CRIM PRO-UNFIT DEFENDANT
Summary
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall transmit to the Department of Human Services, agency or institution, if any, to which an unfit defendant is remanded for treatment the complete copy of any fitness report prepared or other report prepared by a forensic examiner for the court. Provides that if the court finds that the defendant is still unfit after being recommended as fit by the supervisor of the defendant's treatment, the court shall attach a copy of any written report that identifies the factors in the finding that the defendant continues to be unfit, prepared by a licensed physician, clinical psychologist, or psychiatrist, to the court order remanding the person for further treatment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Apr 23, 2015
Signed Aug 21, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2015 · House May 31, 2015
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 53
May 20, 2015
D
Democratic34
94% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Amendments
3
Aug 21, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2015
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2015
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-000-000
lower
May 25, 2015
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
May 20, 2015
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William Davis
lower
May 20, 2015
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 20, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 20, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0-2)
senate
May 13, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 011-000-000
upper
May 13, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 12, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
upper
May 8, 2015
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 8, 2015
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
upper
May 7, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 28, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 23, 2015
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 24, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
lower
Mar 16, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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