Bill Text: IL HB0484 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act. Replaces the license exemption for a person or business that is engaged in the installation of fire sprinkler systems from only in single family or multiple family residential dwellings up to and including 8 family units that do not exceed 2.5 stories in height from the lowest grade level with a license exemption for a person or business that is engaged in the installation of single sprinkler heads that are installed in single family residential furnace rooms. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-09 - Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke [HB0484 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB0484-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB0484 Introduced 2/4/2009, by Rep. Daniel J. Burke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 317/15
Amends the Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act. Replaces the license exemption for a person or business that is engaged in the installation of fire sprinkler systems from only in single family or multiple family residential dwellings up to and including 8 family units that do not exceed 2.5 stories in height from the lowest grade level with a license exemption for a person or business that is engaged in the installation of single sprinkler heads that are installed in single family residential furnace rooms. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act is
amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
(225 ILCS 317/15)
Sec. 15. Licensing requirements.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or business to
engage in, advertise, or hold itself out to be in the business
of installing or repairing fire sprinkler systems in this State
after 6 months after the effective date of this Act, unless
such person or business is licensed by the State Fire Marshal.
This license must be renewed every year.
(b) In order to obtain a license, a person or business must
submit an application to the State Fire Marshal, on a form
provided by the State Fire Marshal containing the information
prescribed, along with the application fee.
(c) A business applying for a license must have a
designated certified person employed at the business location
and the designated certified person shall be identified on the
license application.
(d) A person or business applying for a license must show
proof of having liability and property damage insurance in such

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amounts and under such circumstances as may be determined by
the State Fire Marshal. The amount of liability and property
damage insurance, however, shall not be less than the amount
specified in Section 35 of this Act.
(e) A person or business applying for a license must show
proof of having workers' compensation insurance covering its
employees or be approved as a self-insurer of workers'
compensation in accordance with the laws of this State.
(f) A person or business so licensed shall have a separate
license for each business location within the State or outside
the State when the business location is responsible for any
installation or repair of fire sprinkler systems performed
within the State.
(g) When an individual proposes to do business in her or
his own name, a license, when granted, shall be issued only to
that individual.
(h) If the applicant requesting licensure to engage in
contracting is a business organization, such as a partnership,
corporation, business trust, or other legal entity, the
application shall state the name of the partnership and its
partners, the name of the corporation and its officers and
directors, the name of the business trust and its trustees, or
the name of such other legal entity and its members and shall
furnish evidence of statutory compliance if a fictitious name
is used. Such application shall also show that the business
entity employs a designated certified person as required under

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Section 20. The license, when issued upon application of a
business organization, shall be in the name of the business
organization and the name of the qualifying designated
certified person shall be noted thereon.
(i) No license is required for a person or business that is
engaged in the installation of single sprinkler heads that are
installed in single family residential furnace rooms No license
is required for a person or business that is engaged in the
installation of fire sprinkler systems only in single family or
multiple family residential dwellings up to and including 8
family units that do not exceed 2 1/2 stories in height from
the lowest grade level.
(j) All fire protection system layout documents of fire
sprinkler systems, as defined in Section 10 of this Act, shall
be prepared by (i) a professional engineer who is licensed
under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, (ii)
an architect who is licensed under the Illinois Architecture
Practice Act of 1989, or (iii) a holder of a valid NICET level
3 or 4 certification in fire protection technology automatic
sprinkler system layout who is either licensed under this Act
or employed by an organization licensed under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 94-367, eff. 1-1-06.)