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| Bill | DHS-MHDD-SUBSTANCE ABUSE EXAM | Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that, based on an examination of a person admitted to a facility of the Department of Human Services, the Department shall (instead of may) provide necessary medical, education, and rehabilitation services and shall (instead of may) arrange for a further assessment and referral to appropriate alcoholism or substance abuse services. Provides that the assessment and referral shall be made to a provider who is able to accept the person for referral and perform a further assessment within a clinically appropriate time. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 17 | Illinois HB 17 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2006-12-05 | 2007-08-20 | openstates | ocd-bill/539ca2ac-0f30-4f95-8cdd-9009592dc43f | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=17&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=26610&SessionID=51&GA=95 | e24e3a2e739bcdb5ffd99da56e4fd9d2604d1a566e2c90e914e924684b454264 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 17 (95th) — DHS-MHDD-SUBSTANCE ABUSE EXAM
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that, based on an examination of a person admitted to a facility of the Department of Human Services, the Department shall (instead of may) provide necessary medical, education, and rehabilitation services and shall (instead of may) arrange for a further assessment and referral to appropriate alcoholism or substance abuse services. Provides that the assessment and referral shall be made to a provider who is able to accept the person for referral and perform a further assessment within a clinically appropriate time.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2006-12-05 Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
filing - 2007-01-19 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-01-19 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- 2007-02-07 Assigned to Disability Services Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- 2007-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Disability Services Committee
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Disability Services Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-03-01 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Disability Services Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- 2007-03-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2007-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2007-03-13 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-14 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2007-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2007-03-15 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2007-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 20, 2007
reading-1 - 2007-03-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- 2007-03-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-20 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-30 Assigned to Human Services
referral-committee - 2007-04-18 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2007-05-10 Do Pass Human Services; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
- 2007-05-18 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2007
- 2007-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-23 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-21 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-20 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-20 Effective Date January 1, 2008
- 2007-08-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0281
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/539ca2ac-0f30-4f95-8cdd-9009592dc43f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).