Public Act 097-0365
 
HB1228 EnrolledLRB097 05210 CEL 45259 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by
changing Sections 13.1, 16, and 42 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 320/13.1)
    Sec. 13.1. Plumbing contractors; registration;
applications.
    (1) On and after May 1, 2002, all persons or corporations
desiring to engage in the business of plumbing contractor,
other than any entity that maintains an audited net worth of
shareholders' equity equal to or exceeding $100,000,000, shall
register in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
    (2) Application for registration shall be filed with the
Department each year, on or before the last day of September,
in writing and on forms prepared and furnished by the
Department. All plumbing contractor registrations expire on
the last day of September of each year.
    (3) Applications shall contain the name, address, and
telephone number of the person and the plumbing license of (i)
the individual, if a sole proprietorship; (ii) the partner, if
a partnership; or (iii) an officer, if a corporation. The
application shall contain the business name, address, and
telephone number, a current copy of the plumbing license, and
any other information the Department may require by rule.
    (4) Applicants shall submit an original certificate of
insurance documenting that the contractor carries general
liability insurance with a minimum of $100,000 per occurrence,
a minimum of $300,000 aggregate for bodily injury, property
damage insurance with a minimum of $50,000 or a minimum of
$300,000 combined single limit, and workers compensation
insurance with a minimum $500,000 employer's liability. No
registration may be issued in the absence of this certificate.
Certificates must be in force at all times for registration to
remain valid.
    (5) Applicants shall submit, on a form provided by the
Department, an indemnification bond in the amount of $20,000 or
a letter of credit in the same amount for work performed in
accordance with this Act and the rules promulgated under this
Act.
    (6) All employees of a registered plumbing contractor who
engage in plumbing work shall be licensed plumbers or
apprentice plumbers in accordance with this Act.
    (7) Plumbing contractors shall submit an annual
registration fee in an amount to be established by rule.
    (8) The Department shall be notified in advance of any
changes in the business structure, name, or location or of the
addition or deletion of the owner or officer who is the
licensed plumber listed on the application. Failure to notify
the Department of this information is grounds for suspension or
revocation of the plumbing contractor's registration.
    (9) In the event that the plumber's license on the
application for registration of a plumbing contractor is a
license issued by the City of Chicago, it shall be the
responsibility of the applicant to forward a copy of the
plumber's license to the Department, noting the name of the
registered plumbing contractor, when it is renewed. In the
event that the plumbing contractor's registration is suspended
or revoked, the Department shall notify the City of Chicago and
any corresponding plumbing contractor's license issued by the
City of Chicago shall be suspended or revoked.
(Source: P.A. 94-55, eff. 6-17-05; 94-258, eff. 7-19-05;
95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
    (225 ILCS 320/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1115)
    Sec. 16. (1) Any city, village or incorporated town, having
a population of 500,000 or more may, by an ordinance containing
provisions substantially the same as those in this Act and
specifying educational or experience requirements equivalent
to those prescribed in this Act, provide for a board of
plumbing examiners to conduct examinations for, and to issue,
suspend, or revoke, plumbers' licenses, within such city,
village or incorporated town. Upon the enactment of such
ordinance the provisions of this act shall not apply within any
such municipality except as otherwise provided herein.
    (2) Any person licensed as a plumber pursuant to such
ordinance, or licensed by the Department under this Act, may
engage in plumbing anywhere in this State.
    (3) Any board of plumbing examiners created pursuant to
this Section shall maintain a current record similar to that
required of the Director by Section 8 of this Act, and shall
provide the Department with a copy thereof. The Department
shall be advised of changes in such record at least every six
months.
    (4) In the event that the plumbing contractor's license is
suspended or revoked by any city, village, or incorporated
town, having a population of 500,000 or more, the city,
village, or incorporated town shall notify the Department.
(Source: Laws 1953, p. 1293.)
 
    (225 ILCS 320/42)
    Sec. 42. Home rule. Pursuant to paragraph (h) of Section 6
of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 the power
to regulate the licensing of plumbers, to promulgate the
promulgation of a minimum plumbing code of standards, and the
power to regulate the registration of irrigation contractors
and plumbing contractors shall, except as may otherwise be
provided within and pursuant to the provisions of Section 16
and Section 16.1 of this Act, be exercised by the State and may
not be exercised by any unit of local government, including
home rule units.
(Source: P.A. 91-678, eff. 1-26-00.)