Sign Up
SB 3478 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

CNTY CD-CREMATE UNCLAIMED BODY

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2010
Committee Review
May 2010
Senate Passage
May 2010
House Passage
Apr 2010
Signed into Law
Jul 2010
Introduced Mar 15, 2010 Signed Jul 27, 2010
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2010 · House Apr 22, 2010

How they voted

40–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 49
May 3, 2010
D Democratic30
25 Yea 5
83% Yea
R Republican19
15 Yea 4
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Jul 27, 2010
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 3, 2010
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 3, 2010
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 049-000-000
upper
May 3, 2010
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 006-000-000
upper
May 3, 2010
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government
upper
Apr 27, 2010
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 23, 2010
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - April 27, 2010
upper
Apr 23, 2010
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
Apr 22, 2010
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (77-14-3)
house
Apr 15, 2010
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Apr 15, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 15, 2010
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Counties & Townships Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2010
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2010
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 4, 2010
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 24, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 10, 2010
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.