MENTAL HLTH-INVOLUNTARY ADMIT
Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that "person subject to involuntary admission" includes (i) a person with mental illness and who because of his or her illness is reasonably expected to engage in dangerous conduct (instead of reasonably expected to inflict serious physical harm upon himself or herself or another in the near future) and (ii) a person with mental illness who, because of the nature of his or her illness, is unable to understand his or her need for treatment and who, if not treated, is reasonably expected to suffer or continue to suffer mental deterioration or emotional deterioration, or both, to the point that the person is reasonably expected to engage in dangerous conduct. Defines "dangerous conduct" as threatening behavior or conduct that places another individual in reasonable expectation of being harmed, or a person's inability to provide, without the assistance of family or outside help, for his or her basic physical needs so as to guard himself or herself from serious harm.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2007
Committee Review
Jun 2007
Senate Passage
Jun 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Sep 2007
Introduced May 14, 2007
Signed Sep 11, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Jun 14, 2007 · House May 31, 2007
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 54
Jun 14, 2007
D
Democratic33
87% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
74
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Amendments
6
Sep 11, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Jun 14, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Jun 14, 2007
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
upper
Jun 7, 2007
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
Jun 6, 2007
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services
upper
Jun 6, 2007
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
May 31, 2007
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - June 1, 2007
upper
May 31, 2007
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
upper
May 31, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-6-3)
house
May 25, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-002-000
lower
May 25, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 25, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
May 18, 2007
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
lower
May 18, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
May 15, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 14, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 10, 2007
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Apr 18, 2007
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 18, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
upper
Mar 8, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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