HB 4695104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4695
CREMATORY-CEMETERY REGULATION
Sent to Governor Last action June 26, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0501
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 7
- Prime sponsors
- Anthony DeLuca, Patrick J. Joyce
- Cosponsors (5)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock, Justin Cochran, Matt Hanson, Natalie A. Manley, Nicolle Grasse
Status
Sent to Governor as of June 26, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House State Government Administration, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 6
May 21, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed59-0
yes (59) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
May 6, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Aquino, Omar, Anderson, Neil, Cunningham, Bill, Castro, Cristina, Harmon, Don, Curran, John F, Holmes, Linda, Harris III, Napoleon, Lightford, Kimberly A, Hunter, Mattie, Rezin, Sue, Murphy, Laura M, Tracy, Jil
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed112-0
yes (112) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
April 15, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed8-0
yes (8) Coffey Jr., Michael J, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Crawford, Michael, Grasse, Nicolle, Faver Dias, Laura, Ryan, Rick, Meier, Charles, Swanson, Dan
not voting (1) Davis, Lisa
April 8, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed7-0
yes (7) Coffey Jr., Michael J, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Crawford, Michael, Grasse, Nicolle, Faver Dias, Laura, Ryan, Rick, Swanson, Dan
not voting (2) Davis, Lisa, Rosenthal, Wayne A
February 25, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed9-0
yes (9) Coffey Jr., Michael J, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Davis, Lisa, Crawford, Michael, Grasse, Nicolle, Faver Dias, Laura, Ryan, Rick, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Swanson, Dan
Timeline 42
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0501 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 15, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee |
| April 10, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 10, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 8, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 |
| April 7, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee |
| April 6, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 6, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| February 26, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 25, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 |
| February 20, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| February 17, 2026 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 6, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 2, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| January 29, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.