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type: "Bill"
title: "MHDD CD-INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION"
description: "Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that a transferring facility remains subject to the federal Emergency Medical Transport and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) when implementing a court order for the involuntary admission of a person on an inpatient basis or a court order for the transfer of a mental health patient to an alternative facility or program of alternative treatment. Requires a transferring facility to satisfy certain duties prior to implementing the order and in addition to those duties provided under the EMTALA. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2936"
citation: "Illinois HB 2936 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-22"
last_action: "2011-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05333f2c-a086-46dc-9388-44a9396dd1e7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2936&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60269&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "b06cf94ab8e5ac5e5a4bbf56d388a3a173d42ad27c3f4fc90c60c05604013afc"
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 2936 (97th) — MHDD CD-INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that a transferring facility remains subject to the federal Emergency Medical Transport and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) when implementing a court order for the involuntary admission of a person on an inpatient basis or a court order for the transfer of a mental health patient to an alternative facility or program of alternative treatment. Requires a transferring facility to satisfy certain duties prior to implementing the order and in addition to those duties provided under the EMTALA. Effective immediately.
## 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=09700HB2936&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60269&DocNum=2936&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2936eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60269&DocNum=2936&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2936enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60269&DocNum=2936&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1090** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Esther Golar — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey `filing`
- **2011-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey `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; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar
- **2011-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2011-04-07** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2011-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2011-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2011-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **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** Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2011
- **2011-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0130 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05333f2c-a086-46dc-9388-44a9396dd1e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).