Bill Text: IL HB4976 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Water Heater Safety Valve Act. Provides that a manufacturer or supplier of a hot water heater for use in a residential home or facility must supply or attach a temperature mixing valve or other safety valve to the hot water heater or tank that prevents water with a temperature above 120 degrees Fahrenheit from coming from any faucet or other source of water into direct contact with a person. Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law to provide that a person engaged in plumbing who installs a hot water heater for use in a residential home or facility must supply or attach a temperature mixing valve or other safety valve to the hot water heater or tank that prevents water with a temperature above 120 degrees Fahrenheit from coming from any bathtub faucet, shower faucet, sink faucet, or any other source of water into direct contact with a person. Effective January 1, 2021.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4976 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB4976-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Water | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Heater Safety Valve Act.
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6 | Section 5. Temperature mixing valve or safety valve. A | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | manufacturer or supplier of a water heater or tank for use in a | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | residence or residential facility located in Illinois must | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | supply or attach a temperature mixing valve or other safety | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | valve to the water heater or tank that prevents water with a | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | temperature above 120 degrees Fahrenheit from coming from any | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | bathtub faucet, shower faucet, sink faucet, or any other source | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | of water into direct contact with a person.
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14 | Section 10. Enforcement and administration; civil | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | penalties. | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (a) The Department of Public Health shall administer and | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | enforce the provisions of this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | (b) Any person or entity who violates this Act shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | liable for a civil penalty of $500 for the first violation and | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | $1,000 for each subsequent violation. The State's Attorney of | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | the county in which the violation occurred or the Attorney | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | General may bring an action in the circuit court of the county |
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1 | in which the violation occurred to enforce the collection of | ||||||
2 | any civil penalty imposed.
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3 | Section 90. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by | ||||||
4 | changing Section 40 as follows:
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5 | (225 ILCS 320/40) (from Ch. 111, par. 1138)
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6 | Sec. 40.
All persons engaged in plumbing as defined in this | ||||||
7 | Act shall
comply with the minimum code of standards for | ||||||
8 | plumbing and the fixtures,
materials, design and installation | ||||||
9 | methods of plumbing systems published
by the Department and | ||||||
10 | filed with the Secretary of State as required by this Act.
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11 | All installations of equipment, fixtures, appliances or | ||||||
12 | piping which
are used or intended for use entirely for or as a | ||||||
13 | part of a water supply
system or sewage disposal system and | ||||||
14 | thereby can affect the public health
shall comply with the | ||||||
15 | provisions of the State Plumbing Code for design,
materials, | ||||||
16 | installation and maintenance. The installation, repair, | ||||||
17 | maintenance,
alteration or extension of building sewers shall | ||||||
18 | be done in accordance
with the State Plumbing Code. Any person | ||||||
19 | engaged in any of such work
shall upon investigation and | ||||||
20 | determination of non-compliance with the provisions
of the | ||||||
21 | State Plumbing Code be subject to the penalties contained in | ||||||
22 | this
Act. Such prosecution shall be the responsibility of the | ||||||
23 | State's Attorney
or other authority as authorized by this Act.
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24 | A person engaged in plumbing who installs a water heater or |
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1 | tank for use in a residence or residential facility located in | ||||||
2 | Illinois must supply or attach a temperature mixing valve or | ||||||
3 | other safety valve to the water heater or tank that prevents | ||||||
4 | water with a temperature above 120 degrees Fahrenheit from | ||||||
5 | coming from any bathtub faucet, shower faucet, sink faucet, or | ||||||
6 | any other source of water into direct contact with a person. | ||||||
7 | (Source: P.A. 83-878.)
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