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type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN REMAINS-VETERANS"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 4934"
citation: "Illinois HB 4934 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Porfirio", "Stephanie A. Kifowit"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 83
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-02-07"
last_action: "2024-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9a9d5ce-6c3f-419d-b141-0a3cedcd5c75"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4934&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=152835&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "89f566a56ac230e665732fd851d53183694c0760b974138fb73ec871f1bc08c3"
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 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.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4934.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4934eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4934ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4934sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4934enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
- Veterans' Affairs, Amendment 1 — **150** (pass) · lower
- Veterans Affairs — **80** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1030** (pass) · lower
- Veterans Affairs, Amendment 1 — **90** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · lower
- Veterans' Affairs — **120** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9a9d5ce-6c3f-419d-b141-0a3cedcd5c75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).