Senate Sponsors: CULLERTON-SMITH. House Sponsors: FEIGENHOLTZ-SILVA Short description: DMHDD-CLOSED CIRCUIT TV Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act (short title changed to Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act effective July 1, 1997). Allows the Department of Human Services as successor to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities to install closed circuit televisions in institutions supervised or operated by the Department to monitor patients in those institutions. Effective July 1, 1997. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Allows the Department of Human Services to install closed circuit televisions only in quiet rooms in institutions to monitor patients. FISCAL NOTE (DMHDD) There will be no fiscal impact on this Dept. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) SB418 fails to create a State mandate. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the monitoring by closed circuit television shall not be construed to supersede or interfere with any existing provisions in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code concerning the observation and monitoring of patients. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0444 Last action date: 97-08-16 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status