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HB5569 • 2026
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Police & Fire Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal
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Full Text of HB5569 Home Legislation Full Text HB5569 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB5569 Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Kevin John Olickal SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 50 ILCS 705/10.28 new 50 ILCS 722/25 Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct or approve a training program in the identification of human remains for law enforcement officers employed by local law enforcement agencies. Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that, if human remains are identified, then the assisting law enforcement agency shall provide all known aliases associated with the deceased person to the coroner or medical examiner. LRB104 20272 RTM 33723 b A BILL FOR HB5569 LRB104 20272 RTM 33723 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by 5 adding Section 10.28 as follows: 6 (50 ILCS 705/10.28 new) 7 Sec. 10.28. Training; identification of human remains. The 8 Board shall conduct or approve a training program in the 9 identification of human remains for law enforcement officers 10 employed by local law enforcement agencies. The purpose of the 11 training provided under this Section shall be to teach law 12 enforcement officers employed by local law enforcement 13 agencies to identify human remains and respond appropriately. 14 Section 10. The Missing Persons Identification Act is 15 amended by changing Section 25 as follows: 16 (50 ILCS 722/25) 17 Sec. 25. Unidentified deceased persons. 18 (a) In this Section, "assisting law enforcement agency" 19 has the meaning given to that term in Section 20. 20 (b) The coroner, medical examiner, or assisting law 21 enforcement agency shall obtain a biological sample from any HB5569 - 2 - LRB104 20272 RTM 33723 b 1 individual whose remains are not identifiable. The biological 2 sample shall be forwarded to an accredited Combined DNA Index 3 System (CODIS) laboratory where DNA profiles are entered into 4 the appropriate State and National DNA Index System within 90 5 days from the discovery of the remains. If the human remains 6 are identified, then the assisting law enforcement agency 7 shall provide all known aliases associated with the deceased 8 person to the coroner or medical examiner. 9 Prior to the burial or interment of any unknown 10 individual's remains or any unknown individual's body part, 11 the medical examiner or coroner in possession of the remains 12 or body part must assign a case number to the unknown 13 individual or body part. The medical examiner or coroner shall 14 place a stainless-steel tag that is stamped or inscribed with 15 the assigned case number on the individual or body part and on 16 the outside of the burial container. 17 (Source: P.A. 104-339, eff. 1-1-26 .) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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