---
type: "Bill"
title: "DRUG CT-EVERY CIRCUIT"
description: "Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act. Provides that the Chief Judge of each judicial circuit must (rather than may) establish a drug court program including the format under which it operates under the Act. Effective January 1, 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3795"
citation: "Illinois HB 3795 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-25"
last_action: "2009-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a06783d-777f-425c-ab12-378a54cbe570"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3795&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46602&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "25a6c5d64da2b1c3fd856e86904aaa1ca6dc6deff2cd974fa3d4497b1e03deee"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 3795 (96th) — DRUG CT-EVERY CIRCUIT

Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act. Provides that the Chief Judge of each judicial circuit must (rather than may) establish a drug court program including the format under which it operates under the Act. Effective January 1, 2010.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3795&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46602&DocNum=3795&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3795eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46602&DocNum=3795&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3795enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46602&DocNum=3795&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **85–30** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **95–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Annazette Collins — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2009-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins `filing`
- **2009-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2009-03-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-030-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2009-03-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2009-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 1, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2009-05-04** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-000-000
- **2009-05-21** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2009-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2009-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2009-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2009-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 095-022-000
- **2009-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2009-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2009-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-28** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0776 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a06783d-777f-425c-ab12-378a54cbe570`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).