republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/sb-4017.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "FUNERAL DIRECTOR-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides that the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code is repealed on January 1, 2028 (instead of January 1, 2023). Amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. Defines \"email address of record\". Removes a provision providing that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall maintain rosters of the licensees and those whose licenses were suspended, revoked, denied renewal, or otherwise disciplined. Provides that licensees shall provide a valid email address to the Department and inform the Department of any change of the email address. Removes a provision that provides that licensees who have not engaged in the practice of funeral directing for at least 40 years by January 1, 2016 shall not receive the continuing education exemption after that date. Provides that the Department shall determine an inactive licensee's fitness to resume active status and may require successful completion of a practical examination or any other method the Department deems appropriate. Provides that the licensee is authorized to effect a final disposition of unclaimed cremated remains if no person lawfully entitled to the custody of the remains makes or has made a proper request for them within 60 days (instead of 1 year) of the date of death of the cremated person. Allows licenses to be applied for electronically. Allows the written notice of proceedings to be served by email. Provides that the Department shall provide a certified shorthand reporter to take down the testimony and preserve a record of all proceedings at specified hearings. Includes additional factors that the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing and Disciplinary Board may take into consideration in making recommendations for any disciplinary action. Provides that any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds one's self out as a funeral director, embalmer, or embalmer intern without being licensed shall pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense. Repeals provisions concerning Social Security Numbers on license applications; consent orders; and conflicts of interest. Makes other changes. Some provisions are effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 4017"
citation: "Illinois SB 4017 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emil Jones, III", "Theresa Mah"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-21"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89a9f90c-d138-43d4-b8a9-aadd59d5cd5c"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4017&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=139122&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "5226991550c60278afeacb6585229d0b2eb859ea79143a8c251623bd076e427f"
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 4017 (102nd) — FUNERAL DIRECTOR-VARIOUS

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides that the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code is repealed on January 1, 2028 (instead of January 1, 2023). Amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. Defines "email address of record". Removes a provision providing that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall maintain rosters of the licensees and those whose licenses were suspended, revoked, denied renewal, or otherwise disciplined. Provides that licensees shall provide a valid email address to the Department and inform the Department of any change of the email address. Removes a provision that provides that licensees who have not engaged in the practice of funeral directing for at least 40 years by January 1, 2016 shall not receive the continuing education exemption after that date. Provides that the Department shall determine an inactive licensee's fitness to resume active status and may require successful completion of a practical examination or any other method the Department deems appropriate. Provides that the licensee is authorized to effect a final disposition of unclaimed cremated remains if no person lawfully entitled to the custody of the remains makes or has made a proper request for them within 60 days (instead of 1 year) of the date of death of the cremated person. Allows licenses to be applied for electronically. Allows the written notice of proceedings to be served by email. Provides that the Department shall provide a certified shorthand reporter to take down the testimony and preserve a record of all proceedings at specified hearings. Includes additional factors that the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing and Disciplinary Board may take into consideration in making recommendations for any disciplinary action. Provides that any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds one's self out as a funeral director, embalmer, or embalmer intern without being licensed shall pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense. Repeals provisions concerning Social Security Numbers on license applications; consent orders; and conflicts of interest. Makes other changes. Some provisions are 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/SB/PDF/10200SB4017.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB4017eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB4017enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, III — primary (person)
- Theresa Mah — primary (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-21** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2022-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2022-02-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2022-02-10** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 15, 2022
- **2022-02-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2022
- **2022-02-24** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2022-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 027-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date May 13, 2022
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0881 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89a9f90c-d138-43d4-b8a9-aadd59d5cd5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).