House Sponsors: HULTGREN-BELLOCK-MATHIAS AND GILES. Senate Sponsors: CRONIN Short description: ALCOHL DRUG DEPEND-CORRECTIONS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act to make stylistic changes in the Section concerning election of treatment. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that an alcoholic or addict in a "designated program" shall be monitored by the probation department and subject to probation conditions as if he or she was sentenced to probation. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 301/40-5 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 301/40-10 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3 Deletes everything. Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act to require offenders who elect treatment to be sentenced to probation. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to permit offenders who commit residential burglary or certain Class 2 or greater felonies after having committed a Class 2 or greater felony within 10 years to be sentenced to probation and enter a treatment program. Effective immediately. GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE Restores provisions permitting the court to sentence the offender to probation and to a treatment alternative to imprisonment rather than mandating that treatment instead of imprisonment. Deletes new amendatory provisions added to the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the prohibition on a defendant serving probation if con- victed of residental burglary or if convicted of a Class 2 or greater felony within 10 years of the date of committing the current offense does not apply to a defendant sentenced to a treatment program under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0663 Last action date: 99-12-22 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status