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| Bill | HUMAN REMAINS-VETERANS | Amends the Human Remains Protection Act. Provides that if remains that are over 100 years old are identified as veteran's remains, the Department of Natural Resources shall permit a veterans' organization to place a marker to designate that grave, if not already designated, as the grave of a veteran. Provides that if the grave is damaged or destroyed, the veterans' organization may fix, add, install, or refurbish the grave or replace a broken or damaged headstone. Before the veterans' organization may repair, refurbish, place a marker, or otherwise repair a broken headstone on the grave, the veterans' organization must make a good faith effort to contact the next of kin of the person whose grave has been identified and receive no response from the next of kin within a reasonable period of time as determined by the Department, by rule. Provides that the Department shall, by rule, determine what relationship to a person whose grave has been identified as a veteran's grave must be contacted by the veterans' organization. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 103rd | HB 4934 | Illinois HB 4934 (103rd) |
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Illinois HB 4934 (103rd) — HUMAN REMAINS-VETERANS
Amends the Human Remains Protection Act. Provides that if remains that are over 100 years old are identified as veteran's remains, the Department of Natural Resources shall permit a veterans' organization to place a marker to designate that grave, if not already designated, as the grave of a veteran. Provides that if the grave is damaged or destroyed, the veterans' organization may fix, add, install, or refurbish the grave or replace a broken or damaged headstone. Before the veterans' organization may repair, refurbish, place a marker, or otherwise repair a broken headstone on the grave, the veterans' organization must make a good faith effort to contact the next of kin of the person whose grave has been identified and receive no response from the next of kin within a reasonable period of time as determined by the Department, by rule. Provides that the Department shall, by rule, determine what relationship to a person whose grave has been identified as a veteran's grave must be contacted by the veterans' organization.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower
- Veterans' Affairs, Amendment 1 — 15–0 (pass) · lower
- Veterans Affairs — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 103–0 (pass) · lower
- Veterans Affairs, Amendment 1 — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · lower
- Veterans' Affairs — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Mike Porfirio — primary (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Brandun Schweizer — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis Tipsword, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Ladisch Douglass — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Gill — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole La Ha — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Robert "Bob" Rita — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Weaver — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
filing - 2024-02-07 First Reading
reading-1 - 2024-02-07 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2024-02-28 Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
referral-committee - 2024-03-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 012-000-000
- 2024-03-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2024-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- 2024-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
amendment-introduction - 2024-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2024-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
- 2024-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 015-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2024-04-11 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2024-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2024-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- 2024-04-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
- 2024-04-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
- 2024-04-15 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dan Swanson
- 2024-04-15 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Paul Jacobs
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- 2024-04-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.
- 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- 2024-04-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
- 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
- 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- 2024-04-17 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2024-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2024-04-17 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
- 2024-04-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2024-04-17 Referred to Assignments
- 2024-04-24 Assigned to Veterans Affairs
referral-committee - 2024-04-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- 2024-04-30 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
- 2024-05-02 Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
- 2024-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2024
reading-2 - 2024-05-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio
amendment-introduction - 2024-05-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- 2024-05-14 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2024-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2024-05-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
- 2024-05-17 Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
- 2024-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000
- 2024-05-24 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2024-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Porfirio
amendment-passage - 2024-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2024-05-24 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2024-05-24 Arrived in House
introduction - 2024-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2024-05-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
- 2024-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- 2024-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- 2024-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- 2024-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 103-000-000
- 2024-05-25 House Concurs
- 2024-05-25 Passed Both Houses
- 2024-06-05 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
- 2024-06-21 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2024-08-09 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2024-08-09 Effective Date January 1, 2025
- 2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0841
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e9a9d5ce-6c3f-419d-b141-0a3cedcd5c75. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).