---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM PRO-FITNESS-REPORT"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if upon the completion of the placement process in the case of a defendant who has a mental disability the Department of Human Services determines that the defendant is currently fit to stand trial, it shall immediately notify the court and shall submit a written report within 7 days. Provides that in that circumstance the placement shall be held pending a court hearing on the Department's report. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3897"
citation: "Illinois HB 3897 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-26"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a68f1434-7a96-46de-8ad9-c3ae5f20f94d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3897&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46720&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "db169fdc4ba45615159acae2ff90764a344f79683627d8a9a172b224c15f006e"
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 3897 (96th) — CRIM PRO-FITNESS-REPORT

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if upon the completion of the placement process in the case of a defendant who has a mental disability the Department of Human Services determines that the defendant is currently fit to stand trial, it shall immediately notify the court and shall submit a written report within 7 days. Provides that in that circumstance the placement shall be held pending a court hearing on the Department's report. Effective immediately.

## 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=09600HB3897&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46720&DocNum=3897&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3897eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46720&DocNum=3897&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3897enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46720&DocNum=3897&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2009-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-26** 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
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0310 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a68f1434-7a96-46de-8ad9-c3ae5f20f94d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).