IllinoisHB5468104th General Assembly (2025–2026)House

MENTAL HEALTH 9-1-1 CALLS

Sponsored By: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic)

In Committee

Summary

Amends the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. Replaces all references to the Division of Mental Health of the Department of Human Services with the Department of Human Services throughout the Act. Provides that 9-1-1 public safety answering points shall screen specific types of law enforcement calls and follow approved protocols and processes under the Act to identify callers experiencing behavioral health crises and to refer them for a behavioral health response. Provides that 9-1-1 public safety answering points shall open and follow the emergency medical dispatch protocols established under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act at the start of all emergency calls to ensure the protocols are used and applied consistently and uniformly to ensure that information related to behavioral health emergency calls is available for data collection and can be used to determine which calls should be referred for a behavioral health response. Provides that, among other things, each Regional Advisory Committee or subregional committee must (1) review regional and subregional crisis response system capacities and resources to inform planning and implementation and to foster collaboration across all sectors of the system and (2) determine the need for and make a plan to support local communities to develop and use other resources to create additional mobile mental health relief provider services to expand the capacity to provide more immediate service coverage. Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2027, all public safety answering points shall use the protocols established under the Community Emergency Services and Support Act to identify behavioral and mental health-related emergencies that do not require a law enforcement response. Amends the Illinois State Police Law. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training programs shall include, among other things, community response options including, the community response options under the Community Emergency Services and Support Act. Makes other changes.

mental health & addiction

Your PRIA Score

Score Hidden

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to start

Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Kelly M. Cassidy

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Kevin John Olickal

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 15 • No: 7

House vote 3/26/2026

Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee;

Yes: 15 • No: 7

Actions Timeline

  1. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

    5/15/2026House
  2. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

    4/17/2026House
  3. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

    4/10/2026House
  4. Second Reading - Short Debate

    4/10/2026House
  5. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    3/26/2026House
  6. Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 015-007-000

    3/26/2026House
  7. Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee

    3/18/2026House
  8. Referred to Rules Committee

    2/13/2026House
  9. First Reading

    2/13/2026House
  10. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

    2/6/2026House

Bill Text

Related Bills

Back to State Legislation