---
type: "Bill"
title: "CEMETERY OVERSIGHT-SUNSET"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Cemetery Oversight Act from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2030. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 2777"
citation: "Illinois HB 2777 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Don Harmon", "Elizabeth Hernandez"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 68
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2021-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ff394ca-3c72-456a-80f6-bcc062a69fbb"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2777&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=131631&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "6743d6758fcec4087434c0015926e582e0ec89c8238f5204c262ec068c00be9a"
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 2777 (102nd) — CEMETERY OVERSIGHT-SUNSET

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Cemetery Oversight Act from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2030. Effective immediately.

## 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/HB/PDF/10200HB2777.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2777eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2777ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2777ham002.pdf)
5. **House Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2777ham003.pdf)
6. **House Amendment 004** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2777ham004.pdf)
7. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2777sam001.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2777enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **71–45** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **41–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2021-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2021-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted - Lost Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-007-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Remains in Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2021-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
- **2021-04-22** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2021-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2021
- **2021-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Redistricting
- **2021-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Redistricting; 008-004-000
- **2021-05-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2021-05-28** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2021-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 041-018-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2021-05-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2021-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 071-045-000
- **2021-05-28** House Concurs
- **2021-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-04** Effective Date June 4, 2021
- **2021-06-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0010 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ff394ca-3c72-456a-80f6-bcc062a69fbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).