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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5520

Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 105/6z-134

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, if the federal
government discontinues, suspends, or limits specialized crisis services
for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and
gender minority youth and young adults available through the 9-8-8 Suicide
and Crisis Lifeline, the Department of Human Services may use moneys in the
Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund to provide for those discontinued, suspended,
or limited specialized crisis services for the duration of the
discontinuation, suspension, or limitation. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning finance.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The State Finance Act is amended by changing
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Section 6z-134 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 105/6z-134)
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Sec. 6z-134.
Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund.
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(a) The Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund is created as a special
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fund in the State treasury. This Fund is administered by the
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Department of Human Services. Moneys in the Fund shall be used
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by the Department of Human Services for the purposes of
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establishing and maintaining a statewide 9-8-8 suicide
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prevention and mental health crisis system pursuant to the
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National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 as codified
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in 47 U.S.C. 251 and 251a and any subsequent amendments, the
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Federal Communication Commission's rules adopted to administer
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the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 as
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codified in 47 U.S.C. 251 and 251a and any subsequent
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amendments, and national guidelines for crisis care. The Fund
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shall consist of:
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(1) appropriations by the General Assembly;
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(2) grants and gifts intended for deposit in the Fund;
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(3) interest, premiums, gains, or other earnings on

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the Fund;
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(3.1) proceeds from the statewide 9-8-8 surcharge
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imposed under Sections 3 and 4 of the Telecommunication
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Excise Tax Act; and
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(4) moneys received from any other source that are
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deposited in or transferred into the Fund.
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(b) Moneys in the Fund:
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(1) do not revert at the end of any State fiscal year
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but remain available for the purposes of the Fund in
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subsequent State fiscal years;
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(2) are not subject to transfer to any other Fund or to
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transfer, assignment, or reassignment for any other use or
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purpose outside of those specified in this Section; and
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(3) shall be used by the Department of Human Services
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to pay expenses pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 251a.
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(c) An annual report of Fund deposits and expenditures
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shall be made to the General Assembly and the Federal
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Communications Commission by the Department of Human Services
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pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 251a.
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(d) (Blank).
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(d-5) On and after the effective date of this amendatory
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Act of the 104th General Assembly, if the federal government
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discontinues, suspends, or limits specialized crisis services
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for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other
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sexual and gender minority youth and young adults available
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through the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, including any

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dedicated call-routing or specialized-line option, the
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Department of Human Services may use moneys in the Statewide
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9-8-8 Trust Fund to provide for those discontinued, suspended,
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or limited specialized crisis services for the duration of the
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discontinuation, suspension, or limitation.

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(e) For the purposes of this Section, "statewide 9-8-8
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suicide prevention and mental health crisis system" means the
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core elements or pillars of the crisis system, as described by
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the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
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and includes Illinois' 9-8-8 Lifeline Contact Centers,
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community crisis response services, including mobile crisis
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teams, and crisis receiving and stabilization facilities and
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programs, including Living Room Programs.
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(Source: P.A. 104-6, eff. 6-16-25.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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