Senate Sponsors: SULLIVAN-BOWLES-RADOGNO-SHADID. Short description: CEMETERIES-LICENSE REQUIREMNTS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Grave and Cemetery Restoration Act, the Township Code, and the Illinois Municipal Code to provide that a county, township, or the corporate authorities of a municipality that has an abandoned cemetery within its territory may enter the cemetery grounds and cause the grounds to be cleared and made orderly. Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act. Changes the requirements for pre-need contracts. Makes changes concerning the selling and the form of pre-need contracts and the information contained in applications for sellers licenses. Provides grounds for the Comptroller to refuse to issue, suspend, or revoke licenses. Establishes license requirements. Provides that in the event of the sale of a licensee's business, the purchaser is liable for any shortfall in the trust funds required to be maintained in a trust and shall honor all pre-need contracts and trusts entered into by the licensee. Amends the Cemetery Care Act. Imposes various requirements on a cemetery authority owning, operating, controlling, or managing a privately operated cemetery. Adds to the list of items that disqualify a person from receiving a license. Amends the Cemetery Protection Act. Provides that it is a Class 2 felony to willfully and knowingly remove a gravestone or other memorial, monument, or marker with the intent to resell it without proper legal authority. Amends the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act. Changes the definitions of "delivery" and "seller". Defines the terms "provider", "purchaser", and "parent company". Requires additional information to be included on applications. Provides additional grounds for the Comptroller to refuse to issue, suspend, or revoke a license under the Act. Makes changes concerning the requirements that a pre-need sales contract must meet. Provides that in the event of a sale of a licensee's business, the purchaser is liable for any shortages in the trust funds requires to be maintained under the Act and shall honor all pre-need contracts and trusts entered into by the seller. Provides that the amendatory Act is severable. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department shall pay certain (i) funeral and (ii) burial or cremation expenses if no person agrees to pay them. Effective January 1, 2002. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status