Bill > HB4924

This bill amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code to clarify the jurisdiction of circuit courts over individuals requiring mental health treatment. Specifically, it grants circuit courts jurisdiction over individuals subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient basis, meaning they require hospitalization in a mental health facility, and those who need treatment with psychotropic medication and electroconvulsive therapy. The bill also removes a provision that gave circuit courts jurisdiction over individuals subject to involuntary outpatient treatment until January 1, 2030, effectively ending that specific jurisdiction. Furthermore, it introduces a new condition: a respondent with pending felony charges cannot be ordered to a hospitalization program in a Department of Human Services mental health facility unless the Department agrees to the program.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4924&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104