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    AN ACT concerning public safety.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Furniture Fire Safety Act is amended  by 
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changing Sections 1003, 1004, and 1006 as follows:
 



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    (425 ILCS 45/1003)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 951-3)



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    Sec. 1003. (a) Articles of seating furniture, other than 
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juvenile furniture
and furniture used for and in facilities 
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designed for the care or treatment
of humans, which meet any of 
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the following criteria are exempt from
compliance with the 
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provisions of this Act:


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        (1) Cushions and pads intended solely for outdoor use.


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        (2) Any article which is smooth surfaced and contains 
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    no more than
one-half inch of filling material, if such 
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    article does not have
a horizontal surface meeting a 
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    vertical surface.


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        (3) Articles manufactured solely for recreational use 
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    or physical
fitness purposes, such as weightlifting 
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    benches, gymnasium mats or pads,
sidehorses, and similar 
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    articles.

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    (b) Public occupancies and public assembly areas as defined 
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in
subsection (e) of Section 1002 must comply with the 
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flammability testing and labeling procedures for seating 
 


 






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furniture for use in public occupancies as published in 
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Technical Bulletin 133, as amended, State of California Bureau 
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of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation. Those public 
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occupancies that are fully protected by sprinkler
systems in 
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accordance with either National Fire Protection Association

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(NFPA) Standard 13, as amended, or Uniform Building Code 
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Standard 38-1 are exempt from
the provisions of this Code, but 
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must comply with test requirements as set
forth in the State of 
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California, Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation 
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Technical
Bulletin Number 117, as amended, and Technical 
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Bulletin Number 116, as
amended, entitled respectively 
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"Requirements, Test Procedures
and Apparatus for Test 
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Procedures and Apparatus for Testing the Flame
Retardance of 
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Filling Materials Used in Upholstered Furniture" and "Test

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Procedures and Apparatus for Testing the Flame Retardance of 
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Upholstered Furniture".

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    (c) Effective July 1, 2008, all seating furniture, except 
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as otherwise provided for in subsection (b) of this Section, 
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sold in this State must comply with test requirements as set 
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forth in the State of California, Bureau of Home Furnishings 
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and Thermal Insulation Technical Bulletin Number 117, as 
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amended, and Technical Bulletin Number 116, as amended, 
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entitled respectively "Requirements, Test Procedures and 
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Apparatus for Test Procedures and Apparatus for Testing the 
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Flame Retardance of Filling Materials Used in Upholstered 
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Furniture" and "Test Procedures and Apparatus for Testing the 
 


 






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Flame Retardance of Upholstered Furniture".

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(Source: P.A. 86-631; 87-129.)

 



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    (425 ILCS 45/1004)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 951-4)



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    Sec. 1004. (a) The State Fire Marshal has the duty to 
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administer
and enforce this Act in accordance with the laws of 
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this State.

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    (b) The State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules and 
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regulations
necessary for the administration and enforcement 
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of this Act within 6
months after the effective date of this 
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Act.
The rules and regulations shall be in conformity with the 
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flammability
testing and labeling procedures for seating 
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furniture for use in public
occupancies as published in 
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Technical Bulletins 116, 117, and
Bulletin 133, as amended, 
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State of
California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal 
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Insulation.
The State Fire Marshal shall periodically add, 
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delete, revise and update
such rules and regulations as may 
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from time to time be required to conform
with the requirements 
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of Technical Bulletin 133.

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    (c) All rules and regulations adopted by the State Fire 
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Marshal
shall become effective not earlier than 90 days from 
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adoption.

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(Source: P.A. 86-631; 87-129.)

 



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    (425 ILCS 45/1006)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 951-6)



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    Sec. 1006. This Act applies to all seating furniture 
 


 






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manufactured
on or after the effective date of this Act or the 
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effective date of any amendment hereto, which is sold or 
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intended for
use in public occupancies in this State regardless 
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of its point of origin.
After the effective date of this Act, 
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or the effective date of any amendment hereto, this Act 
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prohibits the sale for use
in a public occupancy of any seating 
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furniture which fails to conform to
the applicable flammability 
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standard or labeling requirement set forth in
this Act.

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(Source: P.A. 86-631.)