96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1088


 
Introduced 2/11/2009, by Rep. Dan Reitz
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



420 ILCS 44/25





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    Amends the Radon Industry Licensing Act. Prohibits any person from selling a device in this State to detect the presence of radon or radon progeny in the indoor atmosphere without prior approval of the device from the Agency. Requires all electronic radon detection devices sold in this State to be calibrated to ensure the accuracy and precision of their measurements of radon and radon progeny. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning safety.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Radon Industry Licensing Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 25 and  by adding Section 27 as follows:
 



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    (420 ILCS 44/25)



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    Sec. 25. License requirement. Beginning January 1, 1998, no 
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person
shall sell a device or
perform a service for 
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compensation to detect the presence of radon or radon
progeny 
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in the indoor atmosphere, perform laboratory analysis, or 
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perform a service to reduce the
presence of radon or radon

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progeny in the indoor atmosphere unless the
person has been 
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licensed by the
Agency. The application procedures for a 
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license shall be established
by rule of the Agency. This 
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Section does not apply to retail stores that only sell or 
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distribute radon sampling devices but are not engaged in the 
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manufacture of radon sampling devices or a relationship with 
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the client for other services such as home inspection or 
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representation as in a real estate transaction and that do not 
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perform laboratory analysis, measurement, or mitigation 
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services.

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(Source: P.A. 94-369, eff. 7-29-05.)

 
 


 






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    (420 ILCS 44/27  new)
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    Sec. 27. Approval of radon sampling and measurement 
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devices. No person shall sell a device in this State to detect 
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the presence of radon or radon progeny in the indoor atmosphere 
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without prior approval of the device from the Agency.  All 
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electronic radon detection devices sold in this State must be 
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calibrated to ensure the accuracy and precision of their 
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measurements of radon and radon progeny.
 

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