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---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-CEMETERIES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may establish a scattering garden in a municipal cemetery for the purpose of scattering cremated remains."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4779"
citation: "Illinois HB 4779 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-04"
last_action: "2004-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/584d601b-d4b7-426a-a033-e3acd2240a45"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4779&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9405&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ad7186dd80c6952b7011afbbcc5f63f8a4a88c4d5de435ee00b2fad5232db6dc"
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 4779 (93rd) — MUNI CD-CEMETERIES
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may establish a scattering garden in a municipal cemetery for the purpose of scattering cremated remains.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4779&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9405&DocNum=4779&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4779eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9405&DocNum=4779&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4779enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9405&DocNum=4779&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2004-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2004-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-26** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-26** Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `withdrawal`
- **2004-03-02** Motion Filed Rep. Donald L. Moffitt; Take from Table
- **2004-03-02** Motion Prevailed
- **2004-03-02** Return to Local Government Committee
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2004-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-21** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2004
- **2004-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-16** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0757 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/584d601b-d4b7-426a-a033-e3acd2240a45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).