91st General Assembly
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PETERSON.

(OSMOND)

   225 ILCS 45/1             from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73.101                     
   225 ILCS 45/1a            from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73.101a                    
   225 ILCS 45/4             from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73.104                     
   225 ILCS 45/5.5 new                                                         
   815 ILCS 390/4            from Ch. 21, par. 204                             
   815 ILCS 390/15           from Ch. 21, par. 215                             

        Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act to  specify  that      
   outer  burial  containers  may be included in sales contracts executed      
   under the Illinois Pre-Need  Cemetery  Sales  Act.   Establishes  when      
   delivery  of outer burial containers is deemed to have occurred.  Sets      
   forth requirements imposed on warehouse facilities  to  which  sellers      
   deliver  outer  burial  containers.    Requires  sellers  of  pre-need      
   contracts  to  pay  $5  for each pre-need contract entered into, to be      
   deposited into  the  Funeral  Consumer  Protection  Fund  for  use  in      
   providing restitution to consumers who suffer a pecuniary loss arising      
   out  of  a  pre-need  contract. Provides for service of process on the      
   Comptroller for actions against a foreign warehouse facility.   Amends      
   the  Illinois  Pre-Need  Cemetery  Sales  Act  to include outer burial      
   containers among the cemetery merchandise that may  be  offered  in  a      
   pre-need  sales contract under the Act.  Provides that 85% of proceeds      
   received  for  the  purchase  of  outer  burial  containers  shall  be      
   deposited into one or more trust funds.  Effective January 1, 2000.         
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          225 ILCS 45/1a                                                       
          225 ILCS 45/4                                                        
          225 ILCS 45/5.5 new                                                  
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          815 ILCS 390/14                 from Ch. 21, par. 214                
          815 ILCS 390/20                 from Ch. 21, par. 220                
        Deletes the definition of "foreign warehouse facility"  added  by      
   the  bill.  Deletes  provisions  regarding  delivery  of  outer burial      
   containers added by the bill.  Deletes provisions requiring sellers of      
   pre-need contracts to pay a fee for  each  pre-need  contract  entered      
   into.   Amends the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act. Provides that      
   a certain use of a licensed and bonded warehouse shall not  constitute      
   delivery  for  the  purposes  of  the Act.  Provides that all pre-need      
   sales contracts must be in writing and  filed  with  the  Comptroller;      
   otherwise,  it  is  a  violation of the Act.  Provides that, after the      
   effective date of this amendatory  Act,  a  licensee  may  report  all      
   required information concerning the sale of outer burial containers on      
   the  licensee's  annual report required to be filed under this Act and      
   shall not be required to report that information  under  the  Illinois      
   Funeral or Burial Funds Act.                                                
   99-02-09  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   99-02-09  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   99-02-17  S       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               LICENSED ACT.         
   99-02-26  S                                 POSTPONED                       
   99-03-04  S                                 POSTPONED                       
   99-03-11  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-LICENSED ACT. S    
   99-03-11  S                                   ADOPTED                       
   99-03-11  S       DO PASS AS AMENDED                  009-000-000   SLIC    
   99-03-11  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING  99-03-16              
   99-03-17  S  SECOND READING                                                 
   99-03-17  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  99-03-18              
   99-03-18  S  THIRD READING - PASSED                   059-000-000           
   99-03-18  H  ARRIVE IN HOUSE                                                
   99-03-18  H  PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING                         
   99-03-22  H  HOUSE SPONSOR                            OSMOND                
   99-03-23  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   99-03-23  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   99-03-26  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               CONST OFFICER         
   99-04-30  H  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A)     RULES         HRUL    
   01-01-09  S  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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