Sen. Terry Link
Filed: 11/12/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2654




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2654, AS AMENDED, 
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by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
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following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Capital Development Board Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 10.09-1 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 3105/10.09-1  new)
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    Sec. 10.09-1. Local government adoption of building code; 
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enforcement.
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    (a) Except in municipalities with a population over 
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500,000, a local government that does not have an adopted model 
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minimum building code shall adopt such a building code based on 
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all of the following:
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        (1) The 2006 or later editions of the following codes 
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    developed by the International Code Council: 
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            (A) International Building Code,
 


 






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            (B) International Mechanical Code, 
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            (C) International Existing Building Code, and 
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            (D) International Property Maintenance Code.
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        (2) The 2008 edition of the National Electrical Code 
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    NFPA 70. 
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        (3) Additions, insertions, deletions, and changes that 
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    enhance the level of safety provided by the model codes, as 
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    determined by the local government.
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    (b) A person performing building code enforcement in 
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accordance with this Act must be qualified by the State of 
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Illinois, certified by a nationally recognized building 
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official certification organization, or have filed 
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verification of inspection experience with the Capital 
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Development Board.  Any individual so qualified under this 
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subsection to offer inspection services shall verify to the 
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Capital Development Board his or her status at the time of 
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qualification or certification, renewable biennially.
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    Local governments may establish agreements with other 
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governmental entities within the State to issue permits and 
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enforce building codes in a consistent manner and as required 
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by this Section.  Local governments may hire third-party 
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providers that are qualified in accordance with this Section to 
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provide inspection services.
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    (c) Buildings constructed under the requirements of this 
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Section must be inspected in accordance with the codes in 
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effect on the date of the issuance of the original building 
 


 






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permit.
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    (d) New residential construction is exempt from this 
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Section and is defined as any original construction of a 
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single-family home or a dwelling containing 2 or fewer 
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apartments, condominiums, or town houses in accordance with the 
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Illinois Residential Building Code Act.
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    (e) As used in this Section, "local government" means a 
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city, village, incorporated town, county, or fire protection 
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district.
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    (f) Each local government, other than a municipality over 
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500,000 population, shall provide notice of its adopted 
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building code to the Capital Development Board, Division of 
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Building Regulations, within 60 days after the effective date 
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of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. The notice 
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shall be electronic wherever possible and contain the division 
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of government, the name of contact, and date of and codes 
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modified or adopted.
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    (g) All other statutorily authorized codes and regulations 
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administered by Illinois State agencies are exempt from this 
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Section. These include but are not limited to: the Illinois 
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Plumbing Code, the Illinois Environmental Barriers Act, the 
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International Energy Conservation Code for Commercial 
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Construction, and Administrative Rules adopted by the Office of 
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the State Fire Marshal.
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    (h) Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (g) apply beginning July 
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1, 2011.".