Bill Text: IL HB0732 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Veto Message
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to require an employee who performs roofing or waterproofing work to his or her employer's residential property, where there exists an employee-employer relationship or for no consideration, to be licensed as a roofing contractor. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to require a person who performs roof repair (rather than roofing) or waterproofing work to his or her employer's commercial or industrial property (rather than his or her employer's property) to be licensed as a roofing contractor, where there exists an employer-employee relationship. Defines "roof repair". Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-11-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0545 [HB0732 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB0732-Veto_Message.html
August 25, 2017
To the Honorable Members of
The Illinois House of Representatives,
100th General Assembly:
Today, I veto House Bill 732, which would limit the existing right of business owners to do roofing work on their own property.
No Illinois border state licenses commercial roofing contractors at the state level. This bill would add an unnecessary layer to the existing state regulatory framework.
Professional licenses are sometimes needed to protect public safety, but Illinois’ licensing scheme is outdated, often nonsensical, and out of step with practices in other states. We must broadly examine the circumstances in which a license should be required and the costs and requirements for obtaining a license in order to promote economic growth and reduce professional barriers.
I vetoed similar legislation in the 99th General Assembly, and the reasoning for that action remains as true today as it was then. The General Assembly should work with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on comprehensive licensing reform. Until then, changing the scope of work for which a license is needed in a piecemeal fashion – as this bill does – is premature.
Therefore, pursuant to Section 9(b) of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 732, entitled “AN ACT concerning regulation,” with the foregoing objections, vetoed in its entirety.
Sincerely,
Bruce Rauner
GOVERNOR
