Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 482

Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act. Provides that a separate completed contract shall be issued for cemetery merchandise, cemetery services, or undeveloped interment, entombment, or inurnment spaces, and not covered by this Act, unless certain conditions are met. Provides that licenses and license renewals shall be issued for a 5-year term. Provides requirements for license renewal and makes conforming changes in other provisions. Amends the Crematory Regulation Act, the Cemetery Care Act, and the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act. Provides that licenses and license renewals shall be issued for a 5-year term. Provides requirements for license renewal and makes conforming changes in other provisions of the Acts. Adds additional contract requirements under the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act. In the Cemetery Care Act, provides that the Comptroller shall examine at least annually every licensee who holds $750,000 or more (was, $250,000 or more) in its care funds. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that no person authorized by law to sell funeral services on an at need basis may also sell cemetery services, cemetery merchandise, or interment, inurnment, or entombment spaces on an at need basis, unless the person is also authorized by law to sell such cemetery services, merchandise, or spaces and issues to the consumer a separate contract with the provider of such cemetery services, merchandise, or spaces. Provides requirements for completed contracts. Effective January 1, 2006.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the bill as introduced with the following changes. In provisions concerning license renewal in the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act, the Crematory Regulation Act, the Cemetery Care Act, and the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, (i) provides for the expiration of an existing license according to a schedule developed by the Comptroller pursuant to the original date of issuance and (ii) provides that the Comptroller may prescribe abbreviated application renewal forms for persons holding multiple licenses issued by the Comptroller. In provisions amending the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act, the Cemetery Care Act, and the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, (i) provides that certain disclosures may be confidential or contain propriety information and (ii) changes certain references from an applicant to a licensee. In provisions amending the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, provides that, upon request by the purchaser, each contract may include a current copy of the provider's rules and regulations pertaining to the site of the completed interment, entombment, or inurnment spaces, if such spaces are to be provided under the contract, and makes conforming changes. In provisions amending the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, provides that no person authorized by law to sell funeral services on an at need basis may also sell or arrange for the purchase of (was, sell) cemetery services, cemetery merchandise, or interment, inurnment, or entombment spaces on an at need basis, unless the person is also authorized by law to sell or arrange for the purchase of (was, sell) such cemetery services, merchandise, or spaces and issues to the consumer a separate contract with the provider of such cemetery services, merchandise, or spaces. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2006.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/16/2005	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
2/16/2005	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
2/16/2005	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
2/16/2005	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
2/16/2005	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
2/16/2005	Senate	Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2/16/2005	Senate	First Reading
2/16/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/17/2005	Senate	Assigned to Licensed Activities
2/24/2005	Senate	Postponed - Licensed Activities
3/3/2005	Senate	Postponed - Licensed Activities
3/7/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
3/7/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/8/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
3/8/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
3/8/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
3/8/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
3/9/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Licensed Activities
3/9/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
3/10/2005	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
3/10/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2005
4/8/2005	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
4/11/2005	Senate	Second Reading
4/11/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
4/14/2005	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
4/14/2005	House	Arrived in House
4/14/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/14/2005	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis
4/14/2005	House	First Reading
4/14/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/20/2005	House	Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
4/27/2005	House	Motion Do Pass - Lost State Government Administration Committee; 004-004-001
4/27/2005	House	Remains in State Government Administration Committee
4/28/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
4/28/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
4/28/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
5/4/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee
5/4/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
5/4/2005	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000
5/5/2005	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/10/2005	House	Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
5/11/2005	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
5/12/2005	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Jim Watson; As Amended by HA 1
5/17/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
5/19/2005	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
5/19/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
5/20/2005	House	Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Dan Brady; As Amended by HA 1
5/20/2005	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
5/23/2005	House	Judicial Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
5/25/2005	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. Dan Brady
5/26/2005	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/26/2005	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/27/2005	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
5/31/2005	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
5/31/2005	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
10/19/2005	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. William R. Haine
4/3/2006	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
4/3/2006	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/3/2006	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/4/2006	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Angelo Saviano
4/4/2006	House	House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
4/4/2006	House	House Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/5/2006	House	House Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey
4/5/2006	House	House Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
4/5/2006	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jack D. Franks
4/6/2006	House	House Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey
4/6/2006	House	House Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
4/7/2006	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Lou Lang
4/7/2006	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 13, 2006
4/11/2006	House	House Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
4/11/2006	House	House Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee
4/11/2006	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Monique D. Davis
4/12/2006	House	House Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers to Registration and Regulation Committee
4/13/2006	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Lovana Jones
4/13/2006	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 30, 2006
4/18/2006	House	House Amendment No. 6 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey
4/18/2006	House	House Amendment No. 6 Referred to Rules Committee
4/30/2006	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 5, 2006
5/5/2006	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
5/5/2006	House	House Amendment No. 5 Re-Referred to Rules Committee
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

	Deletes reference to:
	225 ILCS 45/3a	from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73.103a

	Fiscal Note (H-AM 1)(Office of the Comptroller)
	Senate Bill 482 (H-AM 1) will have a minimal operational impact to the Office of the Comptroller.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note (H-AM 1)(Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
	Senate Bill 482 (H-AM 1) does not create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act.

	Judicial Note (H-AM 1)(Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
	Based on a review of the bill it has been determined that this legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the state.

	Housing Affordability Impact Note (H-AM 1) (Housing Development Authority)
	No fiscal effect on a single-family residence.