IL HB4934 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-9)
Status: Engrossed on April 16 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-04-24 - Assigned to Veterans Affairs
Pending: Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Hearing: May 2 @ 9:00 am in Room 400
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 16 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-04-24 - Assigned to Veterans Affairs
Pending: Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Hearing: May 2 @ 9:00 am in Room 400
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Cemetery Protection Act. Defines "veteran" and "veterans' organization". Provides that if a veterans' organization has identified human remains of a veteran that are more than 100 years old and wishes to have a marker placed to designate the grave as that of a veteran, a cemetery authority may allow such memorialization without permission of the decedent's heirs. Provides that all costs for memorialization including the marker, its installation, and any removal of or repair to a previous marker that is damaged shall be entirely borne by the veterans' organization. Prohibits human remains from being disturbed in this process. Requires permission from the cemetery authority and compliance with the rules and regulations and any collective bargaining agreement of the involved cemetery. Requires the veterans' organization to first make a good faith effort to contact the decedent's next of kin, and if there is no response within 120 days, the process may proceed. Provides that if any heir of a decedent later objects to memorialization, the sole remedy is the removal of the involved marker at the expense of the involved veterans' organization unless the veterans' organization no longer exists or is without funds, in which case removal shall be at the expense of the heir. Prohibits any monetary damages or any other equitable relief or penalties against the cemetery authority, cemetery, or veterans' association.
Title
HUMAN REMAINS-VETERANS
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-24 | Senate | Assigned to Veterans Affairs |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr. |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Paul Jacobs |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dan Swanson |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-04-11 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-04-02 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 015-000-000 |
| 2024-04-02 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| 2024-03-22 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-03-22 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 2024-03-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-02-07 | House | First Reading |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3440 | 1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 20 | 3440 | 13 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 20 | 3440 | 3.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
