Bill Status of SB0024  104th General Assembly

Short Description:  MISSING PERSONS IDENTIFICATION

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Michael E. Hastings - Mattie Hunter, Laura Fine, Cristina Castro, Patrick J. Joyce, Michael W. Halpin, Mike Simmons, Graciela Guzmán, Paul Faraci, Napoleon Harris, III, Celina Villanueva, Javier L. Cervantes, Linda Holmes, Meg Loughran Cappel and Sara Feigenholtz

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  3/21/2025SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
50 ILCS 722/5
50 ILCS 722/10
50 ILCS 722/20
50 ILCS 722/25


Synopsis As Introduced
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.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  1/13/2025SenateFirst Reading
  1/13/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
  1/22/2025SenateAssigned to Criminal Law
  1/29/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  1/29/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  1/30/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
  2/5/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  2/6/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  2/19/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  2/26/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
  2/26/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  2/27/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
  2/28/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  3/3/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
  3/4/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  3/5/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  3/14/2025SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  3/21/2025SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments