CREATES-TASK FORCE MENTAL DIAG House SponsorsRep. Mary E. Flowers 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die Creates the Task Force on Mental Health Diagnosis within Illinois Law to (1) thoroughly survey the Illinois Compiled Statutes and Illinois Administrative Code to identify all instances in which laws and government functions depend upon purported understanding of mental illness or disorder, mental capacity, mental health, behavior or psychology, which may have been recently discredited or found to be incorrect or seriously called into question; (2) forward initial recommendations of urgent legislative actions which may be needed to avoid gross injustice or waste of public resources to the General Assembly as soon as possible; and (3) produce a final report summarizing the task force's findings and detailing recommended statutory or constitutional strategies to recognize best practices and highlight any areas of major disagreement within the profession. Provides that the task force shall submit a final report by December 31, 2016. 1/14/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers 1/28/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/17/2015HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 1/3/2016HouseRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die