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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4706         </title>
<shortdesc>MENTAL HEALTH-DEATH NOTICE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz and La Shawn K. Ford</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 301/55-45 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>405 ILCS 5/5-100.1 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that substance abuse programs and mental health or developmental disabilities facilities operating in the State shall provide verbal notice to the personal representative of the patient within 24 hours after the death of a patient and shall provide written notice to the personal representative of the patient within 5 days after the death of a patient. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/2/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Mental Health &amp; Addiction Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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