Full Text of HB0928 94th General Assembly
HB0928 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB0928
Introduced 2/2/2005, by Rep. Angelo Saviano SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the
Illinois Plumbing License Law.
Provides that an application for registration as a plumbing
contractor shall be filed on or before the last day of September (rather than
the last day of April) and that all plumbing contractor's registrations expire
on the last day of September (rather than the last day of April) of each year.
Effective immediately. |
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A BILL FOR
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LRB094 07289 RAS 37447 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by | 5 |
| changing Section 13.1 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 320/13.1)
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| Sec. 13.1. Plumbing contractors; registration; | 8 |
| applications.
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| (1) On and after May 1, 2002, all persons or corporations | 10 |
| desiring to
engage in
the
business of plumbing contractor, | 11 |
| other than any entity that maintains an
audited net worth of | 12 |
| shareholders' equity equal to or exceeding $100,000,000,
shall
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| register in accordance with the
provisions of this
Act.
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| (2) Application for registration shall be filed with the | 15 |
| Department each
year, on
or before the last day of September
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| April , in writing and on forms
prepared and
furnished by the | 17 |
| Department. All plumbing contractor registrations expire
on | 18 |
| the last
day of September
April of each year.
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| (3) Applications shall contain the name, address, and | 20 |
| telephone number of
the
person and the plumbing license of (i) | 21 |
| the individual, if a sole
proprietorship; (ii) the
partner, if | 22 |
| a partnership; or (iii) an officer, if a corporation. The
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| application shall contain
the business name, address, and | 24 |
| telephone number, a current copy of the
plumbing
license, and | 25 |
| any other information the Department may require by rule.
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| (4) Applicants shall submit an original certificate of | 27 |
| insurance
documenting that
the contractor carries general | 28 |
| liability insurance with a minimum of $100,000
per
occurrence, | 29 |
| bodily injury insurance with a minimum of $300,000
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| occurrence,
property damage insurance with a minimum of | 31 |
| $50,000, and workers compensation
insurance with a minimum | 32 |
| $500,000. No registration may be issued in the
absence of this
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| certificate. Certificates must be in force at all times for | 2 |
| registration to
remain valid.
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| (5) Applicants shall submit, on a form provided by the | 4 |
| Department, an
indemnification bond in the amount of $20,000 or | 5 |
| a letter of credit in the same
amount
for work performed in | 6 |
| accordance with this Act and the rules promulgated under
this | 7 |
| Act.
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| (6) All employees of a registered
plumbing
contractor who | 9 |
| engage in plumbing work shall be licensed plumbers or | 10 |
| apprentice
plumbers in accordance with this Act.
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| (7) Plumbing contractors shall submit an annual | 12 |
| registration fee in an
amount to
be established by rule.
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| (8) The Department shall be notified in advance of any | 14 |
| changes in the
business
structure, name, or location or of the | 15 |
| addition or deletion of the owner or
officer who is the
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| licensed plumber listed on the application. Failure to notify | 17 |
| the Department
of this
information is grounds for suspension or | 18 |
| revocation of the plumbing
contractor's
registration.
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| (9) In the event that the plumber's license on the | 20 |
| application for
registration of a
plumbing contractor is a | 21 |
| license issued by the City of Chicago, it shall be the
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| responsibility of the
applicant to forward a copy of the | 23 |
| plumber's license to the Department, noting
the name of the
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| registered
plumbing contractor, when it is renewed.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-338, eff. 8-10-01.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 27 |
| becoming law. |
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