Bill
HR 477
Ceremonial House resolution congratulates Deborah Humphrey on her retirement as executive director of the Madison County Mental Health Board, honoring decades of public service.
Status: Resolution Adopted
Introduced: January 16, 2025
Classification: House resolution (ceremonial)
H.R. 477 is a ceremonial House resolution congratulating Deborah Humphrey on her retirement as executive director of the Madison County Mental Health Board. The resolution recognizes her decades-long career in behavioral health, leadership on local and statewide boards and initiatives, and contributions to mental health services, criminal justice reform, and community well‑being in Madison County and the Metro East region of Illinois.
This resolution is non‑binding and purely honorary; it does not create policy, authorize spending, or change existing law.
The resolution summarizes Humphrey’s professional history and contributions, including:
- Education: B.S. in Nursing (Olivet Nazarene University, 1981); M.B.A. (Lindenwood University, 2011).
- Nearly 45‑year career in behavioral health with early clinical roles (Riverside Medical Center) and extended administrative leadership.
- Service at Call for Help (1985–2000); associate director of the St. Clair County Mental Health Board (2000–2019); executive director, Madison County Mental Health Board (beginning 2019).
- Oversight of critical funding to substance use providers and administration of opioid settlement funds allocated in 2024.
- Established the Madison County Mental Health Board’s “Champion for Mental Health” scholarship (2024).
- Leadership roles and appointments: President of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois (ACMHAI) 2017–2018; co‑chair of ACMHAI’s Children’s Behavioral Health Committee; gubernatorial appointments to the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership (2013, 2023); service on multiple advisory councils and suicide prevention alliances.
- Involvement in criminal-justice initiatives (Juvenile and Adult Redeploy pilot programs), disaster relief (post‑Hurricane Katrina), grant writing and consulting, and public education (editorial columnist).
- Multiple awards recognizing public service and leadership (YWCA Salute to Women 1997; NASW Illinois Public Citizen of the Year 2006; Champion for Children’s Award 2018, among others).
- Personal note: primary guardian of twin grandsons.
Selected legislative actions listed:
- Introduced in the House: 2025‑01‑16
- Read and adopted in the House: recorded March 3, 2025 (House Read and Adopted)
- Placed on various calendars and considered on Local & Consent Calendars in March 2025
- Reported enrolled: 2025‑04‑01
- Final noted action: Resolution Adopted (recorded Oct 14, 2025)
The document lists multiple sponsors and cosponsors associated with the resolution, including primary sponsors such as Katie Stuart, Kimberly Alexander, Mary Frances Williams, Rhonda Taylor, Sylvia Wayfer Baker, Rhonda Burnough, and Karen Bennett, among others.
Note: The provided materials also include separate congratulatory language recognizing a different individual (Michelle Calvo) under a different legislative caption; the operative H.R. 477 described here is the Illinois House resolution honoring Deborah Humphrey.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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