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type: "Bill"
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title: "MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS: CORONER"
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description: "Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Provides that records and communications of a deceased recipient shall (instead of \"may\") be disclosed to a coroner conducting a preliminary investigation into the recipient's death. Deletes language providing that records and communications of the deceased recipient disclosed to a coroner in an investigation shall be limited solely to the deceased recipient's records and communications relating to the factual circumstances of the incident being investigated in a mental health facility."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "98th"
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identifier: "HB 4694"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4694 (98th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2014-02-05"
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last_action: "2014-08-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abbc6f24-8f03-48e9-a84c-18e95316745c"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4694&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79344&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "690237cf096a2af6efd1e631d3cf4ade6dff309ec123e03c0eb6f3ff913d4461"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 4694 (98th) — MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS: CORONER
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Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Provides that records and communications of a deceased recipient shall (instead of "may") be disclosed to a coroner conducting a preliminary investigation into the recipient's death. Deletes language providing that records and communications of the deceased recipient disclosed to a coroner in an investigation shall be limited solely to the deceased recipient's records and communications relating to the factual circumstances of the incident being investigated in a mental health facility.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4694&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79344&DocNum=4694&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4694eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79344&DocNum=4694&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4694enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79344&DocNum=4694&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dan Brady — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2014-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `filing`
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- **2014-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
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- **2014-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
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- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2014-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
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- **2014-03-24** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. John D'Amico
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- **2014-03-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
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- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
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- **2014-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2014-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2014 `reading-1`
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- **2014-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
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- **2014-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-04-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-30** Postponed - Local Government
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- **2014-05-14** Do Pass Local Government; 012-000-001 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2014
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- **2014-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2014-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2014
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- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2014-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2014-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2015
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- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0908 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/abbc6f24-8f03-48e9-a84c-18e95316745c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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