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type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-MHDD-FACILITY REDUCTION"
description: "Amends the Community Services Act. Provides that whenever a State mental health facility or a State developmental disabilities facility operated by the Department of Human Services is scheduled to have or has a reduction in the number of individuals receiving care in an amount equal to or greater than 10% of the facility's prior highest population during the preceding 12-month period, the Department shall file a report with the General Assembly specifying certain information, including the anticipated new venues for care by venue category, in the aggregate, for the individuals no longer receiving care in the facility and the estimated corresponding changes in appropriation level necessary for the facility reducing population. Contains provisions concerning reporting requirements and the transfer of funds. Effective July 1, 2011."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1659"
citation: "Illinois HB 1659 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2011-02-15"
last_action: "2011-11-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8861377-6b0a-40ef-8644-b97b17cf7c46"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1659&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58815&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "12306eb4f72e9cd53bc74d30a46ad555db1812b748afc92410a96f3e48490bc7"
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 HB 1659 (97th) — DHS-MHDD-FACILITY REDUCTION
Amends the Community Services Act. Provides that whenever a State mental health facility or a State developmental disabilities facility operated by the Department of Human Services is scheduled to have or has a reduction in the number of individuals receiving care in an amount equal to or greater than 10% of the facility's prior highest population during the preceding 12-month period, the Department shall file a report with the General Assembly specifying certain information, including the anticipated new venues for care by venue category, in the aggregate, for the individuals no longer receiving care in the facility and the estimated corresponding changes in appropriation level necessary for the facility reducing population. Contains provisions concerning reporting requirements and the transfer of funds. Effective July 1, 2011.
## 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=09700HB1659&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58815&DocNum=1659&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1659eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58815&DocNum=1659&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1659enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58815&DocNum=1659&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **1160** (fail) · lower
- Motion — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
- **2011-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2011-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2011-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2011-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 31, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Postponed - Human Services
- **2011-05-10** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2011-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-15** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
- **2011-10-24** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 25, 2011
- **2011-10-24** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-10-26** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-10-26** Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 116-000-000
- **2011-11-02** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 8, 2011
- **2011-11-08** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2011-11-09** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-11-09** Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 055-000-000
- **2011-11-09** Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
- **2011-11-30** Effective Date November 9, 2011
- **2011-11-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0626 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8861377-6b0a-40ef-8644-b97b17cf7c46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).