Full Text of HB4791 103rd General Assembly
HB4791 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB4791 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 225 ILCS 335/2 | from Ch. 111, par. 7502 |
| Amends the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act. In the definition of "roofing contractor", provides that roofing includes any type of roof-integrated photovoltaic solar products, such as photovoltaic-integrated shingles, photovoltaic-integrated membranes, photovoltaic roof coatings, and specifies that waterproofing included in roofing is roofing over an occupiable space. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 2 as follows: | 6 | | (225 ILCS 335/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 7502) | 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | 8 | | Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | 9 | | context otherwise requires: | 10 | | (a) "Licensure" means the act of obtaining or holding a | 11 | | license issued by the Department as provided in this Act. | 12 | | (b) "Department" means the Department of Financial and | 13 | | Professional Regulation. | 14 | | (c) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | 15 | | Professional Regulation. | 16 | | (d) "Person" means any individual, partnership, | 17 | | corporation, business trust, limited liability company, or | 18 | | other legal entity. | 19 | | (e) "Roofing contractor" is one who has the experience, | 20 | | knowledge and skill to construct, reconstruct, alter, maintain | 21 | | and repair roofs and use materials and items used in the | 22 | | construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance and | 23 | | repair of all kinds of roofing , including any type of |
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| 1 | | roof-integrated photovoltaic solar products, such as | 2 | | photovoltaic-integrated shingles, photovoltaic-integrated | 3 | | membranes, photovoltaic roof coatings, and waterproofing as | 4 | | related to roofing over an occupiable space , all in such | 5 | | manner to comply with all plans, specifications, codes, laws, | 6 | | and regulations applicable thereto, but does not include such | 7 | | contractor's employees to the extent the requirements of | 8 | | Section 3 of this Act apply and extend to such employees. | 9 | | (f) "Board" means the Roofing Advisory Board. | 10 | | (g) "Qualifying party" means the individual filing as a | 11 | | sole proprietor, partner of a partnership, officer of a | 12 | | corporation, trustee of a business trust, or party of another | 13 | | legal entity, who is legally qualified to act for the business | 14 | | organization in all matters connected with its roofing | 15 | | contracting business, has the authority to supervise roofing | 16 | | installation operations, and is actively engaged in day to day | 17 | | activities of the business organization. | 18 | | "Qualifying party" does not apply to a seller of roofing | 19 | | materials or services when the construction, reconstruction, | 20 | | alteration, maintenance, or repair of roofing or waterproofing | 21 | | is to be performed by a person other than the seller or the | 22 | | seller's employees. | 23 | | (h) "Limited roofing license" means a license made | 24 | | available to contractors whose roofing business is limited to | 25 | | roofing residential properties consisting of 8 units or less. | 26 | | (i) "Unlimited roofing license" means a license made |
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| 1 | | available to contractors whose roofing business is unlimited | 2 | | in nature and includes roofing on residential, commercial, and | 3 | | industrial properties. | 4 | | (j) "Seller of services or materials" means a business | 5 | | entity primarily engaged in the sale of tangible personal | 6 | | property at retail. | 7 | | (k) "Building permit" means a permit issued by a unit of | 8 | | local government for work performed within the local | 9 | | government's jurisdiction that requires a license under this | 10 | | Act. | 11 | | (l) "Address of record" means the designated address | 12 | | recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's | 13 | | application file or license file as maintained by the | 14 | | Department's licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the | 15 | | applicant or licensee to inform the Department of any change | 16 | | of address, and those changes must be made either through the | 17 | | Department's website or by contacting the Department. | 18 | | (m) "Roof repair" means reconstruction or renewal of any | 19 | | part of an existing roof for the purpose of its maintenance but | 20 | | excludes circumstances when a torch technique is used. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 99-469, eff. 8-26-15; 100-545, eff. 11-8-17.) |
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