Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB1619: CEMETERIES-DISTRIBUTIONS
Status: In committee, October 6, 2026
Amends the Cemetery Care Act. Defines "average fair market value", "total return percentage", and "net income". Provides that a trustee may apply to the Comptroller to establish a master trust fund in which deposits are made. Allows a cemetery authority to take distributions from its fund either by distributing ordinary income or total return distribution. Requires an application for the implementation of the total return distribution method to be submitted to the Comptroller at least 120 days before the effective date of the election to receive total return distribution. Allows, where no receiver is available, a circuit court to order a willing local municipality, township, county, or city to take over the cemetery. Repeals a provision regarding the use of care funds. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2027.
What the bill says
An act concerning civil law.
From the engrossed text, March 25, 2025:
AN ACT concerning civil law. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Cemetery Care Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, and 15a and by adding Sections 3.1, 4.1, and 4.2 as follows: (760 ILCS 100/2)(from Ch. 21, par. 64.2) Sec. 2.Definitions.The following words, terms and phrases used in this Act, for the purpose of this Act, have the following meanings: "Person" means any person, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity. "Trustee" means any person authorized to hold funds under this Act. "Comptroller" means the Comptroller of the State of Illinois. "Care" means the maintenance of a cemetery and of the lots, graves, crypts, niches, family mausoleums, memorials, and markers therein; including: (i) the cutting and trimming of lawn, shrubs, and trees at reasonable intervals; (ii) keeping in repair the drains, water lines, roads, buildings, fences, and other structures, in keeping with a well maintained cemetery; (iii) maintenance of machinery, tools, HB1619 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 08150 JRC 18198 b HB1619 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 08150 JRC 18198 b HB1619 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 08150 JRC 18198 b and equipment for such care; (iv) compensation of employees, payment of insurance premiums, and reasonable payments for employees pension and other benefits plans; and (v) to …
Sponsors
- Dave Vella (D, 68) · primary sponsor
- Diane Blair-Sherlock (D, 46)
Latest actions
- : Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dave Vella
- : Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- : Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- : Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- : Second Reading - Short Debate
- : Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- : Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 009-000-000
- : Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
Votes
- Approved for Consideration Rules Committee (February 11, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee (March 18, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 760 - Trusts
Common questions
- What is HB1619?
- HB1619 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): CEMETERIES-DISTRIBUTIONS.
- What does HB1619 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning civil law.
- What is the status of HB1619?
- In committee as of October 6, 2026. Latest action: Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dave Vella (October 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1619?
- Dave Vella (D, 68), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1619?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1619&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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