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HB5606 • 2026
FUNERAL DIRECTORS & EMBALMERS
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS & EMBALMERS
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS & EMBALMERS
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Full Text of HB5606 Home Legislation Full Text HB5606 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB5606 Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 41/1-25 new Amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. Provides that, as soon as practical after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall study the current practices of funeral directing and embalming, including how other states regulate those practices and industries and the potential costs and benefits to licensing those professions separately, and shall determine what legislative and administrative changes would be necessary to establish separate funeral director licenses and embalmers licenses. Provides that the study and recommended legislative changes shall be presented to the General Assembly by no later than January 1, 2027. Sets forth findings. Effective immediately. LRB104 20102 AAS 33553 b A BILL FOR HB5606 LRB104 20102 AAS 33553 b 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing 5 Code is amended by adding Section 1-25 as follows: 6 (225 ILCS 41/1-25 new) 7 Sec. 1-25. Separate licensing for funeral directors and 8 embalmers; study and recommendations. 9 (a) The General Assembly finds that: 10 (1) Illinois law currently requires a unified funeral 11 director and embalmer license for individuals who wish to 12 engage in funeral directing, regardless of whether they 13 perform embalming services. 14 (2) Funeral directing and embalming are distinct 15 professional practices involving different skills, 16 training, and responsibilities, as already recognized by 17 the terms defined in this Act. 18 (3) Requiring embalming licensure for individuals who 19 do not embalm creates unnecessary barriers to workforce 20 entry, business ownership, and succession planning, 21 particularly in lower-income, minority, and rural 22 communities. 23 (4) Establishing separate licenses for funeral HB5606 - 2 - LRB104 20102 AAS 33553 b 1 directing and embalming preserves public health 2 protections while modernizing licensure to reflect current 3 professional practice. 4 (b) As soon as practical after the effective date of this 5 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the Department 6 shall study the current practices of funeral directing and 7 embalming, including how other states regulate those practices 8 and industries and the potential costs and benefits to 9 licensing those professions separately, and shall determine 10 what legislative and administrative changes would be necessary 11 to establish separate funeral director licenses and embalmers 12 licenses. The study and recommended legislative changes shall 13 be presented to the General Assembly by no later than January 14 1, 2027. 15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 16 becoming law. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. 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