Bill Text: IL HB4791 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act. In the definition of "roofing contractor", provides that roofing includes any type of roof-integrated photovoltaic solar products, such as photovoltaic-integrated shingles, photovoltaic-integrated membranes, photovoltaic roof coatings, and specifies that waterproofing included in roofing is roofing over an occupiable space.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4791 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4791-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 335/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 7502) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | context otherwise requires: | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (a) "Licensure" means the act of obtaining or holding a | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | license issued by the Department as provided in this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (b) "Department" means the Department of Financial and | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Professional Regulation. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (c) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Professional Regulation. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (d) "Person" means any individual, partnership, | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | corporation, business trust, limited liability company, or | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | other legal entity. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (e) "Roofing contractor" is one who has the experience, | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | knowledge and skill to construct, reconstruct, alter, maintain | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | and repair roofs and use materials and items used in the | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance and | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | repair of all kinds of roofing , including any type of |
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1 | roof-integrated photovoltaic solar products, such as | ||||||
2 | photovoltaic-integrated shingles, photovoltaic-integrated | ||||||
3 | membranes, photovoltaic roof coatings, and waterproofing as | ||||||
4 | related to roofing over an occupiable space , all in such | ||||||
5 | manner to comply with all plans, specifications, codes, laws, | ||||||
6 | and regulations applicable thereto, but does not include such | ||||||
7 | contractor's employees to the extent the requirements of | ||||||
8 | Section 3 of this Act apply and extend to such employees. | ||||||
9 | (f) "Board" means the Roofing Advisory Board. | ||||||
10 | (g) "Qualifying party" means the individual filing as a | ||||||
11 | sole proprietor, partner of a partnership, officer of a | ||||||
12 | corporation, trustee of a business trust, or party of another | ||||||
13 | legal entity, who is legally qualified to act for the business | ||||||
14 | organization in all matters connected with its roofing | ||||||
15 | contracting business, has the authority to supervise roofing | ||||||
16 | installation operations, and is actively engaged in day to day | ||||||
17 | activities of the business organization. | ||||||
18 | "Qualifying party" does not apply to a seller of roofing | ||||||
19 | materials or services when the construction, reconstruction, | ||||||
20 | alteration, maintenance, or repair of roofing or waterproofing | ||||||
21 | is to be performed by a person other than the seller or the | ||||||
22 | seller's employees. | ||||||
23 | (h) "Limited roofing license" means a license made | ||||||
24 | available to contractors whose roofing business is limited to | ||||||
25 | roofing residential properties consisting of 8 units or less. | ||||||
26 | (i) "Unlimited roofing license" means a license made |
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