Date	Chamber	Action
8/4/2015	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0262

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

410 ILCS 535/21.7 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that a funeral director may arrange for the transport of a dead body to a location outside of Illinois for a period not to exceed 36 hours for the purpose of organ donation, tissue harvesting, or autopsy. Provides that the funeral director is not required to obtain a permit for transportation from the Department of Public Health or local health department prior to transporting the body; rather, the funeral director shall complete and transport with the body documentation as required by the Department of Public Health. Provides that the funeral director shall provide a copy of the documentation to the medical examiner or coroner having jurisdiction over the body, and that the documentation shall serve as notice that the body is being transported outside of Illinois for a period not to exceed 36 hours. Directs the Department of Public Health to adopt rules to implement the new provisions. Provides that the new provisions apply only if the dead body is to be returned to Illinois prior to disposition.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that no permit for transportation signed by the local registrar is required prior to transporting a dead human body out of the State of Illinois, at the direction of a federally designated organ procurement organization, for the purpose of organ or tissue donation. Provides that the dead human body being transported for the purpose of organ or tissue donation shall be accompanied by a self-issued permit in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Public Health. Provides that the self-issued permit shall be completed by an Illinois-licensed funeral director and shall serve as notification to the county medical examiner or coroner of the jurisdiction or county in which the death occurred that the dead human body is being transported out of Illinois for a period not to exceed 36 hours. Provides that the new provisions apply only to instances in which the dead human body is to be returned to Illinois prior to disposition. Directs the Department of Public Health to adopt rules to implement the new provisions.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Adds embalmers to the list of persons who may fill out the self-issued permit and transport a dead human body under the amendatory Act. Provides that the amendatory Act does not affect any rights or responsibilities held by county medical examiners or coroners under the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/27/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady
2/27/2015	House	First Reading
2/27/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/16/2015	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
3/17/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady
3/17/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/17/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 In line by 3PM. Timely filed in accordance with House Rule 18(e).
3/18/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
3/18/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
3/18/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
3/18/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
3/19/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
3/25/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
3/25/2015	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000
3/25/2015	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/25/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
4/10/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady
4/10/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/17/2015	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/17/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/20/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
4/20/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 011-000-000
4/21/2015	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
4/21/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/21/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/23/2015	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
4/23/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
4/23/2015	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/23/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/23/2015	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
4/28/2015	Senate	First Reading
4/28/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/29/2015	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
5/5/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
5/6/2015	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
5/6/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
5/7/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
5/7/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
5/7/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
5/7/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
5/7/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
5/19/2015	Senate	Second Reading
5/19/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
5/20/2015	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/20/2015	House	Passed Both Houses
6/18/2015	House	Sent to the Governor
8/4/2015	House	Governor Approved
8/4/2015	House	Effective Date January 1, 2016
8/4/2015	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0262

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