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Bill	MHDD CD-NOTICE TO PETITIONER	Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that a petitioner in an involuntary admission's case shall be notified of the respondent's request for voluntary admission to a mental health facility and the petitioner's right to object to such voluntary admission when the request was made prior to an adjudication of the matter and the facility director of the mental health facility has approved the respondent's request. Provides that if voluntary admission is accepted and the petition is dismissed by the court, or if the respondent is found subject to involuntary admission, notice shall be provided to the petitioner, orally and in writing, of his or her right to receive notice of the respondent's discharge. Further provides that a facility director of a mental health facility shall notify the petitioner in a successful involuntary admission case, of the hospitalized person's subsequent discharge at least 48 hours prior to discharge if the petitioner has requested in writing that such notification be given. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 2280	Illinois HB 2280 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	40	3	2009-02-18	2009-08-18	openstates	ocd-bill/2d7e12a8-0936-407e-aebb-399a665f1e08	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2280&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44182&SessionID=76&GA=96	8b357cb4b729545aa5f4d052a44d2f6064b2ed064a8e3a8aa2ba0a06d8a901a2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2280 (96th) — MHDD CD-NOTICE TO PETITIONER

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that a petitioner in an involuntary admission's case shall be notified of the respondent's request for voluntary admission to a mental health facility and the petitioner's right to object to such voluntary admission when the request was made prior to an adjudication of the matter and the facility director of the mental health facility has approved the respondent's request. Provides that if voluntary admission is accepted and the petition is dismissed by the court, or if the respondent is found subject to involuntary admission, notice shall be provided to the petitioner, orally and in writing, of his or her right to receive notice of the respondent's discharge. Further provides that a facility director of a mental health facility shall notify the petitioner in a successful involuntary admission case, of the hospitalized person's subsequent discharge at least 48 hours prior to discharge if the petitioner has requested in writing that such notification be given. 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 — 58–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock filing
• 2009-02-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-18 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-02-23 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-04 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-04 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 114-000-000 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
• 2009-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
• 2009-03-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2009-03-30 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-03-30 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-04-15 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
• 2009-04-22 Postponed - Human Services
• 2009-04-29 Postponed - Human Services
• 2009-05-05 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather Steans
• 2009-05-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans amendment-introduction
• 2009-05-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-05-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
• 2009-05-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2009-05-06 Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
• 2009-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
• 2009-05-14 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-14 Arrived in House introduction
• 2009-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2009-05-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2009-05-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-05-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2009-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
• 2009-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-18 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-18 Effective Date January 1, 2010
• 2009-08-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0570 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2d7e12a8-0936-407e-aebb-399a665f1e08. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).