| 4 | | - | AN ACT concerning regulation. |
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| 5 | | - | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 6 | | - | represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 7 | | - | Section 5. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by |
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| 8 | | - | adding Section 40.5 as follows: |
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| 9 | | - | (225 ILCS 320/40.5 new) |
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| 10 | | - | Sec. 40.5. Bottle filling stations. |
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| 11 | | - | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "bottle filling |
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| 12 | | - | station" means a plumbing fixture connected to the potable |
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| 13 | | - | water distribution system and sanitary drainage system that is |
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| 14 | | - | designed and intended for filling personal use drinking water |
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| 15 | | - | bottles or containers at least 10 inches (254 millimeters) in |
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| 16 | | - | height. A "bottle filling station" may be separate from or |
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| 17 | | - | integral to a drinking fountain and may incorporate a water |
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| 18 | | - | filter and a cooling system for chilling the drinking water. |
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| 19 | | - | (b) The Department shall adopt a rule requiring that for |
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| 20 | | - | each drinking fountain in any new construction where a |
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| 21 | | - | drinking fountain is required under the Illinois Plumbing |
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| 22 | | - | Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890, there shall also be a bottle |
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| 23 | | - | filling station or a combined bottle filling station and |
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| 24 | | - | drinking fountain. |
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| 25 | | - | (c) The rules required to be adopted under this Section |
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| 26 | | - | shall take effect and be implemented by July 1, 2026. |
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| 3 | + | 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. |
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| 4 | + | 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 5 | + | 3 represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 6 | + | 4 Section 5. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by |
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| 7 | + | 5 adding Section 40.5 as follows: |
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| 8 | + | 6 (225 ILCS 320/40.5 new) |
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| 9 | + | 7 Sec. 40.5. Bottle filling stations. |
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| 10 | + | 8 (a) For the purposes of this Section, "bottle filling |
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| 11 | + | 9 station" means a plumbing fixture connected to the potable |
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| 12 | + | 10 water distribution system and sanitary drainage system that is |
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| 13 | + | 11 designed and intended for filling personal use drinking water |
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| 14 | + | 12 bottles or containers at least 10 inches (254 millimeters) in |
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| 15 | + | 13 height. A "bottle filling station" may be separate from or |
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| 16 | + | 14 integral to a drinking fountain and may incorporate a water |
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| 17 | + | 15 filter and a cooling system for chilling the drinking water. |
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| 18 | + | 16 (b) The Department shall adopt a rule requiring that for |
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| 19 | + | 17 each drinking fountain in any new construction where a |
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| 20 | + | 18 drinking fountain is required under the Illinois Plumbing |
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| 21 | + | 19 Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890, there shall also be a bottle |
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| 22 | + | 20 filling station or a combined bottle filling station and |
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| 23 | + | 21 drinking fountain. |
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| 24 | + | 22 (c) The rules required to be adopted under this Section |
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| 25 | + | 23 shall take effect and be implemented by July 1, 2026. |
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