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| Bill | CD CORR-MILITARY VETERANS | Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that before the sentencing hearing and as part of the presentence investigation, the court shall inquire of the defendant whether the defendant is currently serving in or is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. Provides that if the defendant is currently serving in the Armed Forces of the United States or is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States and has been diagnosed as having a mental illness by a qualified psychiatrist or clinical psychologist or physician, the court may: (1) order that the officer preparing the presentence report consult with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, or another agency or person with suitable knowledge or experience for the purpose of providing the court with information regarding treatment options available to the defendant, including federal, State, and local programming; and (2) consider the treatment recommendations of any diagnosing or treating mental health professionals together with the treatment options available to the defendant in imposing sentence. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 2281 | Illinois HB 2281 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 38 | 2 | 2009-02-18 | 2009-07-27 | openstates | ocd-bill/328a903b-cade-4d14-92a5-6c6fe303e1d6 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2281&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44183&SessionID=76&GA=96 | ff21878addebb543ca1b6d29252df1404029406701a6d5877b55342a3cc98a79 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2281 (96th) — CD CORR-MILITARY VETERANS
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that before the sentencing hearing and as part of the presentence investigation, the court shall inquire of the defendant whether the defendant is currently serving in or is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. Provides that if the defendant is currently serving in the Armed Forces of the United States or is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States and has been diagnosed as having a mental illness by a qualified psychiatrist or clinical psychologist or physician, the court may: (1) order that the officer preparing the presentence report consult with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, or another agency or person with suitable knowledge or experience for the purpose of providing the court with information regarding treatment options available to the defendant, including federal, State, and local programming; and (2) consider the treatment recommendations of any diagnosing or treating mental health professionals together with the treatment options available to the defendant in imposing sentence.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Bond — cosponsor (person)
- 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 II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2009-03-03 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2009-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2009-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2009-03-12 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2009-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- 2009-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- 2009-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- 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 - 2009-03-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2009-03-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- 2009-03-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-26 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-15 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
- 2009-04-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- 2009-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
- 2009-05-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- 2009-05-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- 2009-05-14 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-14 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-12 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-07-27 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-07-27 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-07-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0086
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/328a903b-cade-4d14-92a5-6c6fe303e1d6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).