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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB1455 Introduced , by Rep. Avery Bourne SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Disposition of Remains Act. Provides that any dispute concerning the right to control the disposition of a decedent's remains shall be resolved by a court within 30 days of the dispute being filed with the court.
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| | HB1455 | | LRB101 05539 LNS 50555 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Disposition of Remains Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 50 as follows:
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| 6 | | (755 ILCS 65/50)
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| 7 | | Sec. 50. Disputes. Any dispute among any of the persons |
| 8 | | listed in Section 5 concerning their right to control the |
| 9 | | disposition, including cremation, of a decedent's remains |
| 10 | | shall be resolved by a court of competent jurisdiction within |
| 11 | | 30 days of the dispute being filed with the court. A cemetery |
| 12 | | organization or funeral establishment shall not be liable for |
| 13 | | refusing to accept the decedent's remains, or to inter or |
| 14 | | otherwise dispose of the decedent's remains, until it receives |
| 15 | | a court order or other suitable confirmation that the dispute |
| 16 | | has been resolved or settled.
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| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 94-561, eff. 1-1-06.)
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