Rep. Deb Conroy
Filed: 3/14/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3427




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3427 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Water 
5Heater Safety Valve Act.
 
6    Section 5. Temperature mixing valve or safety valve. A 
7manufacturer or supplier of  a water heater or tank for use in a 
8residence or residential facility located in Illinois must 
9supply or attach  a temperature mixing valve or other safety 
10valve to the water heater or tank that prevents water with a 
11temperature above 120 degrees Fahrenheit from coming from any 
12bathtub faucet, shower faucet, sink faucet, or any other source 
13of water into direct contact with a person.
 
14    Section 10. Enforcement and administration; civil 
15penalties. 
 
 
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1    (a) The Department of Public Health shall administer and 
2enforce the provisions of this Act.
3    (b) Any person or entity who violates this Act shall be 
4liable for a civil penalty of $500 for the first violation and 
5$1,000 for each subsequent violation. The State's Attorney of 
6the county in which the violation occurred or the Attorney 
7General may bring an action in the circuit court of the county 
8in which the violation occurred to enforce the collection of 
9any civil penalty imposed.
 
10    Section 90. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by 
11changing Section 40 as follows:
 



12    (225 ILCS 320/40)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1138)



13    Sec. 40. 
All persons engaged in plumbing as defined in this 
14Act shall
comply with the minimum code of standards for 
15plumbing and the fixtures,
materials, design and installation 
16methods of plumbing systems published
by the Department and 
17filed with the Secretary of State as required by this Act.

18    All installations of equipment, fixtures, appliances or 
19piping which
are used or intended for use entirely for or as a 
20part of a water supply
system or sewage disposal system and 
21thereby can affect the public health
shall comply with the 
22provisions of the State Plumbing Code for design,
materials, 
23installation and maintenance.  The installation, repair, 
24maintenance,
alteration or extension of building sewers shall 
 
 
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1be done in accordance
with the State Plumbing Code. Any person 
2engaged in any of such work
shall upon investigation and 
3determination of non-compliance with the provisions
of the 
4State Plumbing Code be subject to the penalties contained in 
5this
Act.  Such prosecution shall be the responsibility of the 
6State's Attorney
or other authority as authorized by this Act.

7    A person engaged in plumbing who installs a water heater or 
8tank for use in a residence or residential facility located in 
9Illinois must supply or attach  a temperature mixing valve or 
10other safety valve to the water heater or tank that prevents 
11water with a temperature above 120 degrees Fahrenheit from 
12coming from any bathtub faucet, shower faucet, sink faucet, or 
13any other source of water into direct contact with a person. 
14(Source: P.A. 83-878.)".