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1 | AN ACT concerning public 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 5. The Furniture Fire Safety Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Sections 1003, 1004, and 1006 as follows:
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6 | (425 ILCS 45/1003) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 951-3)
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7 | Sec. 1003. (a) Articles of seating furniture, other than | ||||||
8 | juvenile furniture
and furniture used for and in facilities | ||||||
9 | designed for the care or treatment
of humans, which meet any of | ||||||
10 | the following criteria are exempt from
compliance with the | ||||||
11 | provisions of this Act:
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12 | (1) Cushions and pads intended solely for outdoor use.
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13 | (2) Any article which is smooth surfaced and contains | ||||||
14 | no more than
one-half inch of filling material, if such | ||||||
15 | article does not have
a horizontal surface meeting a | ||||||
16 | vertical surface.
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17 | (3) Articles manufactured solely for recreational use | ||||||
18 | or physical
fitness purposes, such as weightlifting | ||||||
19 | benches, gymnasium mats or pads,
sidehorses, and similar | ||||||
20 | articles.
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21 | (b) Public occupancies and public assembly areas as defined | ||||||
22 | in
subsection (e) of Section 1002 must comply with the | ||||||
23 | flammability testing and labeling procedures for seating |
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1 | furniture for use in public occupancies as published in | ||||||
2 | Technical Bulletin 133, as amended, State of California Bureau | ||||||
3 | of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation. Those public | ||||||
4 | occupancies that are fully protected by sprinkler
systems in | ||||||
5 | accordance with either National Fire Protection Association
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6 | (NFPA) Standard 13, as amended, or Uniform Building Code | ||||||
7 | Standard 38-1 are exempt from
the provisions of this Code, but | ||||||
8 | must comply with test requirements as set
forth in the State of | ||||||
9 | California, Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation | ||||||
10 | Technical
Bulletin Number 117, as amended, and Technical | ||||||
11 | Bulletin Number 116, as
amended, entitled respectively | ||||||
12 | "Requirements, Test Procedures
and Apparatus for Test | ||||||
13 | Procedures and Apparatus for Testing the Flame
Retardance of | ||||||
14 | Filling Materials Used in Upholstered Furniture" and "Test
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15 | Procedures and Apparatus for Testing the Flame Retardance of | ||||||
16 | Upholstered Furniture".
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17 | (c) Effective July 1, 2008, all seating furniture, except | ||||||
18 | as otherwise provided for in subsection (b) of this Section, | ||||||
19 | sold in this State must comply with test requirements as set | ||||||
20 | forth in the State of California, Bureau of Home Furnishings | ||||||
21 | and Thermal Insulation Technical Bulletin Number 117, as | ||||||
22 | amended, and Technical Bulletin Number 116, as amended, | ||||||
23 | entitled respectively "Requirements, Test Procedures and | ||||||
24 | Apparatus for Test Procedures and Apparatus for Testing the | ||||||
25 | Flame Retardance of Filling Materials Used in Upholstered | ||||||
26 | Furniture" and "Test Procedures and Apparatus for Testing the |
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1 | Flame Retardance of Upholstered Furniture".
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2 | (Source: P.A. 86-631; 87-129.)
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3 | (425 ILCS 45/1004) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 951-4)
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4 | Sec. 1004. (a) The State Fire Marshal has the duty to | ||||||
5 | administer
and enforce this Act in accordance with the laws of | ||||||
6 | this State.
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7 | (b) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules and | ||||||
8 | regulations
necessary for the administration and enforcement | ||||||
9 | of this Act within 6
months after the effective date of this | ||||||
10 | Act.
The rules and regulations shall be in conformity with the | ||||||
11 | flammability
testing and labeling procedures for seating | ||||||
12 | furniture for use in public
occupancies as published in | ||||||
13 | Technical Bulletins 116, 117, and
Bulletin 133, as amended, | ||||||
14 | State of
California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal | ||||||
15 | Insulation.
The State Fire Marshal shall periodically add, | ||||||
16 | delete, revise and update
such rules and regulations as may | ||||||
17 | from time to time be required to conform
with the requirements | ||||||
18 | of Technical Bulletin 133 .
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19 | (c) All rules and regulations adopted by the State Fire | ||||||
20 | Marshal
shall become effective not earlier than 90 days from | ||||||
21 | adoption.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 86-631; 87-129.)
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23 | (425 ILCS 45/1006) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 951-6)
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24 | Sec. 1006. This Act applies to all seating furniture |
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1 | manufactured
on or after the effective date of this Act or the | ||||||
2 | effective date of any amendment hereto, which is sold or | ||||||
3 | intended for
use in public occupancies in this State regardless | ||||||
4 | of its point of origin.
After the effective date of this Act, | ||||||
5 | or the effective date of any amendment hereto, this Act | ||||||
6 | prohibits the sale for use
in a public occupancy of any seating | ||||||
7 | furniture which fails to conform to
the applicable flammability | ||||||
8 | standard or labeling requirement set forth in
this Act.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 86-631.)
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