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CS/CS/HB 1045: Mental Health

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Schwartz

Mental Health; Authorizes, in certain circumstances, continuation of psychotherapeutic medication for individuals receiving such medication in jail before admission to psychiatric or forensic facility; requires forensic evaluator training for mental health experts appointed to evaluate defendants for competency to proceed or for sanity at time of commission of offense; requires DCFS to maintain & annually provide courts with forensic evaluator registry; provides timeframes for competency hearings to be held; provides timeframes for commitment hearings; standardizes protocols, procedures, & criteria used in reporting expert findings in determining competency in juvenile cases; revises requirements related to forensic evaluator training program that appointed experts must complete; requires such experts after specified date to have such training.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/15/2011 House • Filed
    12/28/2011 House • Referred to Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 102
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 102
    1/12/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee, 01/17/12, 3:30 pm, Webster Hall
    1/17/2012 House • Favorable by Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 237
    • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee -HJ 237
    1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 12:30 pm, 404 HOB
    1/31/2012 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 323
    2/1/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 314
    2/2/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee
    • CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 451
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 451
    2/17/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/21/12, 10:30 am, 404 HOB
    2/21/2012 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 815
    2/23/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 802
    2/24/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 833
    2/27/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/12
    2/29/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 964
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/1/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 981
    • CS passed; YEAS 111 NAYS 0 -HJ 981
    3/1/2012 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 826
    • Referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 826
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • CS/CS/HB 1045, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/23/2012 at 3:37 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1712 (c1) Mental Health Storms Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget
    Location: In committee/council (BC)

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    382705 - Amendment
    Between lines 29 and 30, insert:
    Gonzalez 2/29/2012
    11:14 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    3/1/2012
    PDF
    hierarchy 107975 - Amendment to Amendment (382705)
    Remove lines 11-22 of the amendment and insert:
    Schwartz 3/1/2012
    11:28 AM
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/1/2012 3:47 PM House 111 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    916.107 Rights of forensic clients. Page 2 (pdf)
    916.111 Training of mental health experts. Page 5 (pdf)
    916.115 Appointment of experts. Page 6 (pdf)
    916.13 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated incompetent. Page 7 (pdf)
    916.145 Dismissal of charges. Page 7 (pdf)
    916.15 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity. Page 8 (pdf)
    985.19 Incompetency in juvenile delinquency cases. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1045, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/1/2012 at 9:58 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/23/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1712 (c1) Mental Health Storms Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget
    Location: In committee/council (BC)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    474597 - Amendment
    Remove lines 125-126 and insert:
    Schwartz 2/20/2012
    6:19 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/21/2012
    PDF
    152773 - Amendment
    Remove lines 198-200
    Schwartz 2/20/2012
    6:31 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/21/2012
    PDF
    625057 - Amendment
    Remove line 349 and insert:
    Schwartz 2/20/2012
    6:33 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/21/2012
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    916.107 Rights of forensic clients. Page 2 (pdf)
    916.111 Training of mental health experts. Page 5 (pdf)
    916.115 Appointment of experts. Page 6 (pdf)
    916.13 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated incompetent. Page 7 (pdf)
    916.145 Dismissal of charges. Page 7 (pdf)
    916.15 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity. Page 8 (pdf)
    985.19 Incompetency in juvenile delinquency cases. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • HB 1045, Original Filed Version Posted 12/15/2011 at 7:52 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/17/2012 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1712 Mental Health Storms Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget
    Location: In committee/council (BC)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    567489 - Amendment
    Remove lines 131-133 and insert:
    Schwartz 1/30/2012
    7:40 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/31/2012
    PDF
    363839 - Amendment
    Remove lines 275-284 and insert:
    Schwartz 1/30/2012
    7:40 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/31/2012
    PDF
    150381 - Amendment
    Remove lines 347-350 and insert:
    Schwartz 1/30/2012
    7:41 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/31/2012
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    916.107 Rights of forensic clients. Page 2 (pdf)
    916.111 Training of mental health experts. Page 5 (pdf)
    916.115 Appointment of experts. Page 6 (pdf)
    916.13 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated incompetent. Page 7 (pdf)
    916.145 Dismissal of charges. Page 7 (pdf)
    916.15 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity. Page 8 (pdf)
    985.19 Incompetency in juvenile delinquency cases. Page 8 (pdf)

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