Illinois Senate Bill 940 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act. Provides for the transition to community-based services of persons over 18 years of age with developmental disabilities in the State who qualify for Medicaid Waiver services, who reside in intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities with 9 or more residents, and who affirmatively request to receive community-based services or placement in a community-based setting and persons with developmental disabilities in the State who qualify for Medicaid Waiver services, who reside in a family home, who are in need of community-based services or placement in a community-based setting, and who affirmatively request community-based services or placement in a community-based setting. Establishes a schedule for the transition to community-based services. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall oversee the transition of persons to receive community-based services or placement in a community-based setting. Provides that nothing in these provisions forces persons who do not want community-based services or placement to move, nor does it force providers to close beds or enter into downsizing agreements with the State against their will. Effective immediately.

MENTAL DIS-COMMUNITY-BASED

Sen. Thomas Cullerton [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]	Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]	Sen. Cristina Castro [D]
Sen. Daniel Biss [D]	Sen. Heather Steans [D]	Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. Melinda Bush [D]
Sen. Omar Aquino [D]	Sen. William Cunningham [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	Session Sine Die
2017-05-05	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2017-04-07	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 5, 2017
2017-04-06	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
2017-03-17	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
2017-03-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
2017-03-08	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2017-03-08	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
2017-03-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2017-03-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2017-02-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
2017-02-17	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2017-02-15	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
2017-02-09	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2017-02-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2017-02-07	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-02-07	Senate	First Reading
2017-02-07	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
405	80	12-1	New Code	See Bill Text
405	80	12-10	New Code	See Bill Text
405	80	12-5	New Code	See Bill Text
405	80	Art. 12 heading	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=940&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0940.htm