---
type: "Bill"
title: "VETERAN MEMORIAL MARKERS"
description: "Amends the Cemetery Oversight Act. Provides that no cemetery authority shall charge a consumer an amount exceeding $500 for the placement of a headstone or memorial marker that is provided for a United States Veteran by the United States Government. Defines \"placement\". Makes related changes to provide that a cemetery authority claiming a partial exemption under the Act shall be required to comply with this requirement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1244"
citation: "Illinois SB 1244 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 66
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c474364f-d67c-4c68-86a3-1eaa64d736eb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1244&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=117763&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "6c196e32d08ce4d92f43ab2f34c8e1786d3c6e8cb494db8cd9ed0928eae130d8"
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 1244 (101st) — VETERAN MEMORIAL MARKERS

Amends the Cemetery Oversight Act. Provides that no cemetery authority shall charge a consumer an amount exceeding $500 for the placement of a headstone or memorial marker that is provided for a United States Veteran by the United States Government. Defines "placement". Makes related changes to provide that a cemetery authority claiming a partial exemption under the Act shall be required to comply with this requirement. Effective immediately.

## 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=10100SB1244&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117763&DocNum=1244&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1244eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117763&DocNum=1244&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1244enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117763&DocNum=1244&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — primary (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Grant Wehrli — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — primary (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt `filing`
- **2019-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Postponed - Veterans Affairs
- **2019-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
- **2019-03-19** Waive Posting Notice
- **2019-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass as Amended Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
- **2019-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
- **2019-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2019
- **2019-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2019-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2019-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000
- **2019-04-04** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Belt `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2019-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2019-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-04-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2019-05-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2019-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2019-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2019-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2019-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Christopher Belt `filing`
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2019-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2019-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0317 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c474364f-d67c-4c68-86a3-1eaa64d736eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).