---
type: "Bill"
title: "EMINENT DOMAIN-COOK COUNTY"
description: "Amends the Cemetery Protection Act. Requires a court order before a cemetery may disinter deceased human remains from a multiple-depth burial plot if the involved decedent is not located within a concrete outer burial container and if the involved decedent was interred 10 or more years ago."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1734"
citation: "Illinois SB 1734 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Celina Villanueva", "Edgar Gonzalez, Jr."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82cf5ab3-0f0b-42b3-9d94-295212c1485b"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1734&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134374&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "0cb6a0b57adf683eabeb40b1c44e3d72ddc2e47fa37cfae6e4f86ed5784326f7"
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 1734 (102nd) — EMINENT DOMAIN-COOK COUNTY

Amends the Cemetery Protection Act. Requires a court order before a cemetery may disinter deceased human remains from a multiple-depth burial plot if the involved decedent is not located within a concrete outer burial container and if the involved decedent was interred 10 or more years ago.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1734.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1734eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1734ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1734enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–6** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Celina Villanueva — primary (person)
- Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — primary (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 23, 2021
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2021-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-20** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2021-10-22** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-29** Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) March 31, 2022
- **2022-03-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
- **2022-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2022-03-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 8, 2022
- **2022-04-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-04-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-04-04** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-006-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2022-04-07** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2022-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - April 7, 2022
- **2022-04-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Celina Villanueva `filing`
- **2022-04-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 017-000-000
- **2022-04-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2022-04-08** Senate Concurs
- **2022-04-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date May 27, 2022
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0992 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82cf5ab3-0f0b-42b3-9d94-295212c1485b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).