Rep. Marlow H. Colvin

Filed: 3/15/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 825

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 825 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Carbon Monoxide Alarm Detector Act is
5amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 135/10)
7    Sec. 10. Carbon monoxide detector.
8    (a) Every dwelling unit shall be equipped with at least one
9approved carbon monoxide alarm in an operating condition within
1015 feet of every room used for sleeping purposes. The carbon
11monoxide alarm may be combined with smoke detecting devices
12provided that the combined unit complies with the respective
13provisions of the administrative code, reference standards,
14and departmental rules relating to both smoke detecting devices
15and carbon monoxide alarms and provided that the combined unit
16emits an alarm in a manner that clearly differentiates the

 

 

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1hazard.
2    (b) Every structure that contains more than one dwelling
3unit shall contain at least one approved carbon monoxide alarm
4in operating condition within 15 feet of every room used for
5sleeping purposes.
6    (b-5) Every single family residence that shares an entrance
7with an attached garage, as well as every living unit that is
8located in a multiple family residence or a mixed use building
9and that shares an entrance with an attached garage, must
10contain an additional approved carbon monoxide alarm in
11operating condition within 15 feet of the entrance to the
12attached garage.
13    (c) It is the responsibility of the owner of a structure to
14supply and install all required alarms, and he or she must not
15enter into a contract to sell or lease that structure before
16installing the required alarms. It is the responsibility of a
17tenant to test and to provide general maintenance for the
18alarms within the tenant's dwelling unit or rooming unit, and
19to notify the owner or the authorized agent of the owner in
20writing of any deficiencies that the tenant cannot correct. The
21owner is responsible for providing one tenant per dwelling unit
22with written information regarding alarm testing and
23maintenance.
24    The tenant is responsible for replacement of any required
25batteries in the carbon monoxide alarms in the tenant's
26dwelling unit, except that the owner shall ensure that the

 

 

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1batteries are in operating condition at the time the tenant
2takes possession of the dwelling unit. The tenant shall provide
3the owner or the authorized agent of the owner with access to
4the dwelling unit to correct any deficiencies in the carbon
5monoxide alarm that have been reported in writing to the owner
6or the authorized agent of the owner.
7    (d) The carbon monoxide alarms required under this Act may
8be either battery powered, plug-in with battery back-up, or
9wired into the structure's AC power line with secondary battery
10back-up.
11(Source: P.A. 94-741, eff. 1-1-07.)".