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SB 844 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

DRUG COURT PROGRAM-ELIGIBILITY

Summary
Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act. Provides that a defendant may be admitted into a drug court program only before adjudication. Eliminates provision that a defendant shall be excluded from a drug court program if the defendant has previously completed or has been discharged from a drug court program.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Apr 23, 2015 Signed Aug 17, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2015 · House May 20, 2015

How they voted

30–15
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 53
May 30, 2015
D Democratic34
28 Yea 6
82% Yea
R Republican19
2 Yea 15 Nay 2
78% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
60
Key actions
12
Committee
15
Amendments
6
Aug 17, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2015
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 034-016-000
upper
May 27, 2015
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-002-000
upper
May 27, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Criminal Law
upper
May 27, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 21, 2015
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2015
upper
May 21, 2015
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 20, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (69-33-2)
house
May 14, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
lower
May 14, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 13, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
May 12, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 12, 2015
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar
lower
May 8, 2015
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
lower
May 4, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 4, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 4, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 3, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
upper
Feb 18, 2015
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 18, 2015
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe
upper
Feb 17, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Feb 11, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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