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Bill	CEMETERY ACT-MAUSOLEUM CRYPTS	Amends the Cemetery Protection Act. Provides that a cemetery lot or a mausoleum crypt (instead of just a cemetery lot) may be presumed abandoned if the listed circumstances exist. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	HB 264	Illinois HB 264 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	35	2	2005-01-18	2005-06-17	openstates	ocd-bill/0fd14ce1-3830-4f1d-8a6e-c54c39bbe780	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=264&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14482&SessionID=50&GA=94	111e538b224ddeef8d69d1ae535775a16c624c436d1843bb0f960094c822e522	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 264 (94th) — CEMETERY ACT-MAUSOLEUM CRYPTS

Amends the Cemetery Protection Act. Provides that a cemetery lot or a mausoleum crypt (instead of just a cemetery lot) may be presumed abandoned if the listed circumstances exist. 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

• Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jim Watson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2005-01-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson filing
• 2005-01-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-01-19 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2005-01-26 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2005-02-09 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-02-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
• 2005-02-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2005-02-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-02-18 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2005-02-18 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2005-02-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson amendment-introduction
• 2005-02-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2005-03-02 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2005-03-03 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2005-03-03 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2005-03-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-03-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-03-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2005-03-16 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2005-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 17, 2005 reading-1
• 2005-03-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
• 2005-04-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-04-06 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2005-04-13 Assigned to State Government referral-committee
• 2005-04-21 Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005
• 2005-05-04 Second Reading reading-2
• 2005-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
• 2005-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-05-11 Passed Both Houses
• 2005-06-09 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2005-06-17 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2005-06-17 Effective Date June 17, 2005
• 2005-06-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0044 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0fd14ce1-3830-4f1d-8a6e-c54c39bbe780. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).