Rep. Kathleen Willis
Filed: 2/9/2022
 
 


 




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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4302 




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4302 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


4 "Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by 
5changing Section 4.33 and by adding 4.43 as follows:

6 (5 ILCS 80/4.33)
7 Sec. 4.33. Acts repealed on January 1,
2023. The following 
8Acts are
repealed on January 1, 2023:
9 The Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act. 
10 The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. 

11 The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act 
12of 2011. 
13 The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.
14 The Naprapathic Practice Act. 
15 The Pharmacy Practice Act. 
16 The Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional 
 
 
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1Counselor
Licensing and Practice Act. 
2 The Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act. 
3(Source: P.A. 101-621, eff. 12-20-19.)

4 (5 ILCS 80/4.43 new)
5 Sec. 4.43. Act repealed on January 1, 2033. The following 
6Act is repealed on January 1, 2033:
7 The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act.

8 Section 10. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is 
9amended by changing Sections 10, 15, 25, 35, 95, and 140 as 
10follows:



11 (225 ILCS 312/10)


12 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

13 Sec. 10. Applicability. 

14 (a) This Act covers the construction, operation, 
15inspection,
testing,
maintenance, alteration, and repair of 
16the following equipment, its associated
parts, and
its 
17hoistways (except as modified by subsection (c) of this 
18Section):


19  (1) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a 
20 car or platform,
which move between 2 or more landings. 
21 This equipment includes, but is not
limited
to, the 
22 following (also see ASME A17.1, ASME A17.3, and ASME 
23 A18.1):


 
 
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1   (A) Elevators.


2   (B) Platform lifts and stairway chair lifts.


3  (2) Power driven stairways and walkways for carrying 
4 persons between
landings. This equipment includes, but is 
5 not limited to, the following (also
see ASME A17.1 and 
6 ASME A17.3):


7   (A) Escalators.


8   (B) Moving walks.


9  (3) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a 
10 car, which serves
2 or more landings and is restricted to 
11 the carrying of material by its
limited
size or limited 
12 access to the car. This equipment includes, but is not 
13 limited
to, the
following (also see ASME A17.1 and ASME 
14 A17.3):


15   (A) Dumbwaiters.


16   (B) Material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic 
17 transfer
devices.

18 (b) This Act covers the construction, operation, 
19inspection,
maintenance,
alteration, and repair of automatic 
20guided transit vehicles on guideways with
an
exclusive

21right-of-way. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, 
22automated people
movers (also see ASCE 21).

23 (c) This Act does not apply to the following equipment:


24  (1) Material hoists within the scope of ANSI A10.5.


25  (2)
Manlifts within the scope of ASME A90.1.


26  (3) Mobile scaffolds, towers, and platforms within the 
 
 
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1 scope of ANSI A92.


2  (4) Powered platforms and equipment for exterior and 
3 interior
maintenance within the scope of ANSI 120.1.


4  (5) Conveyors and related equipment within the scope 
5 of ASME B20.1.


6  (6) Cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings

7 within the scope of ASME B30.


8  (7) Industrial trucks within the scope of ASME B56.


9  (8) Portable equipment, except for portable escalators 
10 that are covered by ANSI A17.1.


11  (9) Tiering or piling machines used to move materials 
12 to and from
storage located and operating entirely within 
13 one story.


14  (10) Equipment for feeding or positioning materials at 
15 machine tools,
printing presses, etc.


16  (11) Skip or furnace hoists.


17  (12) Wharf ramps.


18  (13) Railroad car lifts or dumpers.


19  (14) Line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving 
20 platforms, and similar
equipment used for installing an 
21 elevator by a contractor licensed in this
State.


22  (15) (Blank).

23  (16) Conveyances located in a private residence not 
24 accessible to the public.
25  (17) Special purpose personnel elevators within the 
26 scope of ASME A17.1 and used only by authorized personnel.
 
 
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1  (18) Personnel hoists within the scope of
ANSI A10.4. 
2  (19) Wind turbine tower elevators within the scope of 
3 ASME A17.8. 
4 (d) This Act does not apply to a municipality with a 
5population over 500,000.


6(Source: P.A. 95-573, eff. 8-31-07; 96-54, eff. 7-23-09; 
796-342, eff. 8-11-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)




8 (225 ILCS 312/15)


9 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

10 Sec. 15. Definitions. For the purpose of this Act:

11 "Administrator" means the Office of the State Fire 
12Marshal.

13 "Alteration" means any change to equipment, including its 
14parts, components, or subsystems, other than maintenance, 
15repair, or replacement of the equipment, including its parts, 
16components, or subsystems. 
17 "ANSI A10.4" means the safety requirements for personnel 
18hoists, an American
National Standard.

19 "ASCE 21" means the American Society of Civil Engineers 
20Automated People
Mover Standards.

21 "ASME A17.1" means the Safety Code for
Elevators and 
22Escalators, an American National Standard, and CSA B44, the 
23National Standard of Canada.

24 "ASME A17.3" means the Safety Code for
Existing Elevators 
25and Escalators, an American National Standard.

 
 
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1 "ASME A17.7" means the Performance-Based Safety Code for 
2Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard, and 
3CSA B44.7, the National Standard of Canada. 
4 "ASME A18.1" means the Safety Standard for
Platform Lifts 
5and Stairway Chairlifts, an American National Standard.

6 "Automated people mover" means an
installation as defined 
7as an "automated people mover" in ASCE 21.

8 "Board" means the Elevator Safety Review Board.

9 "Certificate of operation" means a certificate issued by 
10the Administrator or the Local Administrator
that indicates 
11that the conveyance: has passed the required safety inspection

12and tests; has been registered; and fees have been paid as set 
13forth in this Act.

14 "Conveyance" means any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, 
15moving sidewalk,
platform lifts, stairway chairlifts and 
16automated people movers.

17 "Elevator" means an installation defined as an
"elevator" 
18in ASME A17.1.

19 "Elevator contractor" means any person, firm, or 
20corporation who possesses
an elevator contractor's license in 
21accordance with the provisions of Sections
40 and 55 of this 
22Act and who is engaged in the business of erecting,

23constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or 
24maintaining
elevators or related conveyance covered by this 
25Act.

26 "Elevator contractor's license" means a license issued to 
 
 
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1an elevator
contractor who has proven his or her 
2qualifications and ability and has been
authorized by the 
3Administrator to work on conveyance equipment. It shall 
4entitle the holder thereof to engage in the business of

5constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing, 
6repairing,
or maintaining and performing electrical work on 
7elevators or related conveyances
covered by this Act within 
8any building or structure, including, but not limited to, 
9private residences. The
Administrator may issue a limited 
10elevator contractor's license authorizing a
firm or company 
11that employs individuals to carry on a business of erecting,

12constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or 
13maintaining
a specific type of conveyance within any building 
14or structure,
excluding
private residences.

15 "Elevator helper" means an individual registered with the 
16Administrator who works under the general direction of a 
17licensed elevator mechanic.
Licensure is not required for an 
18elevator helper.

19 "Elevator industry apprentice" means an individual who is 
20enrolled in an apprenticeship program approved by the Bureau 
21of Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department of Labor 
22and who is registered by the Administrator and works under the 
23general direction of a licensed elevator mechanic.
Licensure 
24is not required for an elevator industry apprentice.

25 "Elevator inspector" means any
inspector, as that term is 
26defined in ASME QEI, who possesses an elevator inspector's

 
 
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1license in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

2 "Elevator mechanic" means any person who possesses an 
3elevator mechanic's
license in accordance with the provisions 
4of Sections 40 and 45 of this Act and
who is engaged in 
5erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing,

6repairing, or maintaining elevators or related conveyance 
7covered by this Act.

8 "Elevator mechanic's license" means a license issued to a 
9person who has
proven his or her qualifications and ability 
10and has been authorized by the Administrator
to work on 
11conveyance equipment. It shall entitle
the holder thereof to 
12install, construct, alter, service, repair, test,
maintain, 
13and perform electrical work on elevators or related conveyance

14covered by this Act. The Administrator may issue a limited 
15elevator mechanic's license authorizing an individual to carry 
16on a business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, 
17servicing, repairing, or maintaining a specific type of 
18conveyance within any building or structure.


19 "Escalator" means an installation defined as an 
20"escalator" in ASME A17.1.

21 "Existing installation" means an installation
defined as 
22an "installation, existing" in ASME A17.1.

23 "Inspector's license" or "inspection company license"

24means a license issued to an ASME QEI certified elevator 
25inspector or inspection company that has proven the 
26inspector's or the company's qualifications and ability and 
 
 
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1has been authorized by the Administrator to possess this type 
2of license. It shall entitle the
holder thereof to engage in 
3the business of inspecting elevators or related
conveyance 
4covered by this Act.

5 "License" means a written license, duly issued by the 
6Administrator,
authorizing a person, firm, or company to carry 
7on the business of erecting,
constructing, installing, 
8altering, servicing, repairing, maintaining, or
performing 
9inspections of elevators or related conveyance covered by this 
10Act. New and renewed licenses issued after January 1, 2010

11will include a photo of the licensee.
12 "Local Administrator" means the municipality or 
13municipalities or
county or counties that entered into a local 
14elevator agreement with the
Administrator to operate its own 
15elevator safety program in
accordance with this Act and the 
16adopted administrative rules. 

17 "Material alteration" means an "alteration", as defined in 
18the referenced standards.

19 "Moving walk" means an installation defined as a "moving 
20walk"
in ASME A17.1.

21 "Owner" means the owner of the conveyance, which could be 
22an individual, a group of individuals, an association, trust, 
23partnership, corporation, or person doing business under an 
24assumed name. The owner may delegate his, her, or its 
25authority to manage the day-to-day operations of the 
26conveyance to another party, but may not delegate his, her, or 
 
 
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1its responsibilities and duties under this Act and the 
2administrative rules. 
3 "Private residence" means a separate dwelling or a 
4separate apartment or condominium unit in
a multiple-family

5dwelling that is occupied by members of a single-family unit.

6 "Repair" has the meaning set forth in the referenced 
7standards. "Repair" does not require a
permit.

8 "Temporarily dormant" means an elevator, dumbwaiter, or 
9escalator:

10  (1) with a power supply that has been disconnected by 
11 removing fuses and
placing a padlock on the mainline 
12 disconnect switch in the "off" position;

13  (2) with a car that is parked and hoistway doors that 
14 are in the closed
and latched position;

15  (3) with a wire seal on the mainline disconnect switch 
16 installed by a
licensed elevator inspector;

17  (4) that shall not be used again until it has been put 
18 in safe running
order and is in condition for use;

19  (5) requiring annual inspections for the duration of 
20 the temporarily
dormant status by a licensed elevator 
21 inspector;

22  (6) that has a "temporarily dormant" status that is 
23 renewable on an
annual basis, not to exceed a 5-year 
24 period;

25  (7) requiring the inspector to file a report with the 
26 Administrator describing the current conditions; and

 
 
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1  (8) with a wire seal and padlock that shall not be 
2 removed for any
purpose without permission from the 
3 elevator inspector.

4 "Temporary certificate of operation" means a temporary 
5certificate of operation issued by the Administrator or the

6Local Administrator that permits the temporary use
of a 
7non-compliant conveyance by the general public for a limited 
8time of 30
days while minor repairs are being completed.

9 All other building transportation terms are as defined in 
10the latest edition of ASME A17.1 and ASME A18.1.

11 "Temporary limited authority" means an authorization 
12issued, for a period
not to exceed one year, by the 
13Administrator to an individual
that the Administrator deems 
14qualified to perform work on a
specific type of conveyance. 
15(Source: P.A. 99-22, eff. 1-1-16.)





16 (225 ILCS 312/25)


17 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

18 Sec. 25. Elevator Safety Review Board. 

19 (a) There is hereby created within the Office of the State 
20Fire Marshal
the Elevator Safety Review Board, consisting of 
2117 members. The Administrator
shall appoint 3 members who 
22shall be representatives
of fire
service communities. The 
23Governor shall appoint the remaining 14 members of
the Board 
24as follows: one representative from a major elevator 
25manufacturing
company or its authorized representative; one 
 
 
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1representative from an elevator
servicing company; one 
2representative of the architectural design
profession; one 
3representative of the general public; one representative of an 
4advocacy group for people with physical disabilities; one 
5representative of an advocacy group for senior citizens; one 
6representative nominated by
a municipality in this State with 
7a population under 25,000; one
representative nominated by a 
8municipality in this State with a population of 25,000 or
over 
9but under 50,000; one representative nominated by a 
10municipality in this State with
a population of 50,000 or over 
11but under 500,000; one
representative of an advocacy group for 
12condominium owners;
one representative of an institution of 
13higher education that
operates an in-house elevator 
14maintenance program; one representative of a
building owner or 
15manager; and 2 representatives of labor, one from Cook County 
16and one from a county in the State other than Cook County, 
17involved in the
installation, maintenance, and repair of 
18elevators. 

19 (b) The members constituting the Board shall be appointed 
20for initial terms
as follows:


21  (1) Of the members appointed by the Administrator, 2 
22 shall serve
for a term of 2 years, and one for a term of 4 
23 years.


24  (2) Of the members appointed by the Governor, 2 shall 
25 serve for a term
of one year, 2 for terms of 2 years, 2 for 
26 terms of 3 years, and 4 for terms of
4 years. The 
 
 
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1 representative of the advocacy group for senior
citizens 
2 shall serve an initial term of 4 years. The representative 
3 of an advocacy
group for condominium owners, the 
4 representative of
the institution of higher education that 
5 operates an in-house
elevator maintenance program, and 
6 both representatives of labor involved in the 
7 installation, maintenance, and repair of elevators shall 
8 serve an initial
term of 4 years.


9 At the expiration of their initial terms of office, the 
10members or their
successors shall be appointed for terms of 4 
11years each. Upon the expiration
of a member's term of office, 
12the officer who appointed
that member shall reappoint that 
13member or appoint a successor who is a
representative of the 
14same interests with which his or her predecessor was

15identified. A member shall serve until his or her successor is 
16appointed and qualified. The Administrator and the Governor 
17may at any time remove any
of their respective appointees for 
18inefficiency or neglect of duty in office.
Upon the death or 
19incapacity of a member, the officer who appointed that member

20shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the vacated term by 
21appointing a
member who is a representative of the same 
22interests with which his or her
predecessor was identified. 
23The members shall serve without salary, but shall
receive from 
24the State expenses necessarily incurred by them in performance

25of their duties. The Governor shall appoint one of the members 
26to serve as
chairperson. The chairperson shall be the deciding 
 
 
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1vote in the event of a tie
vote.

2 Nine Board members shall constitute a quorum. A quorum is 
3required for all Board decisions. 
4(Source: P.A. 95-573, eff. 8-31-07; 96-54, eff. 7-23-09.)




5 (225 ILCS 312/35)


6 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

7 Sec. 35. Powers and duties of the Board and Administrator. 

8 (a) The Board shall consult with engineering authorities 
9and organizations
and
adopt rules consistent with the 
10provisions of this Act for the
administration and
enforcement 
11of this Act. The Board may prescribe forms to be issued in

12connection with
the administration and enforcement of this 
13Act. The rules shall establish
standards and
criteria 
14consistent with this Act for licensing of elevator mechanics,

15inspectors, and installers of
elevators,
including the 
16provisions of the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators 
17(ASME
A17.1),
the provisions of the Performance-Based Safety 
18Code for Elevators and Escalators (ASME A17.7), the Standard 
19for the
Qualification
of Elevator Inspectors (ASME QEI-1), the 
20Automated People Mover Standards
(ASCE 21), the Safety 
21Requirements for Personnel Hoists and Employee Elevators
(ANSI 
22A10.4), and the Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and 
23Stairway Chairlifts (ASME A18.1). The Board shall adopt or 
24amend and adopt the latest editions of the standards 
25referenced in this subsection within 12 months after the 
 
 
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1effective date of the
standards.


2 The Board shall make determinations authorized by this Act 
3regarding variances, interpretations, and the installation of 
4new technology. Such determinations shall have a binding 
5precedential effect throughout the State regarding equipment, 
6structure, or the enforcement of codes unless limited by the 
7Board to the fact-specific issues. 
8 (b) The Administrator or Local Administrator shall have 
9the authority to grant exceptions and
variances from
the 
10literal requirements of
applicable State codes, standards, and 
11regulations in cases where such
variances
would not
jeopardize 
12the public
safety and
welfare. The Administrator has the right

13to review and object to any exceptions or variances granted by

14the Local Administrator. The Board shall have the authority to 
15hear appeals, for any denial by the Local Administrator or
for 
16any denial or objection by the Administrator. The Board
shall 
17hold hearings, and
decide
upon such within 30 days of the 
18appeal.

19 (c) The Board shall establish fee schedules for licenses, 
20and registrations issued by the Administrator. The Board
shall 
21also establish fee schedules for permits and
certificates for 
22conveyances not under a Local
Administrator. The fees shall be 
23set at an amount necessary to cover the actual
costs and 
24expenses to operate
the Board
and to conduct the duties as 
25described in this Act.

26 (d) The Board shall be authorized to recommend the 
 
 
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1amendments of applicable
legislation, when appropriate, to 
2legislators.

3 (e) The Administrator may solicit the advice and expert 
4knowledge of
the
Board on any matter relating to the 
5administration and enforcement of this Act.

6 (f) The Administrator may employ professional, technical,

7investigative, or
clerical help, on either a full-time or 
8part-time basis, as may be necessary
for the
enforcement of 
9this Act.

10 (g) (Blank).

11 (h) Notwithstanding anything else in this Section, the 
12following upgrade requirements of the 2007 edition of the 
13Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (ASME A17.1) and the 
142005 edition of the Safety Code for Existing Elevators (ASME 
15A17.3) must be completed by January 1, 2015, but the 
16Administrator or Local Administrator may not require their 
17completion prior to January 1, 2013:
18  (i) (blank);
19  (ii) car illumination;
20  (iii) emergency operation and signaling devices;
21  (iv) phase reversal and failure protection;
22  (v) reopening device for power operated doors or 
23 gates; 
24  (vi) stop switch pits; and
25  (vii) pit ladder installation in accordance with 
26 Section 2.2.4.2 of ASME A17.1-2007. 
 
 
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1 (h-5) Notwithstanding anything else in this Section, the 
2upgrade requirements for the restricted opening of hoistway 
3doors or car doors on passenger elevators as provided for in 
4the 2007 edition of the Safety Code for Elevators and 
5Escalators (ASME A17.1) and the 2005 edition of the Safety 
6Code for Existing Elevators (ASME A17.3) must be completed by 
7January 1, 2014. 
8 (i) In the event that a conveyance regulated by this Act is 
9altered, the alteration shall comply with the edition of ASME 
10A17.1 currently adopted by the Board. Notwithstanding anything 
11else in this Section, the firefighter's emergency operation, 
12and the hydraulic elevator cylinder or cylinders, including 
13the associated safety devices outlined in Section 4.3.3(b) of 
14ASME A17.3-2005, are not required to comply with the edition 
15of ASME A17.1 currently adopted by the Board be upgraded 
16unless: (1) there is an alteration of the controller affecting 
17operation control, motion control, or combination of the 2 
18types of control, (1.1) the operation control, motion control, 
19or combination of the 2 types of control are replaced, (1.2) 
20there is an alteration to the hydraulic cylinder, (2) the

21equipment fails, or (3) failing to replace the equipment 
22jeopardizes the public safety and welfare as determined by the 
23Local Administrator or the Board. 
24 (j) The Administrator may choose to require the inspection

25of any conveyance to be performed by its own inspectors or by

26third-party licensed inspectors employed by the Administrator.
 
 
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1 (k) The Board shall prescribe an inspection form, which 
2shall be the only inspection form used by a licensed inspector 
3in the inspection of a conveyance under this Act. 
4(Source: P.A. 99-22, eff. 1-1-16.)





5 (225 ILCS 312/95)


6 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

7 Sec. 95. New installations; annual inspections and 
8registrations. 

9 (a) All new conveyance installations regulated by this Act

10shall be performed by a person, firm, or
company to which a 
11license to install or service conveyances has been issued.

12Subsequent
to installation, the licensed person, firm, or 
13company must certify compliance
with the
applicable Sections 
14of this Act. Prior to any conveyance being used, the
property 
15owner or
lessee must obtain a certificate of operation from 
16the Administrator or Local Administrator, except that the 
17conveyance may be used by the public for up to 30 days after 
18the initial passed acceptance inspection while the property 
19owner or lessee is in the process of obtaining an initial 
20certificate of operation. A
fee as authorized by Section 35 of 
21this Act or as set by the Local Administrator shall be paid for 
22the certificate of operation. It shall be
the responsibility

23of the owner to complete and submit first time
registration 
24for new
installations and to pay the fee for registration, 
25prior to the issuance of the initial certificate of operation.

 
 
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1 (b) (Blank).

2 (c) A certificate of operation is renewable annually, 
3except that a certificate of operation is renewable every 3 
4years for a conveyance (i) that is located in a building owned 
5and occupied by any church, synagogue, or other building, 
6structure, or place used primarily for religious worship and 
7is the only conveyance in the building, (ii) that is under the 
8jurisdiction of the Administrator, (iii) that is limited in 
9use to 2 levels, and (iv) for which the church, synagogue, or 
10other building, structure, or place used primarily for 
11religious worship has an annual maintenance examination that 
12includes the applicable category tests. For these occupancies, 
13on-site witnessing of the category test shall be witnessed 
14every 3 years. Records of the applicable maintenance checks 
15and elevator category test results shall be maintained on-site 
16by the building owner. The certificates
of operation
or copy 
17thereof, must be clearly displayed in the conveyance for
the 
18benefit of code enforcement staff.

19(Source: P.A. 96-54, eff. 7-23-09; 97-310, eff. 8-11-11.)




20 (225 ILCS 312/140)


21 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

22 Sec. 140. Local Administrator; home rule. 

23 (a) The Administrator may enter into a local elevator 
24agreement with municipalities or counties under which the 
25Local Administrator shall (i) issue construction permits and 
 
 
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1certificates of operation, (ii) provide for inspection of 
2elevators, including temporary operation inspections, (iii) 
3grant
exceptions and variances from the literal requirements 
4of
applicable State codes, standards, and regulations in cases

5where such variances would not jeopardize the public safety

6and welfare, and (iv) enforce the applicable provisions of the 
7Act, and levy fines in accordance with the Municipal Code or 
8Counties Code. The Local Administrator may choose to require 
9that inspections be performed by its own inspectors or by 
10private certified elevator inspectors. The Local Administrator 
11may assess a reasonable fee for permits, exceptions, 
12variances,
certification of operation, or inspections 
13performed by its inspectors. Each agreement shall include a 
14provision that the Local Administrator shall maintain for 
15inspection by the Administrator copies of all applications for 
16permits issued, grants or denials of
exceptions or variances, 
17copies of each inspection report issued, and proper records 
18showing the number of certificates of operation issued. Each 
19agreement shall also include a provision that each required 
20inspection be conducted by a certified elevator inspector and 
21any other provisions deemed necessary by the Administrator.

22Any safety standards or regulations adopted by a municipality 
23or county under this
subsection must be at least as stringent 
24as those provided for in this Act and
the rules adopted under 
25this Act.

26 (b) A
home rule unit may not
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1licensure of, or
otherwise regulate, elevators and devices 
2described in Section 10 of this Act
in a manner less 
3restrictive than the regulation by the State of those matters

4under this Act.
This subsection is a limitation under 
5subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article
VII of the Illinois 
6Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units
of 
7powers and functions exercised by the State.

8 (c) (Blank).

9 (d) The Administrator shall be notified of any
exception 
10or variance granted. The Administrator may object
to such 
11exception or variance within 7 business days of
receipt of the 
12notice. Should the Administrator and Local
Administrator not 
13reach agreement on the exception or
variance, the matter shall 
14be directed to the Board to hear
and decide.
15 (e) The Local Administrator shall issue the inspection 
16form prescribed by the Board pursuant to subsection (k) of 
17Section 35 of this Act or an inspection form identical to the 
18form prescribed by the Board, which shall be the only 
19inspection form used by a person, firm, or company licensed to 
20inspect conveyances under this Section. A Local Administrator 
21that chooses to require that inspections be performed by its 
22own inspectors shall also use the inspection form prescribed 
23by the Board or an inspection form that is identical to the 
24form prescribed by the Board. 
25(Source: P.A. 99-22, eff. 1-1-16.)



 
 
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.".