Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code concerning court hearings under the Admission, Transfer and Discharge Procedures for the Mentally Ill Chapter of the Code. Deletes provision that any party may request a change of venue or transfer to any other county because of the convenience of parties or witnesses or the condition of the respondent. Provides that the court shall grant the request of the respondent to have the proceedings transferred to the county of his or her residence if and only if the court determines that the transfer is necessary to ensure the attendance of any material witness. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-07-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0220 [SB0834 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2015-07-31	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2015-05-15	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2015-03-26	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2015-02-11	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois SB0834

Supplemental Documents

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