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type: "Bill"
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title: "CORONER-INQUEST"
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description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that in all counties (instead of counties that do not have a jury commission) the coroner may (now, the coroner shall) summon 8 persons to present themselves to serve as jurors for inquests in cases involving apparent suicide, homicide, accidental death, or other cases, within the discretion of the coroner, and the coroner shall select 6 persons to serve as jurors."
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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 4971"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4971 (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: 35
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2006-01-19"
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last_action: "2006-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48fd3ef7-8f64-4105-b189-0b69cfdeb8c2"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4971&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=23948&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "754b0d944ddbf9d8c0752cb7e20585c0abf2172ed36788c763b614814cecc7d2"
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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 4971 (94th) — CORONER-INQUEST
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Amends the Counties Code. Provides that in all counties (instead of counties that do not have a jury commission) the coroner may (now, the coroner shall) summon 8 persons to present themselves to serve as jurors for inquests in cases involving apparent suicide, homicide, accidental death, or other cases, within the discretion of the coroner, and the coroner shall select 6 persons to serve as jurors.
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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=09400HB4971&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23948&DocNum=4971&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4971eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23948&DocNum=4971&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4971enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23948&DocNum=4971&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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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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- **2006-01-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `filing`
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- **2006-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-01-31** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2006-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-02-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2006-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-02-16** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2006-02-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2006-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `amendment-introduction`
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- **2006-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2006-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
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- **2006-02-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2006-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-02-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2006-02-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2006-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2006 `reading-1`
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- **2006-02-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
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- **2006-02-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
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- **2006-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-02-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2006-03-15** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2006-03-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2006-03-24** Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
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- **2006-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
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- **2006-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2006-03-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2006-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2006-06-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2006-06-26** Effective Date January 1, 2007
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- **2006-06-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0924 `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/48fd3ef7-8f64-4105-b189-0b69cfdeb8c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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