Illinois Senate Bill 2805 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-27 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b).
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. Provides that the Secretary may remove any member of the Board for reasons prescribed by law for removal of State officials, or for misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty, or failing to attend 2 consecutive Board meetings. Provides that in all instances where the place of final disposition of a deceased human body or the cremated remains of a deceased human body is a cemetery, the licensed funeral director and embalmer, or funeral director, who has been engaged to provide funeral and embalming services shall remain at the cemetery and personally witness the burial of the deceased human body or the cremated remains of the deceased human body and the sealing of the above ground depository, crypt, or urn. Provides additional grounds for discipline. Removes exemption from the continuing education requirement for licensees who have practiced for at least 40 years, but provides that the Department shall establish by rule an exemption or exception, for a limited period of time, for licensees who for certain specified reasons should reasonably be excused from the continuing education requirement. Sets out provisions concerning the powers of the Department, address of record, denial of license, exemptions, appointment of hearing officers, consent orders, findings and recommendations of the Board, taking of oaths, rehearings, orders or certified copies, injunctive relief, cease and desist orders, method of payment of receipt, conflicts of interest, the Civil Administrative Code, and rules. Defines "address of record", "Certificate of Death", and "licensee". Makes changes to the definition of "applicant" and "person". Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

FUNERAL DIRECTOR-DFPR POWERS

Sen. William Haine [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-27		Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b).
2010-06-27		Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2010-03-16		Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities
2010-03-16		Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
2010-03-10		Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2010-03-10		Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
2010-03-09		Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2010
2010-03-09		Second Reading
2010-03-08		Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
2010-03-08		Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-000-000
2010-02-24		Postponed - Licensed Activities
2010-02-10		Assigned to Licensed Activities
2010-01-28		Referred to Assignments
2010-01-28		First Reading
2010-01-28		Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2805&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/09600SB2805.htm