HB2994
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What this bill does
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Provides those entitled to inspect and copy a recipient's record include the parent or guardian of a minor, regardless of the minor's age, who is involved in special education services under the School Code or the "designated representative" of a student over the age of 18 involved in special education services under the School Code.
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Current stage: Signed into Law · Last action 237 days ago
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Public Engagement
Witness slips
55 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caity Ross | Self | Self | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| David Eldridge | David P. Eldridge | Illinois State Bar Association | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Jennifer Roland | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Jim Poole | NAMI Chicago | NAMI Chicago | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| John Whitcomb | Monahan Law Group | Self | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Khadine Bennett | ACLU of Illinois | ACLU of Illinois | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Kyle Hillman | National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter | National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Madeleine Ward | CURE IL | CUREIl | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Mark J Heyrman | Mental Health Summit | Mental Health Summit and Mental Health America of Illinois | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Matt Maloney | Government Strategy Associates, Inc. | Mental Health America of Illinois | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Matthew Davison | Self | Self | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Phil Milsk | Law Offices of Phil Milsk | Illinois Association of School Social Workers (IASSW) | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Sophia Canine | Mental Health Summit | Mental Health Summit | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Susan Scherer MD | Illinois Psychiatric Society | Self | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Terrence Koller | Illinois Psychological Association | Illinois Psychological Association | Proponent | Education | 2025-05-06 |
| Mark J Heyrman | Mental Health Summit | Mental Health Summit and Mental Health America of Illinois | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-20 |
| Abbey Nicholas | NAMI McHenry County | NAMI McHenry County | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-19 |
| Claire Gehrt | Self | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-19 |
| David Eldridge | David P. Eldridge | Illinois State Bar Association | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-19 |
| Elba Stewart | NAMI Northwest Suburbs Chicago | People living with mental illness and their families | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-19 |
| Jennifer Roland | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-19 |
| Lisa Guardiola | NAMI South Suburbs of Chicago | NAMI South Suburbs of Chicago | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-19 |
| Madeleine Ward | CURE IL | CUREIl | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-19 |
| Mark J Heyrman | Mental Health Summit | Mental Health Summit and Mental Health America of Illinois | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-19 |
| Maryrose Peters | NAMI Northwest Suburbs Chicago | NAMI Northwest Suburbs Chicago | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-19 |
| Matt Maloney | Government Strategy Associates, Inc. | Mental Health America of Illinois | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-19 |
| Nancy J Harju | self | Concerned citizen | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-19 |
| Susan M Scherer MD | Susan Scherer MD | self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-19 |
| Alicia Aiken | Individual | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 | |
| Caity Ross | Self | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Dave Gross | Illinois Health and Hospital Association | Illinois Health and Hospital Association | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Dr Casey Sharpe | The Chicago School of Professional Psychology | self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Jean Lacy | Illinois Psychedelic Society | Illinois Psychedelic Society | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Jennifer Roland | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Illinois Collaboration on Youth | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| John Whitcomb | Monahan Law Group | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 | |
| Jonathan Brozdowski | Midwest Asian Health Association | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 | |
| Joseph Willuweit | Monahan Law Group, LLC | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Lisa Guardiola | NAMI South Suburbs of Chicago | NAMI South Suburbs of Chicago | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Madeleine Ward | CURE IL | CUREIl | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Mark J Heyrman | Mental Health America of Illinois | Mental Health Summit and Mental Health America of Illinois | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Maryrose Peters | NAMI Northwest Suburbs Chicago | NAMI Northwest Suburbs Chicago | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Matthew Davison | Self | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Melissa Ludington | Monahan Law Group, LLC | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 | |
| Mya Barth | Juvenile Temporary Detention Center | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 | |
| Nancy J Harju | self | self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Nataleese Souchet | Self | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Sarah Russe | self | self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Susan M Scherer MD | Susan Scherer MD | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Terrence James Koller | Illinois Psychological Association | Illinois Psychological Association | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| Tracy Sherva | NAMI Northwest Suburbs Chicago | Concerned citizens | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-03-12 |
| David Eldridge | David P. Eldridge | Illinois State Bar Association | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-29 |
| John W Whitcomb | monahan law group | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-29 |
| Matt Maloney | Government Strategy Associates, Inc. | Mental Health America of Illinois | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-29 |
| Phil Milsk | Law Offices of Phil Milsk | Illinois Association of School Social Workers | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-29 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
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| H | Committee | Judiciary - Civil | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 19 | — | |
| H | Floor | Third Reading | 111 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Passed | 111 | — | |
| 2025-05-06 | S | Committee | Education | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 15 | — |
| 2025-05-22 | S | Floor | Third Reading | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 58 | — |
Action History
51 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0263. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Michelle Mussman House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-06 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Assigned toJudiciary - Civil Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-13 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Michelle Mussman | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-13 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-18 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toJudiciary - Civil Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-19 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted inJudiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short DebateJudiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-03-26 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk byRep. Michelle Mussman | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-26 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers toJudiciary - Civil Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be AdoptedJudiciary - Civil Committee; 020-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed111-000-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Tracy Katz Muhl Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Arrive in Senate Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Chief Senate SponsorSen. David Koehler Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Assigned toEducation Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. David Koehler | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toEducation | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Meg Loughran Cappel Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Do Pass as AmendedEducation; 015-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;058-000-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Li Arellano, Jr. Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Mild + |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed ConcurRep. Michelle Mussman | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred toJudiciary - Civil Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be AdoptedJudiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Mary Beth Canty Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs115-000-000 | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-30 | House | House Concurs Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4 | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-06-24 | House | Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2026 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0263 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |