Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that if human remains are unclaimed by family or friends, the coroner may bury or cremate (now, bury) the remains. Provides that a coroner may not approve the cremation of a body if it is necessary to preserve the body for law enforcement purposes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1339 [SB3478 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2010-05-03	49	0	10	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2010-04-22	97	16	1	0	114	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2010-03-15	46	0	13	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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