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type: "Bill"
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title: "VETERAN MEMORIAL MARKERS"
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description: "Amends the Cemetery Oversight Act. Provides that no cemetery authority shall charge a consumer an amount exceeding $500 for the placement of a headstone or memorial marker that is provided for a United States Veteran by the United States Government. Defines \"placement\". Makes related changes to provide that a cemetery authority claiming a partial exemption under the Act shall be required to comply with this requirement. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "101st"
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identifier: "SB 1244"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1244 (101st)"
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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: 66
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2019-02-06"
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last_action: "2019-08-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c474364f-d67c-4c68-86a3-1eaa64d736eb"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1244&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=117763&SessionID=108&GA=101"
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source_hash: "6c196e32d08ce4d92f43ab2f34c8e1786d3c6e8cb494db8cd9ed0928eae130d8"
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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 SB 1244 (101st) — VETERAN MEMORIAL MARKERS
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Amends the Cemetery Oversight Act. Provides that no cemetery authority shall charge a consumer an amount exceeding $500 for the placement of a headstone or memorial marker that is provided for a United States Veteran by the United States Government. Defines "placement". Makes related changes to provide that a cemetery authority claiming a partial exemption under the Act shall be required to comply with this requirement. Effective immediately.
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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=10100SB1244&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117763&DocNum=1244&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1244eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117763&DocNum=1244&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1244enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117763&DocNum=1244&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
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- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher Belt — primary (person)
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- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
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- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
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- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
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- Grant Wehrli — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
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- LaToya Greenwood — primary (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
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- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt `filing`
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- **2019-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
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- **2019-02-13** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-20** Postponed - Veterans Affairs
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- **2019-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
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- **2019-03-19** Waive Posting Notice
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- **2019-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-03-20** Do Pass as Amended Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
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- **2019-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
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- **2019-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2019
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- **2019-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2019-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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- **2019-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000
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- **2019-04-04** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Belt `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2019-04-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
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- **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2019-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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- **2019-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
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- **2019-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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- **2019-04-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-05-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
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- **2019-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
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- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2019-05-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
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- **2019-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
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- **2019-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
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- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
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- **2019-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
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- **2019-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
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- **2019-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2019
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- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Christopher Belt `filing`
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- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000
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- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
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- **2019-05-30** Senate Concurs
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- **2019-05-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
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- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0317 `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/c474364f-d67c-4c68-86a3-1eaa64d736eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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