Bill Title: Amends the Presumption of Abandonment Article of the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that funds on deposit or held in trust in relation to a prepayment contract are presumed abandoned 40 years after the contract for prepayment was executed, unless the apparent owner has indicated an interest in the property more than 40 years after the contract for prepayment was executed, in which case, 3 years after the last indication of interest in the property by the apparent owner. Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act and the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act. Provides that if a trustee has a reason to believe that the contact information for a purchaser is no longer valid or the purchaser is deceased, then the trustee shall promptly notify the seller. Provides that a trustee shall report and remit any trust funds relating to an individual account that is presumed abandoned to the State Treasurer.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0552 [SB1464 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Antonio Munoz [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Robert Martwick [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-010	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-038	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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