---
type: "Bill"
title: "CEMETERY PROTECTION ACT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Cemetery Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a provision regarding a definition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2572"
citation: "Illinois HB 2572 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2004-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a5d9568-fe39-4fec-bd1a-d66f469903e1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2572&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=4556&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ce48e34254e632135c82f2f831ad3978c00b66b2d37fa54b578ddab57fbc5c7e"
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 HB 2572 (93rd) — CEMETERY PROTECTION ACT-TECH

Amends the Cemetery Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a provision regarding a definition.

## 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=09300HB2572&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4556&DocNum=2572&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2572eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4556&DocNum=2572&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2572enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4556&DocNum=2572&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Angelo Saviano — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-06** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2003-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2003-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2003-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2003-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Executive; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; E. Jones - D. Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2003
- **2003-05-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2003-05-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2003-05-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis
- **2003-05-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelo Saviano; Motion #1
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-06-01** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-27** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2004-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2004-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-04-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2004-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 015-000-000
- **2004-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2004-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-21** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0772 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a5d9568-fe39-4fec-bd1a-d66f469903e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).