HOMELESS MENTAL-DISABLED ACT
Summary
Creates the State Advocacy Program for the Homeless Mentally Ill and Developmentally Disabled Act. Requires that a staff advocacy position within the Bureau of Homeless Services and Supportive Services of the Department of Human Services (DHS) be created to promote and facilitate the development of community-based support systems to protect the health, safety, welfare, and human and civil rights of homeless individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities and to perform other functions. Requires DHS to initiate requests for proposals or continued funding forms for the establishment or expansion of nonprofit agencies and organizations that will be responsible for developing or coordinating comprehensive and integrated community-based support systems for homeless individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities. Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act to require the Illinois Housing Development Authority to ensure that a number of the units held available for persons of low or moderate income are held available for the homeless mentally ill and developmentally disabled as defined in the State Advocacy Program for the Homeless Mentally Ill and Developmentally Disabled Act.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
House Passage
Apr 2005
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 11, 2005
Last action Jan 9, 2007
Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2005
How they voted
103–0
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 115
Apr 8, 2005
D
Democratic63
92% Yea
R
Republican52
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
2
Committee
4
May 5, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 11, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 8, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-12)
house
Mar 10, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee; 006-000-001
lower
Feb 8, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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