Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 2 D cosponsors

SB1851      — EMERGENCY CO-RESPONSE GRANTS

Last action — Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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In plain language

Creates grants for law enforcement to establish co-response units for behavioral health emergencies.

The Emergency Co-Response Grant Act allows Illinois to fund law enforcement departments to create co-response units, which include trained officers and clinicians for handling behavioral health crises. Departments must report on the effectiveness of these units after a specified period.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This may lead to improved support for workers in emergency services when responding to behavioral health crises.
  • Families: Families may benefit from better-managed responses to mental health emergencies involving their loved ones.

Summary

Creates the Emergency Co-Response Grant Act. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall, subject to appropriation, make grants to law enforcement departments to establish or maintain a co-response unit. Defines terms, including "co-response unit" to mean a unit of a law enforcement department featuring a specially trained team focused on de-escalation that includes at least one law enforcement officer and at least one clinician or trained civilian directly dispatched to emergency calls in which a behavioral health crisis is likely to be involved. Establishes requirements for applications for grants and use of grant moneys from the Emergency Co-Response Grant Fund. Requires each law enforcement department receiving a grant under the Act to submit a report to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Agency, which shall also be posted on each law enforcement department's website, after July 1, 2031 but before January 1, 2032 on the programmatic and fiscal savings associated with co-response units, key conclusions, populations served, the benefits conferred or realized, and resulting policy recommendations to provide guidance to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Agency in fully implementing and scaling permanent units. Requires joint adoption of rules to implement the Act, including requirements for law enforcement department co-response units receiving grants under the Act. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2033. Amends the State Finance Act creating the Emergency Co-Response Grant Fund. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  2. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  3. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026

  4. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026

  5. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026

  6. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Appropriations

  7. Re-assigned to Appropriations

  8. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  9. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  10. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  11. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  12. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations

  13. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam

  14. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  15. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  16. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025

  17. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025

  18. Assigned to Appropriations

  19. Referred to Assignments

  20. First Reading

  21. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (181)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB1851      do?
Creates the Emergency Co-Response Grant Act. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall, subject to appropriation, make grants to law enforcement departments to establish or maintain a co-response unit. Defines terms, including "co-response unit" to mean a unit of a law enforcement department featuring a specially trained team focused on de-escalation that includes at least one law enforcement officer and at least one clinician or trained civilian directly dispatched to emergency calls in which a behavioral health crisis is likely to be involved. Establishes requirements for applications for grants and use of grant moneys from the Emergency Co-Response Grant Fund. Requires each law enforcement department receiving a grant under the Act to submit a report to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Agency, which shall also be posted on each law enforcement department's website, after July 1, 2031 but before January 1, 2032 on the programmatic and fiscal savings associated with co-response units, key conclusions, populations served, the benefits conferred or realized, and resulting policy recommendations to provide guidance to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Agency in fully implementing and scaling permanent units. Requires joint adoption of rules to implement the Act, including requirements for law enforcement department co-response units receiving grants under the Act. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2033. Amends the State Finance Act creating the Emergency Co-Response Grant Fund. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB1851     ?
SB1851      is sponsored by Mary Edly-Allen (Democrat) and Ram Villivalam (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB1851     ?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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