Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB3617

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 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. 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.

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