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IL SB3750
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Laura Fine
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AI Summary
- Requires petitions for court-ordered psychotropic medication to specify full medication names and anticipated dosage ranges, including any alternative treatments sought
- Shifts authority from general physicians to psychiatrists or advanced practice psychiatric nurses for determining whether recipients who refuse treatment meet criteria for court-ordered medication or electroconvulsive therapy
- Mandates that at least one psychiatrist or advanced practice psychiatric nurse who examined the recipient must testify in person at hearings authorizing involuntary treatment
- Updates the definition of "mental illness" to replace "dementia or Alzheimer's disease" with the broader term "neurocognitive disorder" and adds a new definition of "confinement" for mental health facilities
- Allows service of petition and hearing notice via secured electronic mail in addition to facsimile, with personal service required if no acknowledgment is received within 24 hours
Legislative Description
MENTAL HEALTH-COURT ORDERS
Last Action
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
3/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/24/2026
Assignments2/5/2026
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