Illinois · Senate Bill 79 · 104th General Assembly

$ISBE-MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

SB 79 Sponsored by Adriane L. Johnson In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 17, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Appropriates $4,500,000 to the State Board of Education for grants to school districts to contract with organizations that directly provide students and school-based staff with mental telehealth services that are billed to Medicaid and commercial insurance plans. Effective July 1, 2025.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations- Education · Senate Appropriations
  5. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  6. CommitteePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  7. CommitteeRe-assigned to Appropriations- Education · Senate Appropriations
  8. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
  9. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
  10. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
  11. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.