Bill Text: IL HB3427 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
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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 130 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 130 degrees Fahrenheit from coming from any bathtub faucet, shower faucet, sink faucet, or any other source of water into direct contact with a person.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-3)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-06-24 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB3427 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3427-Introduced.html
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 130 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 130 degrees Fahrenheit from coming from any bathtub faucet, shower faucet, sink faucet, or any other source of water into direct contact with a person.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-3)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-06-24 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB3427 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3427-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 hot water heater for use in a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | residential home or facility must supply or attach a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | temperature mixing valve or other safety valve to the hot water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | heater or tank that prevents water with a temperature above 130 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | degrees Fahrenheit from coming from any bathtub faucet, shower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | faucet, sink faucet, or any other source of water into direct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | contact with a person.
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14 | Section 90. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | changing Section 40 as follows:
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16 | (225 ILCS 320/40) (from Ch. 111, par. 1138)
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17 | Sec. 40.
All persons engaged in plumbing as defined in this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Act shall
comply with the minimum code of standards for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | plumbing and the fixtures,
materials, design and installation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | methods of plumbing systems published
by the Department and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | filed with the Secretary of State as required by this Act.
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1 | All installations of equipment, fixtures, appliances or | ||||||
2 | piping which
are used or intended for use entirely for or as a | ||||||
3 | part of a water supply
system or sewage disposal system and | ||||||
4 | thereby can affect the public health
shall comply with the | ||||||
5 | provisions of the State Plumbing Code for design,
materials, | ||||||
6 | installation and maintenance. The installation, repair, | ||||||
7 | maintenance,
alteration or extension of building sewers shall | ||||||
8 | be done in accordance
with the State Plumbing Code. Any person | ||||||
9 | engaged in any of such work
shall upon investigation and | ||||||
10 | determination of non-compliance with the provisions
of the | ||||||
11 | State Plumbing Code be subject to the penalties contained in | ||||||
12 | this
Act. Such prosecution shall be the responsibility of the | ||||||
13 | State's Attorney
or other authority as authorized by this Act.
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14 | A person engaged in plumbing who installs a hot water | ||||||
15 | heater for use in a residential home or facility must supply or | ||||||
16 | attach a temperature mixing valve or other safety valve to the | ||||||
17 | hot water heater or tank that prevents water with a temperature | ||||||
18 | above 130 degrees Fahrenheit from coming from any bathtub | ||||||
19 | faucet, shower faucet, sink faucet, or any other source of | ||||||
20 | water into direct contact with a person. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 83-878.)
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