Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3663 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3663 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Fuel Gas Detector Act. Provides that a building owner shall install, or cause to be installed, at least one fuel gas detector in every room containing an appliance fueled by propane, natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas in specified buildings. Contains requirements for residential rental units occupied under the terms of a rental agreement or under a month-to-month tenancy. Provides that a person who, after January 1, 2024, acquires a specified building by sale or exchange shall install fuel gas detectors in the acquired building if fuel gas detectors are not already present. Contains penalties for violations of the Act. Provides that nothing in the Act gives rise to any action against an owner required to comply with the Act if the owner meets certain requirements. Provides that a person may not knowingly interfere with or make inoperative any fuel gas detector required by the Act except under specified circumstances. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2025. LRB103 38166 JRC 68299 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3663 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Fuel Gas Detector Act. Provides that a building owner shall install, or cause to be installed, at least one fuel gas detector in every room containing an appliance fueled by propane, natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas in specified buildings. Contains requirements for residential rental units occupied under the terms of a rental agreement or under a month-to-month tenancy. Provides that a person who, after January 1, 2024, acquires a specified building by sale or exchange shall install fuel gas detectors in the acquired building if fuel gas detectors are not already present. Contains penalties for violations of the Act. Provides that nothing in the Act gives rise to any action against an owner required to comply with the Act if the owner meets certain requirements. Provides that a person may not knowingly interfere with or make inoperative any fuel gas detector required by the Act except under specified circumstances. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2025. LRB103 38166 JRC 68299 b LRB103 38166 JRC 68299 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Creates the Fuel Gas Detector Act. Provides that a building owner shall install, or cause to be installed, at least one fuel gas detector in every room containing an appliance fueled by propane, natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas in specified buildings. Contains requirements for residential rental units occupied under the terms of a rental agreement or under a month-to-month tenancy. Provides that a person who, after January 1, 2024, acquires a specified building by sale or exchange shall install fuel gas detectors in the acquired building if fuel gas detectors are not already present. Contains penalties for violations of the Act. Provides that nothing in the Act gives rise to any action against an owner required to comply with the Act if the owner meets certain requirements. Provides that a person may not knowingly interfere with or make inoperative any fuel gas detector required by the Act except under specified circumstances. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2025.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning safety.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Fuel
15	15	5 Gas Detector Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Definitions.
17	17	7 As used in this Act:
18	18	8 "Dwelling unit" means a room or suite of rooms used for
19	19	9 human habitation and includes a single family residence as
20	20	10 well as each living unit of a multiple family residence and
21	21	11 each living unit in a mixed-use building.
22	22	12 "Fuel gas detector" means a device that:
23	23	13 (1) has an assembly that incorporates a sensor control
24	24	14 component that detects elevated levels of propane, natural
25	25	15 gas, or liquefied petroleum gas;
26	26	16 (2) sounds a warning alarm when elevated levels of
27	27	17 propane, natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas are
28	28	18 detected;
29	29	19 (3) is approved or listed by a nationally recognized
30	30	20 independent testing laboratory; and
31	31	21 (4) is battery-operated, plugged into an electrical
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36	36	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3663 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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39	39	Creates the Fuel Gas Detector Act. Provides that a building owner shall install, or cause to be installed, at least one fuel gas detector in every room containing an appliance fueled by propane, natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas in specified buildings. Contains requirements for residential rental units occupied under the terms of a rental agreement or under a month-to-month tenancy. Provides that a person who, after January 1, 2024, acquires a specified building by sale or exchange shall install fuel gas detectors in the acquired building if fuel gas detectors are not already present. Contains penalties for violations of the Act. Provides that nothing in the Act gives rise to any action against an owner required to comply with the Act if the owner meets certain requirements. Provides that a person may not knowingly interfere with or make inoperative any fuel gas detector required by the Act except under specified circumstances. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2025.
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67	67	1 Section 10. Fuel gas detector required. The owner of any
68	68	2 of the following buildings shall install, or cause to be
69	69	3 installed, in accordance with the manufacturer's requirements,
70	70	4 at least one fuel gas detector in every room in the building in
71	71	5 which there is located an appliance fueled by propane, natural
72	72	6 gas, or liquefied petroleum gas:
73	73	7 (1) A structure in which one or more dwelling units
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75	75	9 (2) A fraternity house, sorority house, or dormitory
76	76	10 that is affiliated with an educational facility or entity.
77	77	11 (3) A children's home, emergency children's shelter,
78	78	12 children's residential care facility, shelter for homeless
79	79	13 children, or specialized children's home.
80	80	14 (4) A hotel as defined in Section 2 of the Hotel
81	81	15 Operators' Occupation Tax Act.
82	82	16 Section 15. Residential rental units. The following
83	83	17 requirements apply to a residential rental unit occupied under
84	84	18 the terms of a rental agreement or under a month-to-month
85	85	19 tenancy:
86	86	20 (1) At the beginning of each occupancy, the owner of
87	87	21 the building shall provide fuel gas detectors in
88	88	22 accordance with Section 10 if fuel gas detectors are not
89	89	23 already present. Each fuel gas detector must be in working
90	90	24 condition. After notification, in writing, by the tenant
91	91	25 of any deficiencies in a fuel gas detector, the owner of
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102	102	1 the building shall repair or replace the fuel gas
103	103	2 detector. If the owner does not know and has not been
104	104	3 notified of the need to repair or replace a fuel gas
105	105	4 detector, the owner's failure to repair or replace the
106	106	5 fuel gas detector may not be considered evidence of
107	107	6 negligence in a subsequent civil action arising from
108	108	7 death, property loss, or personal injury.
109	109	8 (2) The tenant shall keep each fuel gas detector
110	110	9 within the tenant's unit in working condition by keeping
111	111	10 the fuel gas detector connected to the electrical service
112	112	11 in the building or keeping charged batteries in a
113	113	12 battery-operated fuel gas detector, testing the fuel gas
114	114	13 detector periodically, and refraining from disabling the
115	115	14 fuel gas detector.
116	116	15 Section 20. Transfer of building.
117	117	16 (a) A person who, after January 1, 2025, acquires by sale
118	118	17 or exchange a building listed in paragraph (1) of Section 10
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120	120	19 in the acquired building within 30 days after the acquisition
121	121	20 or occupancy of the building, whichever is later, if fuel gas
122	122	21 detectors that satisfy the requirements of Section 10 are not
123	123	22 already present, and shall certify at the closing of the
124	124	23 transaction that fuel gas detectors will be installed. The
125	125	24 certification must be signed and dated by the person acquiring
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137	137	1 accordance with the manufacturer's installation requirements,
138	138	2 in each area containing an appliance fueled by propane,
139	139	3 natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas.
140	140	4 (b) A person does not have a claim for relief against a
141	141	5 property owner, a property purchaser, an authorized agent of a
142	142	6 property owner or purchaser, a person in possession of real
143	143	7 property, a closing agent, or a lender for any damages
144	144	8 resulting from the operation, maintenance, or effectiveness of
145	145	9 a fuel gas detector installed in accordance with this Act.
146	146	10 (c) Violation of this Section does not create a defect in
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148	148	12 Section 25. Penalties. A person who violates this Act is
149	149	13 liable for a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each
150	150	14 violation. The penalties provided for in this Section may be
151	151	15 recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the People
152	152	16 of the State of Illinois by the State's Attorney of the county
153	153	17 in which the violation occurred or by the Attorney General.
154	154	18 Any penalties collected by the Attorney General shall be
155	155	19 deposited into the General Revenue Fund. A court may waive any
156	156	20 civil penalty or cost against a violator upon satisfactory
157	157	21 proof that the violation was corrected within 10 days after
158	158	22 notice of the violation was first provided.
159	159	23 Section 30. Liability. Nothing in this Act gives rise to
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171	171	1 Sections 10 or 15 if the owner has conducted an inspection of
172	172	2 the required fuel gas detectors immediately after their
173	173	3 installation and has reinspected the fuel gas detectors prior
174	174	4 to occupancy by each new tenant, unless the owner has been
175	175	5 given at least 24 hours' actual notice of a defect or failure
176	176	6 of a fuel gas detector's proper operation and has failed to
177	177	7 take action to correct the defect or failure.
178	178	8 Section 35. Noninterference. A person may not knowingly
179	179	9 interfere with or make inoperative any fuel gas detector
180	180	10 required by this Act, except that the owner or the agent of an
181	181	11 owner of a building may temporarily disconnect a fuel gas
182	182	12 detector in a dwelling unit or common area only for
183	183	13 construction or rehabilitation activities when such activities
184	184	14 are likely to activate the fuel gas detector or make it
185	185	15 inactive. The fuel gas detector must be immediately
186	186	16 reconnected at the cessation of construction or rehabilitation
187	187	17 activities each day, regardless of the intent to return to
188	188	18 construction or rehabilitation activities on any succeeding
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