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type: "Bill"
title: "CEMETERY ACT-MAUSOLEUM CRYPTS"
description: "Amends the Cemetery Protection Act. Provides that a cemetery lot or a mausoleum crypt (instead of just a cemetery lot) may be presumed abandoned if the listed circumstances exist. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 264"
citation: "Illinois HB 264 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-18"
last_action: "2005-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fd14ce1-3830-4f1d-8a6e-c54c39bbe780"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=264&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14482&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "111e538b224ddeef8d69d1ae535775a16c624c436d1843bb0f960094c822e522"
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 264 (94th) — CEMETERY ACT-MAUSOLEUM CRYPTS
Amends the Cemetery Protection Act. Provides that a cemetery lot or a mausoleum crypt (instead of just a cemetery lot) may be presumed abandoned if the listed circumstances exist. Effective immediately.
## 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=09400HB0264&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14482&DocNum=264&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0264eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14482&DocNum=264&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0264enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14482&DocNum=264&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jim Watson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson `filing`
- **2005-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-09** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2005-02-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-18** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-03-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 17, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2005-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005
- **2005-05-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-06-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-06-17** Effective Date June 17, 2005
- **2005-06-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0044 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0fd14ce1-3830-4f1d-8a6e-c54c39bbe780`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).