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type: "Bill"
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title: "DISPOSITION OF REMAINS ACT"
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description: "Creates the Disposition of Remains Act. Lists, in order of priority, those persons who have the right to control the disposition, including cremation, of the decedent's remains and who are liable for the costs of disposition, unless the decedent has left written directions for the disposition of his or her remains as provided in the listed Section of the Act or in the Crematory Regulation Act. Provides a form for the appointment of an agent to control the disposition of remains. Provides that a person may provide written directions for the disposition, including cremation, of the person's remains in a will, a prepaid funeral, burial, or cremation contract, or in a written instrument signed by the person and notarized. Amends the Crematory Regulation Act to repeal the Section concerning the priority list for authorizing agents for the cremation of remains."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 1517"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1517 (94th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 41
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2005-02-10"
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last_action: "2005-08-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6011452a-66a1-4e21-8296-2c56f0702d2e"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1517&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16333&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "a9dcfd334c3e83710074b3f5d48f2a4735d14b3f7bc50c34e28fafee713d9d95"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 1517 (94th) — DISPOSITION OF REMAINS ACT
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Creates the Disposition of Remains Act. Lists, in order of priority, those persons who have the right to control the disposition, including cremation, of the decedent's remains and who are liable for the costs of disposition, unless the decedent has left written directions for the disposition of his or her remains as provided in the listed Section of the Act or in the Crematory Regulation Act. Provides a form for the appointment of an agent to control the disposition of remains. Provides that a person may provide written directions for the disposition, including cremation, of the person's remains in a will, a prepaid funeral, burial, or cremation contract, or in a written instrument signed by the person and notarized. Amends the Crematory Regulation Act to repeal the Section concerning the priority list for authorizing agents for the cremation of remains.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1517&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16333&DocNum=1517&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1517eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16333&DocNum=1517&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1517enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16333&DocNum=1517&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence — **115–1** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dan Brady — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `filing`
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- **2005-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-16** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005 `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
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- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-20** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
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- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
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- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
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- **2005-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-05-05** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
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- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
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- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2005-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2005-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dan Brady
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- **2005-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Local Government Committee; 010-000-000
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- **2005-05-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
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- **2005-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-001-000
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- **2005-05-27** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2006
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- **2005-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0561 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6011452a-66a1-4e21-8296-2c56f0702d2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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