Senate Sponsors: PETERSON. House Sponsors: OSMOND Short description: FUNERAL-BURIAL-OUTER CONTAINER Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act to specify that outer burial containers may be included in sales contracts executed under the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act. Establishes when delivery of outer burial containers is deemed to have occurred. Sets forth requirements imposed on warehouse facilities to which sellers deliver outer burial containers. Requires sellers of pre-need contracts to pay $5 for each pre-need contract entered into, to be deposited into the Funeral Consumer Protection Fund for use in providing restitution to consumers who suffer a pecuniary loss arising out of a pre-need contract. Provides for service of process on the Comptroller for actions against a foreign warehouse facility. Amends the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act to include outer burial containers among the cemetery merchandise that may be offered in a pre-need sales contract under the Act. Provides that 85% of proceeds received for the purchase of outer burial containers shall be deposited into one or more trust funds. Effective January 1, 2000. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 45/1a 225 ILCS 45/4 225 ILCS 45/5.5 new Adds reference to: 815 ILCS 390/14 from Ch. 21, par. 214 815 ILCS 390/20 from Ch. 21, par. 220 Deletes the definition of "foreign warehouse facility" added by the bill. Deletes provisions regarding delivery of outer burial containers added by the bill. Deletes provisions requiring sellers of pre-need contracts to pay a fee for each pre-need contract entered into. Amends the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act. Provides that a certain use of a licensed and bonded warehouse shall not constitute delivery for the purposes of the Act. Provides that all pre-need sales contracts must be in writing and filed with the Comptroller; otherwise, it is a violation of the Act. Provides that, after the effective date of this amendatory Act, a licensee may report all required information concerning the sale of outer burial containers on the licensee's annual report required to be filed under this Act and shall not be required to report that information under the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status