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Bill	CRIM CD-ABUSE OF CORPSE	Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of abuse of a corpse. Provides that a person commits the offense if he or she intentionally: (1) engages in sexual conduct with a corpse or involving a corpse; or (2) removes or carries away a corpse and is not authorized by law to do so. Establishes penalties. Provides exemptions from violations for removing or carrying away a corpse. Effective January 1, 2013.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 5122	Illinois HB 5122 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	51	3	2012-02-08	2012-08-24	openstates	ocd-bill/d94da274-5e3d-4db7-8bf5-f23aacc05be9	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5122&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65206&SessionID=84&GA=97	5c85fcddde724196245bfea69432a9bb9280ef0c5bc12a15a444f586ced04b24	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5122 (97th) — CRIM CD-ABUSE OF CORPSE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of abuse of a corpse. Provides that a person commits the offense if he or she intentionally: (1) engages in sexual conduct with a corpse or involving a corpse; or (2) removes or carries away a corpse and is not authorized by law to do so. Establishes penalties. Provides exemptions from violations for removing or carrying away a corpse. Effective January 1, 2013.

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 — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Daniel V. Beiser — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser filing
• 2012-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-27 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser amendment-introduction
• 2012-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
• 2012-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2012-03-08 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 008-001-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2012-03-09 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
• 2012-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser amendment-introduction
• 2012-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
• 2012-03-27 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-27 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2012-03-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2012-03-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-29 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2012 reading-1
• 2012-03-29 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
• 2012-03-30 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-30 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-11 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2012-04-18 Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-04-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
• 2012-04-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine amendment-introduction
• 2012-04-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
• 2012-04-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
• 2012-05-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-000-000
• 2012-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Haine amendment-passage
• 2012-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
• 2012-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-22 Arrived in House introduction
• 2012-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2012-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2012-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2012-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
• 2012-05-28 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-08-24 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-08-24 Effective Date August 24, 2012
• 2012-08-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1072 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d94da274-5e3d-4db7-8bf5-f23aacc05be9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).