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type: "Bill"
title: "DISPOSITON OF REMAINS-MILITARY"
description: "Amends the Disposition of Remains Act. Provides that notwithstanding provisions to the contrary, in the case of decedents who die while serving as members of the United States Armed Forces, the Illinois National Guard, or the United States Reserved Forces, and who have executed the required U.S. Department of Defense Record of Emergency Data Form (DD Form 93), or successor form, the person designated in such form to direct disposition of the decedent's remains shall have the right to control the disposition, including cremation, of the decedent's remains. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5678"
citation: "Illinois HB 5678 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-09"
last_action: "2010-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa600547-b1ea-475e-8ee1-c1323242fabd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5678&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50874&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "4b6b56d190566257ab417bad9872a16ba82356222b2440586e462c9b05b6a995"
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 5678 (96th) — DISPOSITON OF REMAINS-MILITARY
Amends the Disposition of Remains Act. Provides that notwithstanding provisions to the contrary, in the case of decedents who die while serving as members of the United States Armed Forces, the Illinois National Guard, or the United States Reserved Forces, and who have executed the required U.S. Department of Defense Record of Emergency Data Form (DD Form 93), or successor form, the person designated in such form to direct disposition of the decedent's remains shall have the right to control the disposition, including cremation, of the decedent's remains. 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=09600HB5678&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50874&DocNum=5678&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5678eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50874&DocNum=5678&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5678enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50874&DocNum=5678&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
- **2010-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2010-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2010-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2010-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2010-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2010-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2010-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2010-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2010-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2010-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2010-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2010
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2010
- **2010-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1243 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa600547-b1ea-475e-8ee1-c1323242fabd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).