25 Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan; As Amended
- 2005-02-25 Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- 2005-02-25 Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- 2005-03-07 Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- 2005-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-03-17 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-03-17 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-03-24 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- 2005-04-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-06 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-13 Assigned to Health & Human Services
referral-committee - 2005-04-20 Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- 2005-05-05 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
- 2005-05-11 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2005-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-001
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-11 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-09 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-06-15 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-06-15 Effective Date January 1, 2006
- 2005-06-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0034
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aaae6039-3d0d-4cf9-bd9e-b746f093bcab. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).