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Bill	MNTL HLTH-INVOLUNTARY TREATMNT	Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Changes references from "authorized involuntary treatment" to "electroconvulsive therapy or psychotropic medication". Provides that an adult recipient of mental health services, or the recipient's guardian, and the recipient's substitute decision maker must be informed of the recipient's right to refuse electroconvulsive therapy. Provides that a court may, in its discretion, appoint a guardian ad litem for a recipient before the court or authorize an existing guardian of the person to monitor treatment and compliance with court orders in connection with the administration of psychotropic medication and electroconvulsive therapy. Provides that upon the commencement of mental health services, or as soon thereafter as the condition of the recipient permits, the facility must advise the recipient as to the circumstances under which the law permits the use of electroconvulsive therapy. Amends the Clerks of Courts Act and the Health Care Surrogate Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	95th	HB 3455	Illinois HB 3455 (95th)	bill		enacted		3	25	2	2007-02-27	2007-08-14	openstates	ocd-bill/8506e903-03ce-410a-99ae-15dfdbab0196	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3455&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=32328&SessionID=51&GA=95	ca9ad650e25bf23a8c03446e68280cba7578ce3e642069f5e5662704e60a277e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3455 (95th) — MNTL HLTH-INVOLUNTARY TREATMNT

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Changes references from "authorized involuntary treatment" to "electroconvulsive therapy or psychotropic medication". Provides that an adult recipient of mental health services, or the recipient's guardian, and the recipient's substitute decision maker must be informed of the recipient's right to refuse electroconvulsive therapy. Provides that a court may, in its discretion, appoint a guardian ad litem for a recipient before the court or authorize an existing guardian of the person to monitor treatment and compliance with court orders in connection with the administration of psychotropic medication and electroconvulsive therapy. Provides that upon the commencement of mental health services, or as soon thereafter as the condition of the recipient permits, the facility must advise the recipient as to the circumstances under which the law permits the use of electroconvulsive therapy. Amends the Clerks of Courts Act and the Health Care Surrogate Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2007-02-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock filing
• 2007-02-28 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-02-28 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2007-03-01 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
• 2007-03-21 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-03-21 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-04-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2007-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-04-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-04-20 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2007-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2007 reading-1
• 2007-04-24 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
• 2007-04-25 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-04-25 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2007-05-02 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
• 2007-05-10 Do Pass Human Services; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
• 2007-05-16 Second Reading reading-2
• 2007-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
• 2007-05-18 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-05-18 Passed Both Houses
• 2007-06-15 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2007-08-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2007-08-14 Effective Date August 14, 2007
• 2007-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0172 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8506e903-03ce-410a-99ae-15dfdbab0196. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).