104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4605
 
Introduced 2/3/2026, by Rep. Michael J. Kelly
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 3105/10.21 new
    Amends the Capital Development Board Act. Provides that each municipality and county shall provide the Capital Development Board a list of all residential high-rise buildings in their respective jurisdictions that: (1) were not subject to a requirement to include a sprinkler system at the time the building was constructed; and (2) either have a partial sprinkler system that does not cover all areas of the building, including living units, or have not been retrofitted with a sprinkler system. Provides that the requirement does not apply to a home rule municipality that has more than 2,000,000 inhabitants. Provides that the Capital Development Board shall not be held liable for the accuracy of the information.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Capital Development Board Act is amended by 
5adding Section 10.21 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3105/10.21 new)
7    Sec. 10.21. Database of non-sprinklered residential 
8high-rise buildings.
9    (a) Each municipality and county shall provide to the 
10Board, in an electronic format as determined by the Board, a 
11list of all residential high-rise buildings in their 
12respective jurisdictions that: 
13        (1) were not subject to a requirement to include a 
14    sprinkler system at the time the building was constructed; 
15    and 
16        (2) either have a partial sprinkler system that does 
17    not cover all areas of the building, including living 
18    units, or have not been retrofitted with a sprinkler 
19    system. 
20    (b) A municipality or county shall provide this 
21information no later than June 30, 2028. 
22    (c) This Section does not apply to a home rule 
23municipality that has more than 2,000,000 inhabitants. 
 
 
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1    (d) The Board shall not be held liable for the accuracy of 
2the information provided it pursuant to subsection (a). 
3    (e) The Board shall compile the information it receives 
4under this Section into a single electronic document that 
5shall include, but shall not be limited to, the property 
6identification number, number of floors, address, and building 
7height for each building. The Board shall make this document 
8available upon request. 
9    (f) As used in this Section:
10    "Fire sprinkler system" shall have the same meaning as 
11defined in Section 10 of the Fire Sprinkler Contractor 
12Licensing Act. 
13    "Residential high-rise building" means any residential 
14building used for human occupancy that is 75 or more feet above 
15the lowest level of fire department vehicle access or is 7 or 
16more stories in height.