MITCHELL,BILL. 15 ILCS 405/22.3 new 15 ILCS 405/22.4 new 30 ILCS 105/5.541 new 55 ILCS 70/1 from Ch. 21, par. 61 60 ILCS 1/130-5 65 ILCS 5/11-49-1 from Ch. 24, par. 11-49-1 760 ILCS 100/2a from Ch. 21, par. 64.2a 765 ILCS 835/1 from Ch. 21, par. 15 Amends the State Comptroller Act, the State Finance Act, the Township Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Cemetery Care Act, and the Cemetery Protection Act concerning cemetery preservation and maintenance. Creates the Cemetery Preservation Advisory Board and describes its functions and membership. Creates the Cemetery Preservation Fund and designates its sources of income and authorized uses. Details actions authorized by counties, townships, and municipalities in cleaning up and maintaining abandoned cemeteries. Authorizes a cemetery authority to access a cemetery it owns, including access through private property if necessary, to carry out its statutory powers and duties. Provides that an unauthorized person who willfully and knowingly removes a gravestone or other memorial of the deceased is guilty of a Class 2 felony. 00-05-23 H FILED WITH CLERK 00-11-09 H FIRST READING 00-11-09 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary