---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-DRUG ABUSE TRETMNT-STALKNG"
description: "Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that treatment under the supervision of a licensed program designated by the Department of Human Services is not available to a person charged or convicted of stalking under a specified provision of the Criminal Code of 2012."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4236"
citation: "Illinois HB 4236 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-01-17"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8bfcbc1-6da9-47de-bf73-b3b7ec603061"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4236&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=78253&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "ea7494ce32397101f3ebe2dd48fafe688da1bfbdb65412ab2aa9653072612a4d"
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 4236 (98th) — DHS-DRUG ABUSE TRETMNT-STALKNG

Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that treatment under the supervision of a licensed program designated by the Department of Human Services is not available to a person charged or convicted of stalking under a specified provision of the Criminal Code of 2012.

## 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=09800HB4236&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78253&DocNum=4236&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4236eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78253&DocNum=4236&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4236enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78253&DocNum=4236&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. `filing`
- **2014-01-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2014-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2014-05-01** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0896 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8bfcbc1-6da9-47de-bf73-b3b7ec603061`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).