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+type: "Bill"
+title: "DNR-ASHES IN STATE PARKS"
+description: "Amends the State Parks Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may establish rules for the public to safely and appropriately scatter cremated remains in a State park. Defines \"cremated remains.\""
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "100th"
+identifier: "SB 1586"
+citation: "Illinois SB 1586 (100th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-02-09"
+last_action: "2017-08-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95fb83de-f082-425f-b449-1793ac629b2e"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1586&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=104250&SessionID=91&GA=100"
+source_hash: "492549bc434e8884ba9e51c56e9db15498c7ea7d5e464aaa6d12fa3faab32aac"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 1586 (100th) — DNR-ASHES IN STATE PARKS
+
+Amends the State Parks Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may establish rules for the public to safely and appropriately scatter cremated remains in a State park. Defines "cremated remains."
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1586&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104250&DocNum=1586&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1586eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104250&DocNum=1586&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1586enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=104250&DocNum=1586&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `filing`
+- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-28** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-08** Postponed - Public Health
+- **2017-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
+- **2017-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-17** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
+- **2017-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
+- **2017-03-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-03-29** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 30, 2017
+- **2017-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
+- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2017-04-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2017-04-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
+- **2017-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-05-09** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2017-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2017-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2017-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2017-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2017-05-19** Passed Both Houses
+- **2017-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2017-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2018
+- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0097 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95fb83de-f082-425f-b449-1793ac629b2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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