Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that if a criminal defendant has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of a violent crime and a hearing has been ordered by the court under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code to determine if the defendant is: (1) in need of mental health services on an inpatient basis; (2) in need of mental health services on an outpatient basis; or (3) not in need of mental health services, the victim or the victim's spouse, guardian, parent, grandparent, or other immediate family or household member shall have the right to present a victim's impact statement at the commitment hearing.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0117 [SB0042 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Third Reading in House	2009-05-07	116	0	2	0	118	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2009-03-25	54	0	0	0	54	Passed	Link	View

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