Date	Chamber	Action
8/4/2009	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0117

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

405 ILCS 5/3-800

from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-800

725 ILCS 120/6

from Ch. 38, par. 1406

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that if a criminal defendant has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of a violent crime and a hearing has been ordered by the court under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code to determine if the defendant is: (1) in need of mental health services on an inpatient basis; (2) in need of mental health services on an outpatient basis; or (3) not in need of mental health services, the victim or the victim's spouse, guardian, parent, grandparent, or other immediate family or household member shall have the right to present a victim's impact statement at the commitment hearing.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	405 ILCS 5/3-800	from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-800

725 ILCS 120/6

from Ch. 38, par. 1406

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Reinserts the provisions of the bill. Provides that the victim impact statements are applicable at the initial commitment hearing after the defendant has been found not guilty by reason of insanity for a violent crime. Provides that the court may only consider the impact statement along with all other appropriate factors in determining the: (1) threat of serious physical harm poised by the respondent to himself or herself, or to another person; (2) location of inpatient or outpatient mental health services ordered by the court, but only after complying with all other applicable administrative requirements, rules, and statutory requirements; (3) maximum period of commitment for inpatient mental health services; and (4) conditions of release for outpatient mental health services ordered by the court.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/30/2009	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner
1/30/2009	Senate	First Reading
1/30/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/4/2009	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2/11/2009	Senate	To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Constitutional Review
2/19/2009	Senate	Postponed - Criminal Law; Subcommittee on Constitutional Review
2/26/2009	Senate	Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000
2/26/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2009
2/26/2009	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muņoz
2/27/2009	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
3/17/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner
3/17/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/18/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
3/19/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-000-000
3/24/2009	Senate	Second Reading
3/24/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Millner
3/24/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
3/25/2009	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
3/25/2009	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
3/25/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
3/25/2009	House	Arrived in House
3/25/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/25/2009	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
3/25/2009	House	First Reading
3/25/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/14/2009	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
4/23/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
4/23/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/28/2009	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
4/30/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/30/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/7/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
5/7/2009	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/7/2009	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
6/5/2009	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/4/2009	Senate	Governor Approved
8/4/2009	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2010
8/4/2009	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0117

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