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type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-CALL4CALM TEXT LINE"
description: "Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall permanently establish the Call4Calm text line to support Illinois residents' mental health needs during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Provides that an Illinois resident shall be able to utilize the Call4Calm text line if the resident or someone the resident knows is struggling with stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic and needs emotional support. Provides that the service shall be free of charge and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Provides that callers seeking assistance shall remain anonymous and shall only be required to provide their first name and zip code to enable the service to link callers to a counselor in their area who is knowledgeable about available local resources. Requires the Department to adopt rules. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 1805"
citation: "Illinois HB 1805 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deb Conroy", "Patricia Van Pelt"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2021-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3865a079-193a-45fa-981a-7161b71d56a3"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1805&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130515&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "25a9781c564017bc44f8796641886439df57d3b6094aa10021bd8919a7f8fcb3"
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 1805 (102nd) — DHS-CALL4CALM TEXT LINE
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall permanently establish the Call4Calm text line to support Illinois residents' mental health needs during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Provides that an Illinois resident shall be able to utilize the Call4Calm text line if the resident or someone the resident knows is struggling with stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic and needs emotional support. Provides that the service shall be free of charge and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Provides that callers seeking assistance shall remain anonymous and shall only be required to provide their first name and zip code to enable the service to link callers to a counselor in their area who is knowledgeable about available local resources. Requires the Department to adopt rules. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1805.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1805eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1805ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1805enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Deb Conroy — primary (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy `filing`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2021-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-22** 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
- **2021-03-26** 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`
- **2021-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **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. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **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`
- **2021-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Behavioral and Mental Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass Behavioral and Mental Health; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2021
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2021-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-30** Effective Date July 30, 2021
- **2021-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0206 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3865a079-193a-45fa-981a-7161b71d56a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).