Bill
SB 2404
SB2404 would tighten FOID eligibility by standardizing mental-health evaluator qualifications, requiring minimum evaluations, and narrowing reportable, confidential information to
Status: Died in committee (per provided record)
Introduced by: Sen. Lakesia Collins
Introduced/Filed: Feb 7, 2025 (various chamber actions through March–April 2025)
Companion: HB 1500
Note on document inconsistency
- The bill header you provided lists the title “Cancer coverage under First Responders Health and Safety Act; extend eligibility,” and subjects “appropriations, Insurance.”
- The full text included with the request, however, is an amendment to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act (740 ILCS 110/12) concerning evaluations and reporting related to Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card eligibility. This summary describes the actual introduced text (the FOID/mental‑health provisions). If you intended the first‑responders/cancer coverage bill, please provide that text or confirm which version you want summarized.
Summary — purpose and intent
- The introduced SB2404 seeks to amend 740 ILCS 110/12 (the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act) to change procedures and personnel requirements for mental‑health evaluations and reporting tied to FOID card eligibility and related federal firearm prohibitors. The intent is to standardize evaluator qualifications, require minimum evaluation counts (set by rule), and clarify reporting timelines and confidentiality/immunity protections.
Key provisions and changes
- Evaluator training/certification: Any physician, clinical psychologist, or “qualified examiner” conducting evaluations related to FOID qualification/revocation must be trained and certified in mental illness and in treating suicidal tendencies.
- Minimum evaluations: The Department of Human Services (DHS) must adopt rules that set a minimum number of evaluations a patient must receive before a determination affecting FOID eligibility can be made.
- Reporting timelines: Facilities and qualifying examiners must notify DHS (or report via employer) within specified timeframes:
- Within 24 hours after determining a person poses a “clear and present danger” to self or others.
- Within 7 days after a person age 14+ is determined to have a developmental disability where relevant to FOID determinations.
The text also references furnishing FOID‑related information within timeframes tied to Section 24‑3 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
- Scope of disclosed information: Only limited information may be furnished to Illinois State Police or DHS for FOID determinations (name, address, age, admission/discharge dates, and indicators of history or danger of violence). Information disclosed remains privileged and confidential and is not to be redisclosed or used for other purposes.
- Centralized reporting: DHS may provide a centralized information source or lists identifying persons known to be disqualified for FOID reasons.
- Immunity: Individuals, institutions, or agencies acting in good faith in reporting or failing to report as allowed are granted civil/criminal immunity except for willful or wanton misconduct; good faith is presumed in proceedings.
- Liability protection: Providers who report (or who do not report in good‑faith belief of federal confidentiality conflict) are protected from liability; method of reporting must limit release to necessary information.
Who would be affected
- Primary: physicians, clinical psychologists, and qualified examiners at public or private mental health facilities; hospitals and mental‑health providers who evaluate patients for FOID eligibility.
- Government: Department of Human Services (rulemaking and centralization responsibilities); Illinois State Police (receiving FOID‑related reports).
- Individuals: FOID card applicants/holders potentially subject to evaluation and reporting; patients receiving mental‑health services.
- Institutions: public and private hospitals and mental‑health facilities will have new reporting and training responsibilities.
Procedural/timing aspects
- DHS rulemaking required to set the minimum number of evaluations and the form/manner of notices.
- Reporting timeframes (24 hours and 7 days) are specified for particular findings.
- The bill’s text ties disclosure timing to other statutory deadlines (e.g., Criminal Code Section 24‑3) to ensure timely FOID determinations.
- According to the legislative actions provided, the bill was referred to relevant committees (Assignments; Firearms; Business & Commerce; Insurance; Appropriations) but ultimately is listed as “Died In Committee.”
Potential impacts and considerations
- Administrative burden: training and certification requirements plus DHS rulemaking could increase costs and operational requirements for providers and facilities.
- Access/timing: stricter evaluation-count rules and reporting processes may lengthen the time to reach FOID‑eligibility determinations, affecting applicants.
- Privacy vs. public safety balance: the bill narrows the scope of information disclosed and maintains confidentiality while clarifying reporting mechanisms to protect public safety.
- Legal protections: expanded immunity provisions aim to reduce provider hesitancy to report but may raise questions about oversight and appeals for affected individuals.
If you want a summary of the first‑responders/cancer coverage bill referenced in the header instead, please provide the text of that measure or confirm which bill to summarize.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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