Date	Chamber	Action
5/31/2015	House	Adopted Both Houses

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Behavioral Health Prison Diversion Commission. Provides that the Commission shall gather information, review studies, and identify areas of best practice with respect to how the criminal justice system should handle persons with behavioral health disorders including mental illness, substance use disorders, and intellectual disabilities. Provides that the Commission shall make its report to the General Assembly on or before February 1, 2016; and that the report of the Commission shall detail those findings and recommendations, including: (1) a diversion action plan to improve efforts to divert persons with behavioral health disorders including mental illness, substance use disorders, and intellectual disabilities to appropriate treatment or diversion program as an alternative to incarceration; (2) areas of best practice in this State and other states to expand the use of effective pre-booking and post-booking options for those with behavioral health disorders; and (3) a performance monitoring process to include baseline and post-implementation data for prevalence of persons with behavioral health disorders and intellectual disabilities in the State's criminal justice system, outcomes, and return on investment. Provides that the Commission shall dissolve on February 15, 2016.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
3/12/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Scott Drury
3/17/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/14/2015	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
4/20/2015	House	Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-000-000
4/20/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions
4/21/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
4/28/2015	House	Resolution Adopted 113-000-000
4/28/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
4/28/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
4/28/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
4/28/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
4/29/2015	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/29/2015	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
4/29/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/6/2015	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
5/13/2015	Senate	Be Adopted Criminal Law; 011-000-000
5/13/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions May 14, 2015
5/31/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
5/31/2015	Senate	Resolution Adopted; 049-000-000
5/31/2015	House	Adopted Both Houses

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