SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION
Summary
Amends the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act, the Illinois Local Library Act, the Public Library District Act of 1991, the Village Library Act, the Libraries in Parks Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the Child Care Act of 1969, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the Probation and Probation Officers Act to require the placement of contact information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Amends the School Code. With respect to the comprehensive health education program, provides that a school board shall require each public school serving students in any of grades 6 through 12 to assess courses and seminars available to those students through their regular academic experiences and implement age-appropriate, evidence-based suicide prevention curricula if opportunities for integration exist. Further amends the Unified Code of Corrections. In provisions concerning an inmate's successful transition to the community, provides that release planning shall include access to suicide prevention resources.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Apr 17, 2026
Signed Aug 7, 2026
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What changed between versions
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Aug 7, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was finalized for signature by removing draft headers and correcting minor formatting errors. Substantively, the text was reorganized to clarify that the State Board of Education, rather than individual county homes, is responsible for providing suicide prevention resources to schools. The requirements for schools to implement evidence-based suicide prevention curricula were retained, and the list of recommended health topics for school instruction was expanded to include teen dating violence.
Scope change
The scope of responsibility for suicide prevention resources shifted from county shelter care homes to the State Board of Education for school districts.
REQUIREMENT
Removed the requirement for county shelter care homes and detention homes to display suicide prevention hotline information, as this section was replaced by a new section dedicated to public libraries.
Added a specific mandate for the State Board of Education to make evidence-based resource materials available to support school districts and educators in teaching mental health and illness.
Reorganized the text to clarify that schools must implement age-appropriate, evidence-based suicide prevention curricula if opportunities for integration exist within their regular academic experiences.
Expanded the list of recommended health topics for school curricula to explicitly include teen dating violence in grades 7 through 12.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2026 · House May 27, 2026
How they voted
54–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
Apr 16, 2026
D
Democratic39
94% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
88
Key actions
15
Committee
21
Amendments
10
Aug 7, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2026
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
upper
May 28, 2026
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Health and Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
May 28, 2026
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Health and Human Services
upper
May 28, 2026
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 28, 2026
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2026
upper
May 28, 2026
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-005-000
lower
May 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 019-000-000
lower
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
lower
May 19, 2026
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 19, 2026
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
lower
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 019-000-000
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 055-002-000
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Behavioral and Mental Health; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Behavioral and Mental Health
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Behavioral and Mental Health
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Behavioral and Mental Health
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Behavioral and Mental Health
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Behavioral and Mental Health
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Behavioral and Mental Health
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 31 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
P
Mary Beth Canty
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Meyers-Martin
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
Co
Doris Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Emil Jones
DDemocratic
Co
GG
Graciela Guzmán
DDemocratic
Co
Gregg Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Jil Tracy
RRepublican
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