Bill Text: IL HB5305 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5305 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5305-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5305 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Brady SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 41/1-5
Amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent.
LRB101 19371 SPS 68843 b
A BILL FOR
HB5305 LRB101 19371 SPS 68843 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
Code is amended by changing Section 1-5 as follows:
(225 ILCS 41/1-5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
Sec. 1-5. Legislative intent. The The practice of funeral
directing and embalming in the State of Illinois is declared to
be a practice affecting the public health, safety and welfare
and subject to regulation and control in the public interest.
It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and
concern that the preparation, care and final disposition of a
deceased human body be attended with appropriate observance and
understanding, having due regard and respect for the reverent
care of the human body and for those bereaved and the overall
spiritual dignity of every person. It is further a matter of
public interest that the practice of funeral directing and
embalming as defined in this Code merit and receive the
confidence of the public and that only qualified persons be
authorized to practice funeral directing and embalming in the
State of Illinois. This Code shall be liberally construed to
best carry out these subjects and purposes.

HB5305 - 2 - LRB101 19371 SPS 68843 b
(Source: P.A. 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12.)