IntroducedFiled Oct 15, 2026
Sponsor: Charlie Meier (R)
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier
Oct 15, 2026
Summary
The bill changes Illinois law so that if the Department of Human Services does not place a defendant in a mental health facility within 20 days of a court order, the department must reimburse the sheriff for each day the defendant stays in jail. It also removes earlier rules that forced the department to admit defendants within 60 days and to give the court regular updates, and it makes sheriffs contact the department after 45 days of no placement notice.
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