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type: "Bill"
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title: "VETERANS&MENTAL HEALTH COURTS"
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description: "Amends the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Provides that a defendant is eligible for a Veterans and Servicemembers Court program or a mental health court program only if the defendant is eligible for probation based on the nature of the crime convicted of and in consideration of his or her criminal background, if any. Provides that a defendant is ineligible for these programs if: (1) the crime for which the defendant has been convicted is non-probationable; or (2) the sentence imposed on the defendant, whether the result of a plea or a finding of guilt, renders the defendant ineligible for probation."
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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: "SB 1497"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1497 (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: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2013-02-07"
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last_action: "2013-08-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e94734f-ded4-4f8c-9886-877b2813e96e"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1497&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72248&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "b30916f2ac9bd8c0154e4a641b52e667284e2b4078d2c1dbee12d17dce1cd927"
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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 SB 1497 (98th) — VETERANS&MENTAL HEALTH COURTS
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Amends the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Provides that a defendant is eligible for a Veterans and Servicemembers Court program or a mental health court program only if the defendant is eligible for probation based on the nature of the crime convicted of and in consideration of his or her criminal background, if any. Provides that a defendant is ineligible for these programs if: (1) the crime for which the defendant has been convicted is non-probationable; or (2) the sentence imposed on the defendant, whether the result of a plea or a finding of guilt, renders the defendant ineligible for probation.
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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=09800SB1497&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72248&DocNum=1497&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1497eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72248&DocNum=1497&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1497enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72248&DocNum=1497&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
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- **2013-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2013-02-14** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2013-02-28** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2013-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2013
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- **2013-03-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2013-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2013
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- **2013-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2013-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2013-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
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- **2013-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-04-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2013-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2013-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2013-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2013-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
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- **2013-05-07** Passed Both Houses
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- **2013-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2013-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2014
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- **2013-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0152 `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/3e94734f-ded4-4f8c-9886-877b2813e96e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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