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type: "Bill"
title: "MISSING PERSONS ID"
description: "Creates the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that all law enforcement agencies shall accept without delay any report of a missing person. Provides that the law enforcement agency must accept a missing person report filed in person. Provides that the law enforcement agency, upon acceptance of a missing person report, shall inform the reporting citizen of one of 2 resources, based upon the age of the missing person. If the missing person is under 18 years of age, contact information for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children shall be given. Provides that if the missing person is age 18 or older, contact information for the National Center for Missing Adults shall be given. Provides that before performing any death scene investigation, the official with custody of the human remains shall ensure that the coroner or medical examiner of the county in which the deceased was found has been notified. Requires the coroner or medical examiner to go to the scene and take charge of the remains. Provides that documented efforts must be made to locate family members of the deceased person to inform them of the death and location of the remains of their family member. Amends the Department of State Police Law to make conforming changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 194"
citation: "Illinois HB 194 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-04"
last_action: "2007-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/956b83c9-0b8c-4ec1-94fd-1a7f391277c7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=194&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=26844&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "d53cdc3fc002d80bc33b3349add792a5b3c89154afb8a5bd63d88bc307d9ff65"
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 194 (95th) — MISSING PERSONS ID
Creates the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that all law enforcement agencies shall accept without delay any report of a missing person. Provides that the law enforcement agency must accept a missing person report filed in person. Provides that the law enforcement agency, upon acceptance of a missing person report, shall inform the reporting citizen of one of 2 resources, based upon the age of the missing person. If the missing person is under 18 years of age, contact information for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children shall be given. Provides that if the missing person is age 18 or older, contact information for the National Center for Missing Adults shall be given. Provides that before performing any death scene investigation, the official with custody of the human remains shall ensure that the coroner or medical examiner of the county in which the deceased was found has been notified. Requires the coroner or medical examiner to go to the scene and take charge of the remains. Provides that documented efforts must be made to locate family members of the deceased person to inform them of the death and location of the remains of their family member. Amends the Department of State Police Law to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
## 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=09500HB0194&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26844&DocNum=194&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0194eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26844&DocNum=194&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0194enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26844&DocNum=194&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dan Brady — primary (person)
- Michael Bond — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-04** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2007-02-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2007-02-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2007-02-22** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2007-02-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2007-03-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2007-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2007-04-19** Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-04-25** Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2007
- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0192 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/956b83c9-0b8c-4ec1-94fd-1a7f391277c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).