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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1980
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. Bill Brady SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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55 ILCS 5/5-1131 new |
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65 ILCS 5/1-2-13 new |
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Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county board or the corporate authorities of a municipality shall not adopt a code or ordinance that (i) prohibits a person or entity from installing or equipping fire sprinklers in specified residences or (ii) requires a person or entity to install or equip fire sprinklers in specified residences. Provides that a county board or the corporate authorities of a municipality shall not impose any fine, penalty, or other requirement on any person or entity for installing or equipping or not installing or equipping fire sprinklers in specified residences. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1980 |
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LRB096 10368 RLJ 20538 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 5-1131 as follows:
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| (55 ILCS 5/5-1131 new) |
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| Sec. 5-1131. Fire sprinklers. A county board shall not |
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| adopt a code or ordinance that prohibits a person or entity |
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| from installing or equipping fire sprinklers in a single family |
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| detached residence or any residential building that contains |
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| not more than 2 dwelling units. A county board shall not adopt |
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| a code or ordinance that requires a person or entity to install |
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| or equip fire sprinklers in a single family detached residence |
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| or any residential building that contains not more than 2 |
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| dwelling units. A county board shall not impose any fine, |
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| penalty, or other requirement on any person or entity for |
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| installing or equipping or not installing or equipping fire |
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| sprinklers in such residence. This Section does not apply to |
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| any code or ordinance that requires fire sprinklers in a |
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| residence that was adopted before December 31, 2009.
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| Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 1-2-13 as follows:
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