---
type: "Bill"
title: "DISPUTES OVER REMAINS"
description: "Amends the Disposition of Remains Act. Provides that any dispute concerning the right to control the disposition of a decedent's remains shall be resolved by a court within 30 days of the dispute being filed with the court."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 1455"
citation: "Illinois HB 1455 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b380eb26-a2c3-471e-bfc2-fa30d83e017e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1455&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=115841&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "219b46cae0c66dd323b94b580e7d5d93a12c2c0b39ae9bdfc39b221fbd8bea9c"
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 1455 (101st) — DISPUTES OVER REMAINS

Amends the Disposition of Remains Act. Provides that any dispute concerning the right to control the disposition of a decedent's remains shall be resolved by a court within 30 days of the dispute being filed with the court.

## 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=10100HB1455&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115841&DocNum=1455&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB1455eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115841&DocNum=1455&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB1455enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115841&DocNum=1455&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andy Manar — primary (person)
- Avery Bourne — primary (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Avery Bourne `filing`
- **2019-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2019-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2019-02-15** To Family Law Subcommittee
- **2019-03-13** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-13** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2019-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Avery Bourne `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2019-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Avery Bourne `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2019-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2019-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 `reading-3`
- **2019-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0381 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b380eb26-a2c3-471e-bfc2-fa30d83e017e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).