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| Bill | MENTAL HEALTH-SITE VISITS | Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish a system of regular and ongoing on-site inspections of each facility under its jurisdiction including surveillance procedures designed to identify and prevent abuse and neglect. Provides that the surveillance procedures must include, but not be limited to, the use of security cameras and the use of persons to perform covert investigations of the daily operation of the facility. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 1245 | Illinois SB 1245 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 59 | 3 | 2007-02-09 | 2007-08-24 | openstates | ocd-bill/b6a0b9c8-910a-4cff-98a4-a99b6eff618c | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1245&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29330&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 5fcd7c3765a945ea7c43b1b4451cd8905609eb6369be5a31e7d603ee43627cac | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1245 (95th) — MENTAL HEALTH-SITE VISITS
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish a system of regular and ongoing on-site inspections of each facility under its jurisdiction including surveillance procedures designed to identify and prevent abuse and neglect. Provides that the surveillance procedures must include, but not be limited to, the use of security cameras and the use of persons to perform covert investigations of the daily operation of the facility.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 59–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Terry Link — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
filing - 2007-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-09 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-02-21 Assigned to Human Services
referral-committee - 2007-03-08 Postponed - Human Services
- 2007-03-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services
- 2007-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2007-03-14 Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- 2007-03-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2007-03-22 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- 2007-03-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services
- 2007-03-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
- 2007-03-30 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link
amendment-passage - 2007-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2007-03-30 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-04-02 Arrived in House
introduction - 2007-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-02 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- 2007-04-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-09 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-04-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2007-04-24 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2007-04-30 Assigned to Disability Services Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-16 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2007-05-18 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- 2007-05-23 Do Pass / Short Debate Disability Services Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-24 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-24 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2007-05-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-25 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2007-05-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-31 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- 2007-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link
filing - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services
referral-committee - 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
- 2007-05-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- 2007-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-29 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-24 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-24 Effective Date January 1, 2008
- 2007-08-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0427
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b6a0b9c8-910a-4cff-98a4-a99b6eff618c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).