HB4695 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

CREMATORY-CEMETERY REGULATION
Last Action
4/28/2026 - Senate: Assigned to Executive
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
410 ILCS 18/5  
410 ILCS 18/7  
410 ILCS 18/10  
410 ILCS 18/11  
410 ILCS 18/11.5  
410 ILCS 18/20  
410 ILCS 18/25  
410 ILCS 18/35  
410 ILCS 18/40  
410 ILCS 18/50  
410 ILCS 18/55  
410 ILCS 18/62.10  
410 ILCS 18/65  
410 ILCS 18/91  
410 ILCS 18/94  
760 ILCS 100/8  from Ch. 21, par. 64.8
760 ILCS 100/9  from Ch. 21, par. 64.9
760 ILCS 100/14  from Ch. 21, par. 64.14
760 ILCS 100/15  from Ch. 21, par. 64.15
760 ILCS 100/15.2  from Ch. 21, par. 64.15-2
760 ILCS 100/15a  from Ch. 21, par. 64.15a
760 ILCS 100/25  
760 ILCS 100/17 rep.  
760 ILCS 100/18 rep.  
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Crematory Regulation Act. Authorizes the Comptroller to issue citations or fines, or both, to licensees. Requires a cemetery authority to implement (i) a standard operating procedure and provide a copy to all employees; and (ii) a medical waste management plan. Authorizes the Comptroller to impose a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation under the Act. Allows the Comptroller to refuse to issue a license or take disciplinary action if the applicant or licensee has failed to pay delinquent taxes or child support. Requires the Comptroller, upon revocation or suspension of a license, to notify the county coroner or medical examiner who is responsible for the area where the crematory is located to immediately make arrangements to take possession of bodies and cremated remains and arrange for final disposition of any decedents in the possession of the suspended licensee after consulting with the authorized agents for those bodies. Provides that if no authorized agent can be contacted, the county coroner or medical examiner shall take possession of bodies and cremated remains within 72 hours of notification from the Comptroller. Requires a crematory authority to perform a cremation no more than 60 days from the date the human remains have been delivered to it unless the crematory authority has received specific instructions to the contrary on its cremation authorization form. Requires the crematory authority to notify the Comptroller and the coroner or medical examiner in the county in which the death occurred as to why the cremation cannot be performed if it is not done within the 60-day period. Provides that pacemakers do not need to be removed in alkaline hydrolysis cremations. Requires that cremated remains must be stored in a place free from exposure to the elements and be responsibly maintained until disposal. Makes other changes. Amends the Cemetery Care Act. Provides that if a cemetery authority owning or operating a privately owned cemetery has accepted care funds and is considered abandoned or seeks dissolution, it allows, if no receiver is available, a circuit court to order a willing unit of local government to take over the cemetery. Makes other changes.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
760 ILCS 100/8  
760 ILCS 100/9  
760 ILCS 100/14  
760 ILCS 100/15  
760 ILCS 100/15.2  
760 ILCS 100/15a  
760 ILCS 100/25  
760 ILCS 100/17 rep.  
760 ILCS 100/18 rep.  
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts provisions of the bill with these changes. Restores definition of "alternative container" to current law. Provides the Comptroller may inspect crematory records and premises at the crematory authority's place of business to review a licensee's compliance with the Crematory Regulation Act. Provides that each crematory authority shall implement (1) a standard operating procedure that is appropriate for the crematory authority and not made uniform through rules and provide a copy to all employees; and (2) a medical waste management plan that is appropriate for the crematory authority and not made uniform through rules. Deletes as a ground for denial or discipline for an applicant or licensee who has failed to pay delinquent taxes and child support. Provides that if human remains have not been cremated within 30 days after the date of delivery to the crematory, and absent direction from a law enforcement agency to hold the remains, the crematory authority shall provide notice to the Comptroller's office and the coroner or medical examiner in the county in which the death occurred as to why the cremation cannot be performed and that this 30-day notice requirement may not be construed as a legal standard of reasonableness for the timeliness of a cremation. Provides that any person who intentionally violates a provision of the Act or a final order of the Comptroller is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 rather than $25,000. Provides that pacemakers do not need to be removed in alkaline hydrolysis if: (1) the involved funeral director has received advance written notice from the crematory authority that its alkaline hydrolysis vessel has been certified by the manufacturer to work safely on human remains that contain pacemakers; and (2) the involved funeral director has received advance written confirmation that the aqueous solution that results from the alkaline hydrolysis of a pacemaker satisfies all federal and State hazardous waste rules and meets all publicly owned treatment works pretreatment standards upon being discharged into the sanitary sewer system. Deletes changes to the Cemetery Care Act.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Deletes provisions that are not being amended by this bill.
Actions
DateChamberAction
1/29/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2/02/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
2/06/2026HouseFirst Reading
2/06/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2/17/2026HouseAssigned to State Government Administration Committee
2/20/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
2/25/2026HouseDo Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
2/26/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/06/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
4/06/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/07/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
4/08/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000
4/10/2026HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
4/10/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/14/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
4/15/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000
4/16/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/16/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/16/2026HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/16/2026HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
4/16/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran
4/16/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
4/16/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
4/21/2026SenateArrive in Senate
4/21/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/21/2026SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
4/21/2026SenateFirst Reading
4/21/2026SenateReferred to Assignments
4/28/2026SenateAssigned to Executive