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HB 1524 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

MHDD CD-QUALIFIED EXAMINER

Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that no respondent may be found subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient or outpatient basis unless at least one psychiatrist, clinical social worker, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner (rather than at least one psychiatrist, clinical social worker, or clinical psychologist) who has examined the respondent (rather than who has examined him) testifies in person at the hearing. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Jul 2011
Introduced Mar 14, 2011 Signed Jul 14, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2011 · House Mar 10, 2011

How they voted

46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
May 12, 2011
D Democratic28
28 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Jul 14, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 12, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 5, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Mar 14, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 14, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 10, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-5)
house
Mar 2, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Feb 22, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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