HB 5568 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

LOC GOV TORT IMMUNITY

Summary
Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Includes "medical examiner's office" and "coroner's office" within the definition of "medical facility" in Article VI covering Hospital and Public Health Activities. Provides that nothing in the Act exonerates a public employee or medical facility from liability for injury proximately caused by any negligent or wrongful conduct, act, or omission, in the handling, identification, disposal, or treatment of a deceased human, or exonerates a local public entity whose employee, while acting in the scope of his or her employment, so causes such an injury. Applies only to causes of actions accruing on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Last action Aug 17, 2026
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Mar 27, 2026
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Mar 12, 2026
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Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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Feb 13, 2026
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Referred to Rules Committee
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