Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB1664

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of State Police shall provide a Dangerous Persons Hotline to consist of a website and a toll-free number to enable a person to notify the Department if the person has a reason to believe another person is: (1) a clear and present danger to himself or herself or another person; and (2) in possession of, or has access to, a firearm. Amends the School Code. Provides that the Department of State Police shall, in cooperation with each school board, distribute appropriate materials in school buildings listing the toll-free telephone number and website established in conjunction with the Dangerous Persons Hotline, including methods of making a report, which shall be displayed in a clearly visible location in each school building. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Defines "patient" for purposes of the Act as a person who: is admitted as an in-patient or resident of a public or private mental health facility for mental health treatment under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code as an informal admission, a voluntary admission, a minor admission, an emergency admission, or an involuntary admission; or is otherwise provided mental health treatment as an in-patient or resident by a public or private mental health facility, unless the treatment was solely for an alcohol abuse disorder and no other secondary substance abuse disorder or mental illness; or a person who voluntarily or involuntarily receives mental health treatment as an out-patient or is otherwise provided services by a public or private mental health facility, and who poses a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or to others. Provides that each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card must submit evidence to the Department of State Police that he or she has not been a patient in a mental health facility within the past 10 years (rather than 5 years) or, if he or she has been a patient in a mental health facility more than 10 years ago submit the mental health certification required under the Act. Provides that the Department may order an applicant or a current Firearm Owner's Identification Card holder to undergo a mental health screening to determine if the person's mental condition poses a clear and present danger to himself or herself, any other person or persons, or the community if: (1) the Department has credible information establishing probable cause to believe the person presents a clear and present danger to himself or herself, any other person or persons, or the community; or (2) if the person was a patient at a mental health facility more than 10 years ago. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2018.

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