HB3632 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

CASE REVIEW-HOMICIDE VICTIMS
Last Action
4/16/2026 - Senate: Referred to Assignments
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act  
20 ILCS 3930/7  from Ch. 38, par. 210-7
Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act. Provides for the review of the case file of open unresolved murders. Defines "open unresolved murder" as any criminal activity in which death occurred more than 3 years prior to the date of the application for review of the case file under the Act, for which all probative investigative leads have been exhausted, and for which no likely perpetrator has been identified. Provides that the person or persons performing the review shall not have previously investigated the murder. Provides that only one case review shall be undertaken at any one time with respect to the same murder victim. Provides that each law enforcement agency shall develop a written application to be used for persons to request a case file review. Provides that the applicable agency shall conduct a full reinvestigation of the murder if the review of the case file concludes that a full reinvestigation of the murder would result in probative investigative leads. Provides for the compilation and publication of specified information and statistics regarding open unresolved murders by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Provides that each law enforcement agency shall employ or designate a minimum number of family liaison officers proportionate to the average number of homicides in the agency's jurisdiction within the previous 5 years of the date of employment with the maximum ratio of 40 homicides per each family liaison officer employed or designated. Each agency may establish a lower ratio for hiring or designating of family liaison officers. Establishes the duties and training for family liaison officers. Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act to make conforming changes.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Excludes from the definition of "agency", law enforcement entities of the State. In the provision that the person or persons performing the case file review shall not have previously investigated the murder does not apply to law enforcement agencies located in counties or municipalities that have fewer than 35,000 inhabitants. Provides that a person or persons who have previously investigated the murder may perform the full reinvestigation if there is at least one other person performing the full reinvestigation who has not previously investigated the murder. Provides that the Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act only applies to law enforcement agencies located wholly within the boundaries of counties with a population of 3,000,000 or more.
Actions
DateChamberAction
2/07/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner
2/18/2025HouseFirst Reading
2/18/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2/21/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
2/25/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
3/04/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
3/04/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
3/05/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
3/11/2025HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/20/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
3/20/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-005-000
3/21/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
3/27/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
3/31/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
4/03/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
4/08/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner
4/08/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/08/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
4/08/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
4/09/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-005-000
4/11/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/11/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/14/2025HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
4/29/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
4/30/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
5/12/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
5/14/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
3/04/2026HouseApproved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
3/04/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
3/12/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/15/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/15/2026HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/15/2026HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-035-000
4/15/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
4/15/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
4/15/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
4/15/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
4/16/2026SenateArrive in Senate
4/16/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/16/2026SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
4/16/2026SenateFirst Reading
4/16/2026SenateReferred to Assignments