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Bill 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. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 101st SB 1244 Illinois SB 1244 (101st)
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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
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 560 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1160 (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; origin ocd-bill/c474364f-d67c-4c68-86a3-1eaa64d736eb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).