Sen. Bill Brady
Filed: 3/9/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1980




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1980 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
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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 provision or ordinance that prohibits a person or 
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entity from installing or equipping fire sprinklers in a single 
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family detached residence or any residential building that 
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contains not more than 2 dwelling units unless that code 
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provision or ordinance is considered by the county board in a 
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vote separate from any other code provision or ordinance. A 
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county board shall not adopt a code provision or ordinance that 
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requires a person or entity to install or equip fire sprinklers 
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in a single family detached residence or any residential 
 


 






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building that contains not more than 2 dwelling units unless 
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that code provision or ordinance is considered by the county 
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board in a vote separate from any other code provision or 
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ordinance. This Section does not apply to any code provision or 
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ordinance that requires fire sprinklers in a residence that was 
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adopted before December 31, 2008.
 
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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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    (65 ILCS 5/1-2-13  new)
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    Sec. 1-2-13. Fire sprinklers. The corporate authorities of 
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a municipality shall not adopt a code provision or ordinance 
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that prohibits a person or entity from installing or equipping 
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fire sprinklers in a single family detached residence or any 
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residential building that contains not more than 2 dwelling 
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units unless that code provision or ordinance is considered by 
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the corporate authorities of a municipality in a vote separate 
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from any other code provision or ordinance. The corporate 
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authorities of a municipality shall not adopt a code provision 
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or ordinance that requires a person or entity to install or 
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equip fire sprinklers in a single family detached residence or 
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any residential building that contains not more than 2 dwelling 
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units unless that code provision or ordinance is considered by 
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the corporate authorities of a municipality in a vote separate 
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from any other code provision or ordinance. This Section does 
 


 






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not apply to any code provision or ordinance that requires fire 
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sprinklers in a residence that was adopted before December 31, 
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2008.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".