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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1398 Introduced , by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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425 ILCS 60/2 | from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 802 |
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Amends the Smoke Detector Act. Provides that the meaning of "dwelling unit" shall include each living unit in a hotel. Effective January 1, 2012.
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| | HB1398 | | LRB097 07056 KMW 47149 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Smoke Detector Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (425 ILCS 60/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 802)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act:
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| 8 | | "Approved smoke detector" or "detector" means a smoke |
| 9 | | detector of the
ionization or photoelectric type, which |
| 10 | | complies with all the requirements
of the Rules and regulations |
| 11 | | of the Illinois State Fire Marshal.
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| 12 | | "Dwelling unit" means a room or suite of rooms used for |
| 13 | | human habitation,
and includes a single family residence as |
| 14 | | well as each living unit of
a multiple family residence, and |
| 15 | | each living unit in a mixed-use building, and each living unit |
| 16 | | in a hotel.
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| 17 | | "Hotel" means any building or buildings maintained, |
| 18 | | advertised, or
held out to the public to be a place where |
| 19 | | lodging is offered for
consideration to travelers and guests. |
| 20 | | "Hotel" includes inns, motels,
tourist homes or courts, bed and |
| 21 | | breakfast establishments and lodging houses.
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| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 85-1404.)
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