CHESTER- SEXUALLY VIOLENT
Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services may elect to place persons who have been ordered by the court to be detained under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act in a distinct portion of the Chester Mental Health Center. Provides that the persons so placed shall be separated and shall not comingle with the recipients of the Chester Mental Health Center. Provides that the portion of Chester Mental Health Center that is used for the persons detained under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act shall not be a part of the mental health facility for the enforcement and implementation of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code nor shall their care and treatment be subject to the provisions of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Provides that the Department may elect to place persons who have been ordered by the court to be detained in a State-operated mental health facility or a portion of that facility. Provides that persons placed in a state-operated mental health facility under the Act shall be separated and shall not comingle with the recipients of the mental health facility. Provides that the portion of a State-operated mental health facility that is used for the persons detained under the Act shall not be a part of the mental health facility for the enforcement and implementation of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code nor shall their care and treatment be subject to the provisions of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the provisions added by the amendatory Act are inoperative on and after June 30, 2015. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2013
Committee Review
May 2013
Senate Passage
May 2013
House Passage
May 2013
Signed into Law
Jul 2013
Introduced Mar 21, 2013
Signed Jul 15, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2013 · House May 3, 2013
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Mar 21, 2013
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican17
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Jul 15, 2013
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 3, 2013
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 1, 2013
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Apr 8, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2013
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2013
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 21, 2013
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-3)
senate
Feb 13, 2013
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
Jan 30, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Jan 23, 2013
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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