ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PERSON
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Became law
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104th General Assembly
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Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier · Dec 11, 2024
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Referred to Rules Committee · Jan 9, 2025
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Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee · Feb 4, 2025
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Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 022-000-000 · Mar 6, 2025
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate · Mar 6, 2025
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier · Mar 17, 2025
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · Mar 17, 2025
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee · Mar 18, 2025
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate · Mar 20, 2025
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Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin Schmidt · Apr 4, 2025
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier · Apr 4, 2025
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 021-000-000 · Apr 8, 2025
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Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate · Apr 8, 2025
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted · Apr 8, 2025
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate · Apr 8, 2025
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting · Apr 8, 2025
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Arrive in Senate · Apr 9, 2025
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025 · Apr 9, 2025
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss · Apr 10, 2025
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Referred to Assignments · Apr 10, 2025
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Assigned to Health and Human Services · Apr 23, 2025
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Do Pass Health and Human Services; 008-000-000 · Apr 30, 2025
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 · Apr 30, 2025
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025 · May 1, 2025
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** · May 20, 2025
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer · May 22, 2025
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Passed Both Houses · May 22, 2025
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema · May 30, 2025
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Sent to the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
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Governor Approved · Aug 1, 2025
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Effective Date January 1, 2026 · Aug 1, 2025
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The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
THIRD READINGSenate · 2025-05-22 · YEAS 58, NAYS 0, PRESENT 0
THIRD READINGHouse · 2025-04-08 · PASSED · NAYS 0, PRESENT 0, YEAS 113
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Illinois legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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