Bill Status of SB2500  104th General Assembly

Short Description:  MOBILE MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Robert Peters - Graciela Guzmán, Mary Edly-Allen, Cristina Castro, Laura Fine, Mark L. Walker and Sara Feigenholtz

House Sponsors
(Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy - Anthony DeLuca and Janet Yang Rohr)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  5/16/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
50 ILCS 754/5
50 ILCS 754/15
50 ILCS 754/25
50 ILCS 754/30
50 ILCS 754/40
50 ILCS 754/55
50 ILCS 754/65


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. Modifies legislative findings. Provides that appropriate mobile response services must, among other things, subject to the care decisions of the individual receiving care, coordinate transportation for any individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency to the least restrictive setting feasible (rather than provide transportation for any individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency). Provides that adequate mobile mental health relief provider training includes, among other things, training in recognizing and working with people with neurodivergent and developmental disability diagnoses and in the techniques available to help stabilize and connect them to further services and training in the involuntary commitment process, in identification of situations that meet the standards for involuntary commitment, and in cultural competencies and social biases to guard against any group being disproportionately subjected to the involuntary commitment process or the use of the process not warranted under the legal standard for involuntary commitment. Provides that mobile mental health relief providers may only participate in the involuntary commitment process to the extent permitted under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Requires the system for gathering information developed by the Statewide Advisory Committee to determine the number of instances of mobile mental health relief providers initiating petitions for involuntary commitment. Provides that the exemption from civil liability for emergency care provided in the Good Samaritan Act applies to anyone providing care under the Act. Provides that each 9-1-1 public safety answering point and emergency service dispatched through a 9-1-1 public safety answering point must begin coordinating its activities with the mobile mental and behavioral health services established by the Division of Mental Health once all 3 of the following conditions are met, but not later than July 1, 2027 (rather than July 1, 2025). Adds definitions and modifies existing definitions. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
50 ILCS 754/55

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a mobile crisis response team may provide transportation if the mobile crisis response team is appropriately equipped and staffed to do so. Provides that, in any area where mobile mental health relief providers are available for dispatch, unless requested by mobile mental health relief providers, law enforcement shall not be used to provide transportation to access mental or behavioral health care, or travel between mental or behavioral health care providers, except where (i) no alternative is available; (ii) the individual requests transportation from law enforcement and law enforcement mutually agrees to provide transportation; or (iii) the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code requires or permits law enforcement to provide transportation (rather than the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code requires law enforcement to provide transportation). Removes changes to provisions concerning immunity.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/7/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
  2/7/2025SenateFirst Reading
  2/7/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
  3/4/2025SenateAssigned to Health and Human Services
  3/19/2025SenateDo Pass Health and Human Services; 010-000-000
  3/19/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
  3/25/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  3/25/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  3/26/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  3/27/2025SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  3/27/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
  4/2/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  4/3/2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
  4/3/2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  4/8/2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services
  4/8/2025SenateSecond Reading
  4/8/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2025
  4/8/2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health and Human Services; 011-000-000
  4/9/2025SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  4/9/2025SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Peters
  4/9/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  4/9/2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
  4/9/2025HouseArrived in House
  4/9/2025HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  4/9/2025HouseFirst Reading
  4/9/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  4/17/2025HouseAssigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
  4/28/2025HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
  4/30/2025HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  5/1/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 018-000-000
  5/1/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  5/16/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  5/16/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate