CORONER FEES-INQUEST & WAIVER Senate SponsorsSen. Kimberly A. Lightford-John Connor, Linda Holmes and Mattie Hunter House Sponsors(Rep. Nicholas K. Smith-Lawrence Walsh, Jr.-Dan Brady-Jay Hoffman, Michael Halpin, Natalie A. Manley, Frances Ann Hurley, LaToya Greenwood, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Martin J. Moylan and Barbara Hernandez) 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die 55 ILCS 5/4-7001from Ch. 34, par. 4-7001Amends the Counties Code. Provides that fees for a coroner's or medical examiner's permit to cremate a human body is $100 (rather than $50). Provides that fees for a certified copy of a transcript of sworn testimony of a coroner's inquest made by written request declaring the request is for research or genealogy purposes is $15.00 for the entire transcript. Provides that a request shall be deemed a proper request for purpose of research or genealogy if the requested inquest occurred not less than 20 years prior to the date of the written request and that the transcript shall be stamped with the words "FOR GENEALOGY OR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY". Provides that a coroner may waive, at his or her discretion, fees under the Section (currently, only the cremation permit fee) if the coroner determines that the person is indigent and unable to pay the permit fee or under other special circumstances as determined by the coroner.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill but removes provisions regarding fees for a coroner's inquest transcript requested for research or genealogy purposes and the waiver of those fees. Effective July 1, 2023. 10/28/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muņoz 10/28/2021SenateFirst Reading 10/28/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 1/20/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor 10/3/2022SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 11/22/2022SenateAssigned to State Government 11/23/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 11/23/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 11/29/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes 11/29/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government 11/30/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 11/30/2022SenateDo Pass as Amended State Government; 008-000-000 11/30/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading 11/30/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 11/30/2022SenateSecond Reading 11/30/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading December 1, 2022 12/1/2022SenateThird Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 12/1/2022HouseArrived in House 12/1/2022HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith 12/1/2022HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. 12/1/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin 12/1/2022HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady 12/1/2022HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman 12/1/2022HouseFirst Reading 12/1/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee 12/2/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley 12/2/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley 12/2/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood 12/2/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. 12/2/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan 12/2/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die