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| Bill | UNCLAIMED HUMAN REMAINS BURIAL | Amends the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that the State Treasurer shall deliver any unclaimed human remains to the coroner of the county in which the human remains were abandoned. The only human remains that may be delivered to and received by the Treasurer are those that are reported and delivered as contents of a safe deposit box. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the coroner shall deliver the remains to the family of the deceased or, if none, then to the friends of the deceased. If that is not possible, the coroner shall arrange for a decent burial in the same manner as is done under current law. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 2689 | Illinois HB 2689 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2005-02-22 | 2005-08-02 | openstates | ocd-bill/73df4f4a-5ed6-41ae-b0a6-84e78d563c3d | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2689&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=18702&SessionID=50&GA=94 | efe2c19b6bc4109065f2144ac78871048f79351ff6b8b4608a2f61ed96a95e2a | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2689 (94th) — UNCLAIMED HUMAN REMAINS BURIAL
Amends the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that the State Treasurer shall deliver any unclaimed human remains to the coroner of the county in which the human remains were abandoned. The only human remains that may be delivered to and received by the Treasurer are those that are reported and delivered as contents of a safe deposit box. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the coroner shall deliver the remains to the family of the deceased or, if none, then to the friends of the deceased. If that is not possible, the coroner shall arrange for a decent burial in the same manner as is done under current law. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Dan Brady — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-22 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady
filing - 2005-02-22 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-22 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-24 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2005-03-02 Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- 2005-03-03 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-03 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-04-06 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-04-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-08 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-04-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- 2005-04-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-11 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-13 Assigned to Financial Institutions
referral-committee - 2005-04-21 Do Pass Financial Institutions; 006-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005
- 2005-05-10 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- 2005-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-16 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-14 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-08-02 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-08-02 Effective Date August 2, 2005
- 2005-08-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0422
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/73df4f4a-5ed6-41ae-b0a6-84e78d563c3d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).