Bill Title: Amends the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Provides that a defendant is eligible for a Veterans and Servicemembers Court program or a mental health court program only if the defendant is eligible for probation based on the nature of the crime convicted of and in consideration of his or her criminal background, if any. Provides that a defendant is ineligible for these programs if: (1) the crime for which the defendant has been convicted is non-probationable; or (2) the sentence imposed on the defendant, whether the result of a plea or a finding of guilt, renders the defendant ineligible for probation.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0152 [SB1497 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2013-08-02	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2013-05-07	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2013-04-10	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2013-02-07	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois SB1497

Supplemental Documents

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No supplemental documents for Illinois SB1497 currently on file.