Full Text of HJR0026 94th General Assembly
HJ0026 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The status of fragmented building requirements in | 3 |
| Illinois is of serious concern to those involved in building, | 4 |
| design, and construction; and
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| WHEREAS, Of the 102 counties in this State, less than half | 6 |
| have adopted a building code; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Over 40 states have adopted some portion of a | 8 |
| model building code; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Illinois already has adopted a statewide plumbing | 10 |
| code and a statewide accessibility code; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Building codes promote public safety; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Illinois does not have a statewide building code, | 13 |
| but does have a collection of building requirements not | 14 |
| equitably administered and enforced within the construction | 15 |
| industry; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Illinois citizens are entitled to safe, | 17 |
| affordable, and responsible accommodations; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 20 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created a Task Force on | 21 |
| a Uniform Building Code for the purpose of examining and making | 22 |
| recommendations pertaining to the adoption of a uniform | 23 |
| building code for the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be comprised of 2 House | 25 |
| members, one appointed by the Speaker of the House and one | 26 |
| appointed by the House Minority Leader; 2 Senate members, one | 27 |
| appointed by the Senate President and one appointed by the |
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| Senate Minority Leader; one person appointed by the Governor; | 2 |
| one person appointed by an organization representing home | 3 |
| builders; one person appointed by an organization representing | 4 |
| roofing contractors; one person appointed by an organization | 5 |
| representing the plumbing industry; one person appointed by an | 6 |
| organization representing the Illinois construction industry | 7 |
| council; one person appointed by an organization representing | 8 |
| architects; one person appointed by an organization | 9 |
| representing structural engineers; one person appointed by an | 10 |
| organization representing building trades; one person | 11 |
| appointed by an organization representing realtors; one person | 12 |
| appointed by an organization representing code administrators; | 13 |
| one person appointed by an organization representing municipal | 14 |
| governments in the State; one person appointed by the Office of | 15 |
| the State Fire Marshal; and representatives of any other | 16 |
| organizations that express their interest in participating to | 17 |
| the Capital Development Board in writing; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall serve on a | 19 |
| voluntary basis and shall be responsible for any costs | 20 |
| associated with their participation in the Task Force; and be | 21 |
| it further | 22 |
| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet a minimum of 4 | 23 |
| times; and be it further | 24 |
| RESOLVED, That the Capital Development Board shall | 25 |
| facilitate the Task Force and shall summarize its findings and | 26 |
| recommendations in a written report to the Governor and the | 27 |
| General Assembly no later than December 31, 2006; and be it | 28 |
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| RESOLVED, That this House Joint Resolution of the 94th | 30 |
| General Assembly shall supersede House Resolutions 898 and 1205 | 31 |
| of the 93rd General Assembly.
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