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| | SB1715 Engrossed | | LRB103 25559 AMQ 51908 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 40.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 320/40.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 40.5. Bottle filling stations. |
| 8 | | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "bottle filling |
| 9 | | station" means a plumbing fixture connected to the potable |
| 10 | | water distribution system and sanitary drainage system that is |
| 11 | | designed and intended for filling personal use drinking water |
| 12 | | bottles or containers at least 10 inches (254 millimeters) in |
| 13 | | height. A "bottle filling station" may be separate from or |
| 14 | | integral to a drinking fountain and may incorporate a water |
| 15 | | filter and a cooling system for chilling the drinking water. |
| 16 | | (b) The Department shall adopt a rule requiring that for |
| 17 | | each drinking fountain in any new construction where a |
| 18 | | drinking fountain is required under the Illinois Plumbing |
| 19 | | Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890, there shall also be a bottle |
| 20 | | filling station or a combined bottle filling station and |
| 21 | | drinking fountain. |
| 22 | | (c) The rules required to be adopted under this Section |
| 23 | | shall take effect and be implemented by July 1, 2026.
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