republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-4348.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS"
description: "Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that the responsible investigative agency shall send the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System created by the United States Department of Justice, if possible, with copies of fingerprints on standardized 8 inch by 8 inch fingerprint cards or the equivalent digital image, prints or partial prints of any fingers, a forensic odontology report concerning the body, detailed personal descriptions, DNA samples for nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analysis, available DNA analysis results, and all other identifying data, including date and place of death, of all deceased persons whose deaths are in a classification requiring inquiry by the coroner or medical examiner and who remain unidentified after all available methods have been exhausted. Provides that the medical examiner, coroner, or responsible investigative agency shall make reasonable attempts to promptly identify human remains. Defines \"responsible investigative authority\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4348"
citation: "Illinois HB 4348 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-25"
last_action: "2018-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fd2a7be-b43e-4adf-a6b0-aded0360adb8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4348&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=109027&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "af2826ebd284f3778e22ef71ba20654b2e6e897fa272acd51d5997b49c466091"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4348 (100th) — UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS

Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that the responsible investigative agency shall send the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System created by the United States Department of Justice, if possible, with copies of fingerprints on standardized 8 inch by 8 inch fingerprint cards or the equivalent digital image, prints or partial prints of any fingers, a forensic odontology report concerning the body, detailed personal descriptions, DNA samples for nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analysis, available DNA analysis results, and all other identifying data, including date and place of death, of all deceased persons whose deaths are in a classification requiring inquiry by the coroner or medical examiner and who remain unidentified after all available methods have been exhausted. Provides that the medical examiner, coroner, or responsible investigative agency shall make reasonable attempts to promptly identify human remains. Defines "responsible investigative authority".

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4348&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109027&DocNum=4348&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4348eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109027&DocNum=4348&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4348enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109027&DocNum=4348&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Connor — primary (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Bivins — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John Connor `filing`
- **2018-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2018-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 011-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2018-03-07** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John Connor `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2018-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-18** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
- **2018-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2018-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2018-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Do Pass as Amended State Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2018
- **2018-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2018
- **2018-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2018-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John Connor
- **2018-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
- **2018-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-000-000
- **2018-05-31** House Concurs
- **2018-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0901 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fd2a7be-b43e-4adf-a6b0-aded0360adb8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).