Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB5568: LOC GOV TORT IMMUNITY
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
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.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5568Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Kevin John OlickalSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 10/6-101from Ch. 85, par. 6-101745 ILCS 10/6-106from Ch. 85, par. 6-106 745 ILCS 10/6-101 from Ch. 85, par. 6-101 745 ILCS 10/6-106 from Ch. 85, par. 6-106 ILCS 10/6-101 from Ch. 85, par. 6-101 ILCS 10/6-106 from Ch. 85, par. 6-106 Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees TortImmunity Act…
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5568Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Kevin John OlickalSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 10/6-101from Ch. 85, par. 6-101745 ILCS 10/6-106from Ch. 85, par. 6-106 745 ILCS 10/6-101 from Ch. 85, par. 6-101 745 ILCS 10/6-106 from Ch. 85, par. 6-106 ILCS 10/6-101 from Ch. 85, par. 6-101 ILCS 10/6-106 from Ch. 85, par. 6-106 Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees TortImmunity Act. Includes "medical examiner's office" and "coroner's office"within the definition of "medical facility" in Article VI coveringHospital and Public Health Activities. Provides that nothing in the Actexonerates a public employee or medical facility from liability for injuryproximately caused by any negligent or wrongful conduct, act, or omission,in the handling, identification, disposal, or treatment of a deceasedhuman, or exonerates a local public entity whose employee, while acting inthe scope of his or her employment, so causes such an injury. Applies onlyto causes of actions accruing on or after the effective date of theamendatory Act. LRB104 17152 JRC 30571 b LRB104 17152 JRC 30571 b LRB104 17152 JRC 30571 b A BILL FOR HB5568LRB104 17152 JRC 30571 b HB5568 LRB104 17152 JRC 30571 b HB5568 LRB104 17152 JRC 30571 b AN ACT concerning civil law. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section …
Sponsors
- Kevin John Olickal (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Lindsey LaPointe (D, 19)
- Kelly M. Cassidy (D, 14)
- William "Will" Davis (D, 30)
- Theresa Mah (D, 24)
- Thaddeus Jones (D, 29)
- Aarón M. Ortíz (D, 1)
- Michelle Mussman (D, 56)
- Kam Buckner (D, 26)
- Maura Hirschauer (D, 49)
- Mary Beth Canty (D, 54)
- Michael Crawford (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- : Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
Subjects: ILCS 745 - Civil Immunities
Common questions
- What is HB5568?
- HB5568 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): LOC GOV TORT IMMUNITY.
- What does HB5568 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5568Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Kevin John OlickalSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 10/6-101from Ch. 85, par. 6-101745 ILCS 10/6-106from Ch. 85, par. 6-106 745 ILCS 10/6-101 from Ch. 85, par. 6-101 745 ILCS 10/6-106 from Ch. 85, par. 6-106 ILCS 10/6-101 from Ch. 85, par. 6-101 ILCS 10/6-106 from Ch. 85, par. 6-106 Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees TortImmunity Act…
- What is the status of HB5568?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5568?
- Kevin John Olickal (D, 16), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5568?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5568&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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