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Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Requires a law enforcement agency to attempt to obtain a biological sample from closely related family members of the missing person or a personal item of the missing person beginning 30 days after the date of the missing person report (rather than within 30 days after receipt of a report). Provides that a law enforcement agency may not establish or maintain a policy…
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Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Requires a law enforcement agency to attempt to obtain a biological sample from closely related family members of the missing person or a personal item of the missing person beginning 30 days after the date of the missing person report (rather than within 30 days after receipt of a report). Provides that a law enforcement agency may not establish or maintain a policy that requires the observance of a waiting period before accepting a missing person report. Modifies the circumstances under which a law enforcement agency may not refuse to accept a missing person report. Requires a law enforcement agency to notify a person responsible for the missing person's welfare, or other specified individuals, about specified efforts to locate a missing person. Provides that, if a person remains missing for 30 days after the date of report, the law enforcement agency shall immediately (rather than may) generate a report of the missing person within NamUs, and the law enforcement agency shall (rather than may) attempt to obtain specified information and materials that have not been received. Modifies the follow-up action required by a law enforcement agency after creation of a missing person report. Modifies the definition of "high-risk missing person". Upon receipt of a missing person report (rather than immediately), requires the responding local law enforcement agency to enter all collected information relating to the missing person case in the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System and the National Crime Information Center. Makes other changes to reporting requirements. Modifies requirements for submission of fingerprints from unidentified remains for analysis as well as other requirements relating identified human remains. Provides that an assisting law enforcement agency, a medical examiner, a coroner, or the Illinois State Police may not close an unidentified person case until the individual has been identified and must keep the case active. Requires the coroner, medical examiner, or assisting law enforcement agency (rather than the coroner or medical examiner) to obtain a biological (rather than DNA) sample from an individual whose remains are not identifiable, and modifies how the sample may be analyzed and labeled. Makes other changes.
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SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
SenateFirst Reading
CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
CommitteeAssigned to Criminal Law · Senate Criminal Law
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
CommitteeRe-assigned to Criminal Law · Senate Criminal Law
SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law · Senate Criminal Law
SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
CommitteeDo Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 008-000-000 · Senate Criminal Law
SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2025
SenateSecond Reading
SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2025
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
HouseArrived in House
HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
HouseFirst Reading
CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
