republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-759.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS-MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 759"
citation: "Illinois HB 759 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-01"
last_action: "2005-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aaae6039-3d0d-4cf9-bd9e-b746f093bcab"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=759&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15246&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "53fd0a9bd18a7d7a5f760d0ab4e7e68c5ee329328ec4c149c0bbb028cba89a0f"
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 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.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0759&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15246&DocNum=759&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0759eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15246&DocNum=759&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0759enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15246&DocNum=759&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aaae6039-3d0d-4cf9-bd9e-b746f093bcab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).