Bill Text: IL HB5305 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5305 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB5305-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Code is amended by changing Section 1-5 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 41/1-5)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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8 | Sec. 1-5. Legislative intent. The
The practice of funeral | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | directing and
embalming in the State of Illinois is declared to | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | be a practice affecting the
public health, safety and welfare | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | and subject to regulation and control in the
public interest. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and
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13 | concern that the preparation, care and final disposition of a | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | deceased human body
be attended with appropriate observance and | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | understanding, having due regard
and respect for the reverent | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | care of the human body and for those bereaved and
the overall | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | spiritual dignity of every person. It is further a matter of | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | public interest
that the practice of funeral directing and | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | embalming as defined in this Code
merit and receive the | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | confidence of the public and that only qualified persons
be | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | authorized to practice funeral directing and embalming in the | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | State of
Illinois. This Code shall be liberally construed to | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | best carry out these
subjects and purposes. |
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1 | (Source: P.A. 97-1130, eff. 8-28-12 .)
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