Bill Text: IL HB3652 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Sets forth requirements for installation of fuel gas alarms. Provides that all covered buildings must comply with the requirements of this Act on or before January 1, 2028. Provides for requirements for compliance and implementation. Sets forth requirements for the transfer of real property that includes a covered building. Establishes the State Fuel Gas Safety Assistance Fund for the Office of the State Fire Marshal to provide free or subsidized fuel gas alarms to low-income households. Provides that a violation of the Act is a petty offense. Provides for enforcement and penalties. Provides for grants to units of local government, subject to appropriation. Creates the Gas Detector Alliance within the Office of the State Fire Marshal to make recommendations to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Limits home rule. Requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act. Effective January 1, 2026.

Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-3)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2026-05-22 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB3652 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB3652-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fuel
Gas Alarm Act.
Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Covered building" means any residential, commercial, or
institutional structure that contains one or more gas-fueled
appliances, including stoves, furnaces, water heaters, and
dryers, and has an active natural gas or liquefied propane gas
service connection.
"Fuel gas alarm" means a device that is designed to detect
natural gas or liquefied propane gas and provide an audible
alarm, visual alarm, or a combination; that has been tested
and listed by a nationally recognized independent testing
laboratory; that conforms to either Underwriters Laboratories
(UL) Standard 1484 or Standard 2075; and that is labeled with a
visible ETL or UL certification indicating the device conforms
to either UL Standard 1484 or UL Standard 2075.
"Single and multifamily dwelling" means a building with
one or more residential units. "Single and multifamily
dwelling" includes an apartment, condominium, or townhome.

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Section 10. Installation requirements.
(a) All covered buildings must have at least one fuel gas
alarm in each room containing a gas appliance, in accordance
with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 715, Standard
for the Installation of Fuel Gases Alarm and Warning
Equipment, and the fuel gas alarm manufacturer's instructions.
(b) All new covered buildings and covered buildings that
have undergone major renovations must include hardwired or
battery-powered fuel gas alarms for enhanced safety. Single
and multifamily dwellings must have individual unit alarms
installed in every room containing a gas appliance in
accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
715, Standard for the Installation of Fuel Gases Alarm and
Warning Equipment.
(c) Battery-powered fuel gas alarms are allowed in
existing buildings and where hardwiring is otherwise
infeasible. Battery-powered and plug-in fuel gas alarms do not
need to be interconnected or monitored, unless an applicable
building code dictates otherwise. Battery-powered alarms must
have a minimum lifespan of 6 years and include an end-of-life
warning mechanism.
Section 15. Compliance and implementation.
(a) All covered buildings must comply with the
requirements of this Act on or before January 1, 2028.
(b) Compliance with the requirements of this Act shall be

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verified during certificate of occupancy issuance for new
buildings, rental license renewals, and fire safety
inspections for existing buildings.
(c) A person who is not an electrician may install a
battery-powered or plug-in fuel gas alarm, but a licensed
electrician must install a hardwired fuel gas alarm system.
Section 20. Transfer of property requirements. A person
who, after January 1, 2027, acquires by sale or exchange a
covered building must install fuel gas alarms within 30 days
of acquisition or occupancy, whichever is later, if compliant
fuel gas alarms are not already present. A transfer of real
property that includes a covered building shall include a
certification that fuel gas alarms are or will be installed,
with the certification signed and dated by the buyer. Fuel gas
alarms shall be installed in accordance with the
manufacturer's installation instructions and National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) 715, Standard for the
Installation of Fuel Gases Alarm and Warning Equipment. A
certification of compliance with this Act must be provided at
the time of sale or lease of any covered building or any part
of any covered building.
Section 25. Funding for low-income households. A State
Fuel Gas Safety Assistance Fund is established as a special
fund in the State treasury. The Fund may accept moneys from any

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lawful source. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall
be deposited into the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used by
the Office of the State Fire Marshal to provide free or
subsidized fuel gas alarms to low-income households. The State
Fire Marshall shall establish, by rule, a program to provide
free or subsidized gas alarms to low-income households.
Section 30. Penalties and enforcement. A violation of this
Act or any rule adopted under this Act is a petty offense. The
Office of the State Fire Marshal, the Attorney General, or the
State's Attorney of the county where the violation occurred
may enforce this Act.
Section 35. Local government grants. Subject to
appropriation, the Office of the State Fire Marshal may award
grants to units of local governments to implement enhanced
enforcement and education programs for the purposes of this
Act. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules providing for
processes and criteria for the awarding of grants to units of
local government under this Section.
Section 40. Gas Detector Alliance. The Gas Detector
Alliance is created within the Office of the State Fire
Marshal. The Gas Detector Alliance shall consist of members
appointed by the State Fire Marshal. The membership of the Gas
Detector Alliance shall be composed of one representative of

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the National Fire Protection Association, the Illinois
Professional Firefighters Association, the Illinois Fire
Safety Alliance, the Illinois Rural Fire Association, the
Illinois Municipal League, the Illinois Fire Chiefs
Association, the Illinois Fire Inspectors Association, and the
Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts and 3
representatives of gas utilities operating in this State. The
Gas Detector Alliance shall make recommendations to the Office
of the State Fire Marshal concerning the effectiveness of this
Act and any changes in legislation or rules that the Gas
Detector Alliance believes are necessary to effectuate the
purpose of this Act.
Section 45. Home rule. A home rule unit may not regulate
fuel gas alarm installation in a manner less restrictive than
the regulation of fuel gas alarm installation under this Act.
This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6
of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
by the State.
Section 50. Rulemaking. The Office of the State Fire
Marshal shall adopt rules implementing this Act.
Section 90. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.1030 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new)
Sec. 5.1030. The State Fuel Gas Safety Assistance Fund.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2026.