---
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).