SB 1793104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 1793
CREMATION-SCATTERING AREA
Sent to Governor Last action August 1, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0124
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 7
- Prime sponsors
- Janet Yang Rohr, Laura Ellman
- Cosponsors (5)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Kevin John Olickal, Ram Villivalam, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Theresa Mah
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 1, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Executive, Senate Executive (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 9
May 22, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed90-23
yes (90) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ammons, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Crawford, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Davidsmeyer, Katz Muhl, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kifowit, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Vella, Evans, Walsh, Faver Dias, Ford, Meier, West, Meyers-Martin, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grasse
no (23) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hauter, Bunting, Cabello, Schmidt, Severin, Jacobs, Sheehan, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Deering, Elik, Weaver, McLaughlin, Weber, Friess, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Moore, Grant
excused (3) Scherer, Syed, Mayfield
April 23, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed10-1
yes (10) Davidsmeyer, Christopher "C.D.", Cabello, John M, Gordon-Booth, Jehan, Mah, Theresa, Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa", Smith, Nicholas K, Rita, Robert "Bob", Spain, Ryan, Williams, Ann M, West II, Maurice A
no (1) Tarver II, Curtis J
not voting (1) Hammond, Norine K
April 9, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed47-4
yes (47) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Lightford, Balkema, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Preston, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Ellman
no (4) Anderson, Plummer, Wilcox, Rose
not voting (8) Aquino, Syverson, Fowler, Tracy, Bryant, Hunter, DeWitte, Jones, E.
April 3, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed3-0
yes (3) Lightford, Kimberly A, Holmes, Linda, Rezin, Sue
April 3, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed3-0
yes (3) Lightford, Kimberly A, Holmes, Linda, Rezin, Sue
April 3, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed12-1
yes (12) Castro, Cristina, Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harris III, Napoleon, Harmon, Don, Koehler, David, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Lightford, Kimberly A, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
no (1) Anderson, Neil
April 3, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed3-0
yes (3) Lightford, Kimberly A, Holmes, Linda, Rezin, Sue
April 3, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed13-0
yes (13) Castro, Cristina, Anderson, Neil, Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harris III, Napoleon, Harmon, Don, Koehler, David, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Lightford, Kimberly A, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
April 3, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed13-0
yes (13) Castro, Cristina, Anderson, Neil, Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harris III, Napoleon, Harmon, Don, Koehler, David, Holmes, Linda, Murphy, Laura M, Lightford, Kimberly A, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Rezin, Sue, Tracy, Jil
Timeline 42
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0124 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 20, 2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-023-000 |
| May 20, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| May 20, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| May 20, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| May 20, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| May 14, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 14, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-001-000 |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 047-004-000 |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2025 |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025 |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; 012-001-000 |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Reported Back To Executive; 003-000-000 |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Sub-End of Life |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Sub-End of Life |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| April 2, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| April 2, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman |
| March 21, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 |
| March 18, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| March 14, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| March 14, 2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman |
| February 27, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| February 19, 2025 | Senate | To End of Life Issues |
| February 18, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| February 6, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| February 6, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| February 6, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.