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Introduced
02/06/2026
02/06/2026
In Committee
02/13/2026
02/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill mandates that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, which oversees training for police officers, will either create or approve a program to teach local law enforcement officers how to identify human remains, aiming to improve their response to such situations. Additionally, if human remains are identified, the law requires the assisting law enforcement agency, meaning an agency helping with the identification process, to provide any known alternative names, or aliases, of the deceased person to the coroner or medical examiner, who is responsible for investigating deaths.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee (on 02/13/2026)
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