Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 2 D cosponsors

HB3440      — MENTAL HLTH-KIDS-BEACON

Last action — House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Amends the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, in coordination with a statewide association representing a majority of hospitals, to establish and offer a voluntary training that will be recorded and made available on the Department's website to all hospital social workers, clinicians, and administrative staff to inform them of BEACON, a centralized resource for Illinois youth and families seeking services for behavioral health needs, with the goal of encouraging families to seek assistance through BEACON and the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Team. Provides that the training shall include how families and hospital staff can access BEACON, the process once a case is entered into BEACON, and State and community programs accessible through BEACON. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires a psychiatric hospital to contact a youth or the youth's parents, guardian, or caregiver about the BEACON portal (rather than the Family Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program) prior to referring the youth to the Department of Children and Family Services because the youth was left at the psychiatric hospital beyond medical necessity. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in the Office of the Governor and relevant stakeholders, to report its work and make available resource materials, including model policies and guidance informed by a phased approach to implementing universal mental health screening in schools. Requires the State Board of Education to report its work by September 1, 2026. Provides that mental health screenings shall be offered by school districts to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, at least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  2. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee

  4. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  5. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  8. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  9. Second Reading - Short Debate

  10. Pension Note Filed

  11. Pension Note Requested by Rep. Jackie Haas

  12. Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik

  13. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  14. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 015-008-000

  15. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Mental Health & Addiction Committee; by Voice Vote

  16. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee

  17. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  18. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

  19. Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee

  20. Referred to Rules Committee

  21. First Reading

  22. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Mental Health & Addiction

Passed 15 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 15000
Republican 0800
Total 15800
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (23)
Member Party Vote
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Democrat Yea
Bob Morgan Democrat Yea
Debbie Meyers-Martin Democrat Yea
Gregg Johnson Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Faver Dias Democrat Yea
Lindsey LaPointe Democrat Yea
Mary Gill Democrat Yea
Maurice A. West, II Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Terra Costa Howard Democrat Yea
Tracy Katz Muhl Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
Yolonda Morris Democrat Yea
Dave Severin Republican Nay
Dennis Tipsword Republican Nay
Jackie Haas Republican Nay
Jed Davis Republican Nay
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Nay
Kevin Schmidt Republican Nay
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Nay
William E Hauter Republican Nay

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Subjects

healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB3440      do?
Amends the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, in coordination with a statewide association representing a majority of hospitals, to establish and offer a voluntary training that will be recorded and made available on the Department's website to all hospital social workers, clinicians, and administrative staff to inform them of BEACON, a centralized resource for Illinois youth and families seeking services for behavioral health needs, with the goal of encouraging families to seek assistance through BEACON and the Interagency Children's Behavioral Health Services Team. Provides that the training shall include how families and hospital staff can access BEACON, the process once a case is entered into BEACON, and State and community programs accessible through BEACON. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires a psychiatric hospital to contact a youth or the youth's parents, guardian, or caregiver about the BEACON portal (rather than the Family Support Program and the Specialized Family Support Program) prior to referring the youth to the Department of Children and Family Services because the youth was left at the psychiatric hospital beyond medical necessity. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Team in the Office of the Governor and relevant stakeholders, to report its work and make available resource materials, including model policies and guidance informed by a phased approach to implementing universal mental health screening in schools. Requires the State Board of Education to report its work by September 1, 2026. Provides that mental health screenings shall be offered by school districts to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, at least once a year, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year.
Who sponsors HB3440     ?
HB3440      is sponsored by Lindsey LaPointe (Democrat) and Michelle Mussman (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB3440     ?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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