Bill Title: Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Provides that a petition alleging that a person is a sexually violent person may also be filed, at the request of the agency with jurisdiction over the person, by: (1) the Attorney General, (2) the State's Attorney of the county in which the person was convicted of a sexually violent offense, adjudicated delinquent for a sexually violent offense or found not guilty of or not responsible for a sexually violent offense by reason of insanity, mental disease, or mental defect, or (3) the Attorney General and the State's Attorney jointly. Provides that the State has the right to have the person evaluated by experts chosen by the State. Provides that the agency with jurisdiction shall allow the expert reasonable access to the person for purposes of examination, to the person's records, and to past and present treatment providers and any other staff members relevant to the examination. Provides that any agency or officer, employee, or agent of an agency is immune from criminal or civil liability for acts or omissions as the result of a good faith effort to conduct an evaluation pursuant to the Act. Makes other changes. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that good conduct credit for meritorious service shall not be awarded on a sentence of imprisonment imposed for conviction of offenses that may subject the offender to commitment under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1128 [SB3467 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Linda Holmes [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-042	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Martin Sandoval [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-011	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Bond [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Toi Hutchinson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-040	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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