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  <ga>96</ga>
  <type>SB</type>
  <number>3129</number>
  <short_description>MHDD CD-INVOLUNTARY ADMISSION</short_description>
  <synopsis_as_introduced>Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Changes the definition of "dangerous conduct" to mean threatening behavior or conduct that places another individual or the person engaging in the behavior or conduct (rather than 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. Extends the lists of possible medical practitioners who must examine a person subject to an involuntary admission petition and execute a certificate stating whether involuntary admission and immediate hospitalization is appropriate, to include a psychiatrist (rather than a physician, qualified examiner, or clinical psychologist only). Contains provisions regarding the amount of time a mental health facility can temporarily detain a person for examination; the situations under which a person can be released from a mental health facility following the initial examination period and the court filing of a certificate stating whether involuntary admission and immediate hospitalization is appropriate; additional persons who are entitled to inspect and copy an admitted person's mental health records; additional agencies that may disclose a person's mental health records and communications to other agencies; and other matters. Effective immediately.</synopsis_as_introduced>
  <ilga_url>http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3129&amp;GAID=10&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=50852&amp;SessionID=76&amp;GA=96</ilga_url>
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      <action_date>2010-05-05 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dale A. Righter</description>
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      <order_number>40</order_number>
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      <action_date>2010-03-18 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <order_number>16</order_number>
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      <action_date>2010-05-05 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dale A. Righter</description>
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      <order_number>38</order_number>
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      <action_date>2010-05-04 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy</description>
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      <order_number>33</order_number>
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      <action_date>2010-05-04 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000</description>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-05-04 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar</description>
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      <action_date>2010-05-04 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2</description>
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      <action_date>2010-05-04 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <order_number>37</order_number>
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      <action_date>2010-05-03 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</description>
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      <action_date>2010-05-03 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Second Reading - Short Debate</description>
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      <order_number>30</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-30 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee</description>
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      <order_number>28</order_number>
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      <action_date>2010-05-03 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote</description>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-05-03 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;  004-000-000</description>
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      <action_date>2010-04-30 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock</description>
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      <order_number>27</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-04-22 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health &amp; Healthcare Disparities Committee;  by Voice Vote</description>
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      <order_number>24</order_number>
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      <action_date>2010-04-22 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</description>
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      <order_number>26</order_number>
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      <action_date>2010-04-22 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
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      <action_date>2010-04-22 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health &amp; Healthcare Disparities Committee</description>
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      <action_date>2010-04-08 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
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      <action_date>2010-03-18 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Referred to Rules Committee</description>
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      <order_number>20</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-24 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patricia R. Bellock</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>21</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
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      <action_date>2010-03-18 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>First Reading</description>
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      <order_number>19</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-18 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>House</chamber>
      <description>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>17</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-18 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</description>
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      <order_number>18</order_number>
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      <action_date>2010-03-18 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>15</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-17 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 18, 2010</description>
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      <order_number>14</order_number>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-17 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Recalled to Second Reading</description>
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      <order_number>12</order_number>
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      <action_date>2010-03-17 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Righter</description>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-16 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services;  008-000-000</description>
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      <action_date>2010-03-16 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services</description>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-05-05 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments</description>
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      <action_date>2010-03-15 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</description>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2010-03-15 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter</description>
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      <action_date>2010-03-09 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <description>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2010</description>
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      <action_date>2010-03-09 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Second Reading</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
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      <action_date>2010-03-08 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Do Pass Human Services;  006-000-000</description>
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      <action_date>2010-03-08 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <action_date>2010-02-24 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <action_date>2010-02-08 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <action_date>2010-02-08 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <action_date>2010-02-08 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <action_date>2010-05-05 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments</description>
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      <description>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive</description>
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      <action_date>2010-05-07 00:00:00</action_date>
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      <action_date>2010-05-07 00:00:00</action_date>
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