---
type: "Bill"
title: "CORONER&MEDICAL EXAMINER FEES"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the fee for a coroner's or medical examiner's permit to cremate a human body is $100 (rather than $50). Effective July 1, 2023."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2332"
citation: "Illinois HB 2332 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly A. Lightford", "Nicholas K. Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4808edd6-a902-4d07-86fc-29a3050a1b12"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2332&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147399&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "8b4620704ff699e8f4c255b967b9ef9eac59a07426a6e0130bf2da8ba9b5297d"
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 2332 (103rd) — CORONER&MEDICAL EXAMINER FEES

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the fee for a coroner's or medical examiner's permit to cremate a human body is $100 (rather than $50). Effective July 1, 2023.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2332.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2332eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2332enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **90–21** (pass) · lower
- Counties & Townships — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- State Government — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — primary (person)
- Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith `filing`
- **2023-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
- **2023-03-01** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 008-000-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-021-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2023 `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Do Pass State Government; 006-000-000
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2023-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 049-005-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-05-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Effective Date July 1, 2023
- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0029 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4808edd6-a902-4d07-86fc-29a3050a1b12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).