republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-209.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MENTL HLTH-VOLUNTARY ADMISSION"
description: "Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a person who may be voluntarily admitted to a mental health facility includes a person adjudicated a disabled person. Provides for voluntary admission to a mental health facility if the facility director determines and documents in the recipient's medical record that the person (i) is clinically suitable for admission as a voluntary recipient and (ii) has the capacity to consent to voluntary admission (instead of if the director deems such person clinically suitable for admission as a voluntary recipient). Sets forth factors to be considered in determining whether a person has the capacity to consent to voluntary admission. Provides that a guardian of the person may not admit a ward to a mental health facility except at the ward's request as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and unless the ward has the capacity to consent to such admission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 209"
citation: "Illinois SB 209 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-03"
last_action: "2009-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2781c3c2-4a5e-43ca-b294-f20a13130e0d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=209&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40696&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "8f8207dac45ade3296daeb324cd9620cecb7892da3575aa005550c205a53cf21"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 209 (96th) — MENTL HLTH-VOLUNTARY ADMISSION

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a person who may be voluntarily admitted to a mental health facility includes a person adjudicated a disabled person. Provides for voluntary admission to a mental health facility if the facility director determines and documents in the recipient's medical record that the person (i) is clinically suitable for admission as a voluntary recipient and (ii) has the capacity to consent to voluntary admission (instead of if the director deems such person clinically suitable for admission as a voluntary recipient). Sets forth factors to be considered in determining whether a person has the capacity to consent to voluntary admission. Provides that a guardian of the person may not admit a ward to a mental health facility except at the ward's request as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and unless the ward has the capacity to consent to such admission.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0209&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40696&DocNum=209&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0209eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40696&DocNum=209&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0209enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40696&DocNum=209&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Heather Steans — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans `filing`
- **2009-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-10** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2009
- **2009-02-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2009
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Disability Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Disability Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Disability Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Disability Services Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 20, 2009
- **2009-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Heather Steans `filing`
- **2009-05-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2009-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2009-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-24** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0612 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2781c3c2-4a5e-43ca-b294-f20a13130e0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).