SB3479 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3479

Introduced 2/10/2010, by Sen. Dale A. Righter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

405 ILCS 5/1-104.5

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Changes the definition of the term "dangerous conduct" to mean threatening behavior or conduct that places another individual in reasonable expectation of being physically harmed (rather than harmed), or conduct evincing a person's inability to provide, without the assistance of family or outside help, for his or her basic physical needs so as to guard himself or herself from serious harm (rather than, or a person's inability to provide, without the assistance of family or outside help, for his or her basic physical needs so as to guard himself or herself from serious harm). Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 1-104.5 as follows:

(405 ILCS 5/1-104.5)

Sec. 1-104.5. "Dangerous conduct" means threatening behavior or conduct that places another individual in reasonable expectation of being physically harmed, or conduct evincing a person's inability to provide, without the assistance of family or outside help, for his or her basic physical needs so as to guard himself or herself from serious harm.

(Source: P.A. 95-602, eff. 6-1-08.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.