Bill Text: IL HB3572 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that no person shall sell, attempt to sell, or offer to sell to a consumer in this State a gas stove that is manufactured on or after January 1, 2024 unless a label on the gas stove bears a specified warning message. Provides that a person who violates the new provisions commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act. Defines "gas stove".
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18)
Status: (Failed) 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB3572 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB3572-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning business.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | ||||||
| 5 | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2BBBB as follows:
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| 6 | (815 ILCS 505/2BBBB new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 2BBBB. Gas stoves. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) As used in this Section, "gas stove" means a household | ||||||
| 9 | natural gas stove or range that is used for food preparation | ||||||
| 10 | and provides at least one of the following functions: | ||||||
| 11 | (1) surface cooking; | ||||||
| 12 | (2) oven cooking; or | ||||||
| 13 | (3) broiling. | ||||||
| 14 | (b) No person shall sell, attempt to sell, or offer to sell | ||||||
| 15 | to a consumer in this State a gas stove that is manufactured on | ||||||
| 16 | or after January 1, 2024 unless a label on the gas stove bears | ||||||
| 17 | the message: | ||||||
| 18 | WARNING: Gas stoves can release nitrogen dioxide and | ||||||
| 19 | carbon monoxide inside homes at levels exceeding the EPA's | ||||||
| 20 | standards for outdoor air quality. The presence of these | ||||||
| 21 | pollutants may exacerbate pre-existing respiratory | ||||||
| 22 | illnesses or lead to the development of asthma, especially | ||||||
| 23 | in children. Gas powered stoves should never be used | ||||||
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| 1 | without a ducted vent hood to reduce exposure to these | ||||||
| 2 | emissions. Visit (website link) for a guide on how to | ||||||
| 3 | choose the right range hood for your stove. | ||||||
| 4 | The label shall be attached to the gas stove in a | ||||||
| 5 | conspicuous location. The label must be in a type size no | ||||||
| 6 | smaller than the largest type size used for
other consumer | ||||||
| 7 | information on the product. The Attorney General may adopt | ||||||
| 8 | rules regarding the placement and format of the label.
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