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| Bill | MHDD CD-INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION | Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Changes the definition of "dangerous conduct" to mean threatening behavior or conduct that places another individual or the person engaging in the behavior or conduct (rather than places another individual) in reasonable expectation of being harmed, or a person's inability to provide, without the assistance of family or outside help, for his or her basic physical needs so as to guard himself or herself from serious harm. Extends the lists of possible medical practitioners who must examine a person subject to an involuntary admission petition and execute a certificate stating whether involuntary admission and immediate hospitalization is appropriate, to include a psychiatrist (rather than a physician, qualified examiner, or clinical psychologist only). Contains provisions regarding the amount of time a mental health facility can temporarily detain a person for examination; the situations under which a person can be released from a mental health facility following the initial examination period and the court filing of a certificate stating whether involuntary admission and immediate hospitalization is appropriate; additional persons who are entitled to inspect and copy an admitted person's mental health records; additional agencies that may disclose a person's mental health records and communications to other agencies; and other matters. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 3129 | Illinois SB 3129 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 53 | 4 | 2010-02-08 | 2010-07-29 | openstates | ocd-bill/d5331da7-6f38-47c3-840f-30871e01348b | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3129&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=50852&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 77748ab678bb3497884c543d436dcc60bc06656d4b40c190536e307b8590bf5d | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 3129 (96th) — MHDD CD-INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Changes the definition of "dangerous conduct" to mean threatening behavior or conduct that places another individual or the person engaging in the behavior or conduct (rather than places another individual) in reasonable expectation of being harmed, or a person's inability to provide, without the assistance of family or outside help, for his or her basic physical needs so as to guard himself or herself from serious harm. Extends the lists of possible medical practitioners who must examine a person subject to an involuntary admission petition and execute a certificate stating whether involuntary admission and immediate hospitalization is appropriate, to include a psychiatrist (rather than a physician, qualified examiner, or clinical psychologist only). Contains provisions regarding the amount of time a mental health facility can temporarily detain a person for examination; the situations under which a person can be released from a mental health facility following the initial examination period and the court filing of a certificate stating whether involuntary admission and immediate hospitalization is appropriate; additional persons who are entitled to inspect and copy an admitted person's mental health records; additional agencies that may disclose a person's mental health records and communications to other agencies; and other matters. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 57–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2010-02-08 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
filing - 2010-02-08 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-02-08 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-02-24 Assigned to Human Services
referral-committee - 2010-03-08 Do Pass Human Services; 006-000-000
committee-passage - 2010-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- 2010-03-09 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2010
- 2010-03-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
amendment-introduction - 2010-03-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-03-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- 2010-03-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
- 2010-03-17 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-03-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Righter
amendment-passage - 2010-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 18, 2010
- 2010-03-18 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-03-18 Arrived in House
introduction - 2010-03-18 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- 2010-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-18 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-18 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-03-24 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2010-04-08 Assigned to Health & Healthcare Disparities Committee
referral-committee - 2010-04-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health & Healthcare Disparities Committee
amendment-introduction - 2010-04-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health & Healthcare Disparities Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2010-04-22 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health & Healthcare Disparities Committee; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2010-04-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-04-30 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
amendment-introduction - 2010-04-30 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-05-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2010-05-03 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-05-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2010-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-05-04 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- 2010-05-04 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- 2010-05-04 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- 2010-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 5, 2010
- 2010-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dale A. Righter
filing - 2010-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-05-05 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dale A. Righter
filing - 2010-05-05 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-05-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
referral-committee - 2010-05-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
referral-committee - 2010-05-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- 2010-05-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- 2010-05-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- 2010-05-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- 2010-05-07 Passed Both Houses
- 2010-06-04 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2010-07-29 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2010-07-29 Effective Date July 29, 2010
- 2010-07-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1399
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d5331da7-6f38-47c3-840f-30871e01348b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).