104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3814 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 75/10 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211 Amends the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act. Provides that the standards of inspection and repair of pressure vessels in service by an owner-user shall, at the option of the owner-user, be either (1) the applicable rules and regulations in the National Board Inspection Code or (2) the applicable provisions of the American Petroleum Institute API-510, "API Recommended Practice for Inspection, Repair, and Rating of Pressure Vessels in Petroleum Refining Service". Prohibits the period of time between inspections from being longer than 5 years. LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3814 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 75/10 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211 430 ILCS 75/10 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211 Amends the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act. Provides that the standards of inspection and repair of pressure vessels in service by an owner-user shall, at the option of the owner-user, be either (1) the applicable rules and regulations in the National Board Inspection Code or (2) the applicable provisions of the American Petroleum Institute API-510, "API Recommended Practice for Inspection, Repair, and Rating of Pressure Vessels in Petroleum Refining Service". Prohibits the period of time between inspections from being longer than 5 years. LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3814 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 75/10 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211 430 ILCS 75/10 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211 430 ILCS 75/10 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211 Amends the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act. Provides that the standards of inspection and repair of pressure vessels in service by an owner-user shall, at the option of the owner-user, be either (1) the applicable rules and regulations in the National Board Inspection Code or (2) the applicable provisions of the American Petroleum Institute API-510, "API Recommended Practice for Inspection, Repair, and Rating of Pressure Vessels in Petroleum Refining Service". Prohibits the period of time between inspections from being longer than 5 years. LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b A BILL FOR HB3814LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814 LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814 LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b 1 AN ACT concerning safety. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act is 5 amended by changing Section 10 as follows: 6 (430 ILCS 75/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211) 7 Sec. 10. Inspection of boilers and pressure vessels. 8 (a) Each boiler or pressure vessel used or proposed to be 9 used within this State, except boilers or pressure vessels 10 exempt under this Act or rules and regulations of the Board, 11 shall be thoroughly inspected as to its construction, 12 installation, condition, and operation as follows: 13 (1) Power boilers shall be inspected annually both 14 internally and externally while not under pressure and 15 shall also be inspected annually externally while under 16 pressure if possible; provided that any power boiler or 17 steam generator, the operation of which is an integral 18 part of or a necessary adjunct to other continuous 19 processing operations, shall be inspected internally at 20 such intervals as are permitted by the shutting down of 21 the processing operations. The Board may provide by rules 22 and regulations for extension of time within which power 23 boilers are required to be inspected based upon type, 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3814 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 75/10 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211 430 ILCS 75/10 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211 430 ILCS 75/10 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211 Amends the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act. Provides that the standards of inspection and repair of pressure vessels in service by an owner-user shall, at the option of the owner-user, be either (1) the applicable rules and regulations in the National Board Inspection Code or (2) the applicable provisions of the American Petroleum Institute API-510, "API Recommended Practice for Inspection, Repair, and Rating of Pressure Vessels in Petroleum Refining Service". Prohibits the period of time between inspections from being longer than 5 years. LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b A BILL FOR 430 ILCS 75/10 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3211 LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814 LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814- 2 -LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814 - 2 - LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814 - 2 - LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b 1 function, or manner of operation. However, the standards 2 of inspection and repair of pressure vessels in service by 3 an owner-user authorized under Section 15 shall, at the 4 option of the owner-user, be either (1) the applicable 5 rules and regulations in the National Board Inspection 6 Code or (2) the applicable provisions of the American 7 Petroleum Institute API-510, "API Recommended Practice for 8 Inspection, Repair, and Rating of Pressure Vessels in 9 Petroleum Refining Service". In no event should the period 10 of time between inspections covered by this Section be 11 longer than 5 years. 12 (2) Low pressure steam, hot water heating, and hot 13 water supply boilers shall be inspected biennially as 14 required by the rules and regulations of the Board. 15 (3) Traction steam engine boilers and other boilers 16 constructed before the effective date of this amendatory 17 Act of 1992 and operated solely for exhibition purposes 18 may be issued an inspection certificate by the Chief or 19 Deputy Inspector, provided the owner can establish and 20 document that the design, materials, fabrication, 21 examination, testing, and operation are in accordance with 22 the rules and regulations of the Board. Traction engine 23 boilers and other boilers used solely for exhibition 24 purposes shall be inspected every 2 years. 25 (4) Pressure vessels subject to internal corrosion 26 shall receive a certificate inspection every 3 years as HB3814 - 2 - LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814- 3 -LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814 - 3 - LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814 - 3 - LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b 1 required by rules and regulations of the Board. However, 2 the standards of inspection and repair of pressure vessels 3 in service by an owner-user authorized under Section 15 4 shall, at the option of the owner-user, be either (1) the 5 applicable rules and regulations in the National Board 6 Inspection Code, or (2) the applicable section in the 7 American Petroleum Institute API-510, "API Recommended 8 Practice for Inspection, Repair, and Rating of Pressure 9 Vessels in Petroleum Refining Service". 10 (5) Pressure vessels not subject to internal corrosion 11 shall receive certificate inspection at intervals set by 12 the Board, but internal inspection shall not be required 13 of pressure vessels containing materials that are known to 14 be noncorrosive to the material of which the shell, heads, 15 or fittings are constructed, either from the chemical 16 composition of the materials or from evidence that the 17 materials are adequately treated with a corrosion 18 inhibitor, provided that the vessels are constructed in 19 accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board. 20 A grace period of 2 months beyond the period specified in 21 this Section may elapse between internal inspections of a 22 boiler while it is not under pressure and between external 23 inspections of a boiler while it is under pressure. The Board 24 may, in its discretion, permit longer periods between 25 certificate inspection. 26 The inspections herein required shall be made by the Chief HB3814 - 3 - LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814- 4 -LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814 - 4 - LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814 - 4 - LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b HB3814 - 4 - LRB104 10721 BDA 20800 b