BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS CARE House SponsorsRep. Lindsey LaPointe-Will Guzzardi-Mary Beth Canty-Lilian Jiménez-Norma Hernandez Senate Sponsors(Sen. Laura Fine, Robert F. Martwick, Mary Edly-Allen, Laura M. Murphy and Rachel Ventura) 7/28/2023HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0337 New Act Creates the Strengthening and Transforming Behavioral Health Crisis Care in Illinois Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, to use an independent third-party expert to conduct a cost analysis and determine actuarially sound costs associated with developing and maintaining a statewide initiative for the coordination and delivery of the continuum of behavioral health crisis response services in the State, including crisis call centers, mobile crisis response team services, crisis receiving and stabilization centers, and other acute behavioral health services. Contains provisions concerning recommendations on multiple sources of funding that could potentially be utilized to support a sustainable and comprehensive continuum of behavioral health crisis response services; a behavioral health crisis workforce; an action plan; a stakeholder working group to develop recommendations to coordinate programming and strategies to support a cohesive behavioral health crisis response system; and other matters. Effective immediately.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but with the following changes: Makes subject to appropriation the requirement that the Department of Human Services use an independent third-party expert to conduct a cost analysis on developing and maintaining a statewide initiative for the coordination and delivery of the continuum of behavioral health crisis response services in the State. Provides that the cost analysis shall include costs that are or can be reasonably attributed to: (i) staffing and technological infrastructure enhancements necessary to achieve operational and clinical standards and best practices set forth by the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (rather than costs that are or can be reasonably attributed to ensuring the efficient and effective routing of calls made to the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline to the designated hotline center and community behavioral health centers); (ii) the need to develop staffing that is consistent with federal guidelines for (rather than staffing that is adequate for expedient) mobile crisis response times, based on call volume and the geography served; and (iii) the provision of call, text, and chat response; mobile crisis response; and follow-up and crisis stabilization services that are in response to the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Removes all references to "Program 590" with "the Division of Mental Health's Crisis Care Continuum Program". Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Requires the Department of Human Services' Division of Mental Health to determine the sound costs (rather than the actuarially sound costs) associated with developing and maintaining a statewide initiative for the coordination and delivery of the continuum of behavioral health crisis response services in the State. Expands membership on the stakeholder working group to include labor unions that represent workers in the behavioral health workforce. 2/16/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe 2/17/2023HouseFirst Reading 2/17/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/28/2023HouseAssigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee 3/9/2023HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 020-000-000 3/9/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/10/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe 3/10/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/14/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee 3/16/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 014-000-000 3/22/2023HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/22/2023HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/24/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/24/2023HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/24/2023HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 3/27/2023SenateArrive in Senate 3/27/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023 3/29/2023SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine 3/29/2023SenateFirst Reading 3/29/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 3/31/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick 4/3/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen 4/18/2023SenateAssigned to Behavioral and Mental Health 4/20/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine 4/20/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/21/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy 4/21/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura 4/25/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Behavioral and Mental Health 4/26/2023SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Behavioral and Mental Health 4/26/2023SenateDo Pass as Amended Behavioral and Mental Health; 007-000-000 4/26/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2023 4/27/2023SenateSecond Reading 4/27/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023 5/5/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023 5/11/2023SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 5/11/2023HouseArrived in House 5/11/2023HousePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 5/11/2023HouseSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lindsey LaPointe 5/11/2023HouseSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee 5/15/2023HouseSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 5/17/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi 5/17/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty 5/19/2023HouseSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-000-000 5/19/2023HouseHouse Concurs 5/19/2023HousePassed Both Houses 5/19/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez 5/19/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez 6/16/2023HouseSent to the Governor 7/28/2023HouseGovernor Approved 7/28/2023HouseEffective Date July 28, 2023 7/28/2023HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0337