Bill Text: IL HB3572 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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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".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-05-31 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3572 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB3572-Introduced.html
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".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-05-31 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3572 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB3572-Introduced.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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