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HB4361 • 2026
CTY/MUNI CD-BUILDING INSPECTOR
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CTY/MUNI CD-BUILDING INSPECTOR
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Governor Approved
Effective Date January 1, 2027
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0487
Sent to the Governor
Third Reading - Passed; 058-001-000
Passed Both Houses
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
Do Pass Labor ; 017-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
Assigned to Labor
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee ; 010-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee ; 009-001-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart
CTY/MUNI CD-BUILDING INSPECTOR
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Full Text of HB4361 Home Legislation Full Text HB4361 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled House Amendment 001 Public Act Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled House Amendment 001 Public Act Open PDF HB4361 Enrolled LRB104 17151 RTM 30570 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing and 5 renumbering Section 5-1192, as added by Public Act 104-262, as 6 follows: 7 (55 ILCS 5/5-1193) 8 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a 9 delayed effective date ) 10 Sec. 5-1193 5-1192 . Building inspector requirements. 11 (a) In this Section, "building inspector" means (i) a 12 State or county employee whose duties include the inspection 13 or examination of structures or property in a county to 14 determine if zoning or other code violations exist or (ii) a 15 third party contracting with the county whose duties include 16 the inspection or examination of structures or property in a 17 county to determine if zoning or other code violations exist. 18 "Building inspector" includes a code enforcement officer, as 19 defined in Section 5-41005. "Building inspector" does not 20 include an employee of the Office of the State Fire Marshal 21 acting in the employee's capacity as an employee of the Office 22 of the State Fire Marshal. 23 (b) A building inspector who performs inspections or HB4361 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 17151 RTM 30570 b 1 examinations under this Code must : 2 (1) hold one of the following certifications 3 certification from the International Code Council : in the 4 area in which the inspector is inspecting or examining. 5 (A) a residential building inspector 6 certification, if inspecting or examining residential 7 buildings; 8 (B) a commercial building inspector certification, 9 if inspecting or examining commercial buildings; 10 (C) a property maintenance and housing inspector 11 certification, if inspecting or examining property 12 maintenance; or 13 (D) a certified building official certification, 14 if inspecting or examining in multiple disciplines; 15 (2) be credentialed through a nationally or 16 state-recognized inspection certification or 17 apprenticeship program approved by the United States 18 Department of Labor in the discipline the inspector is 19 inspecting or examining; or 20 (3) be licensed under the Illinois Architecture 21 Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Engineering 22 Practice Act of 1989, or the Structural Engineering 23 Practice Act of 1989. 24 The county must keep on file a copy of the certifications 25 of the persons doing inspections or examinations on its 26 behalf. A building inspector under this Section may have a HB4361 Enrolled - 3 - LRB104 17151 RTM 30570 b 1 grace period of 2 years one year from the date of hire or the 2 effective date of this Section, whichever is later, to acquire 3 the certification or credentials required under this Section. 4 An individual performing plumbing inspections shall be 5 licensed under the Illinois Plumbing Licensing Law and shall 6 be exempt from this Section. 7 (c) This Section does not apply to building inspectors 8 employed by a municipality or county on or before January 1, 9 2026 who have 5 years or more experience working as a building 10 inspector. 11 (Source: P.A. 104-262, eff. 1-1-27; revised 10-2-25.) 12 Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by 13 changing Section 11-31.1-1.5 as follows: 14 (65 ILCS 5/11-31.1-1.5) 15 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a 16 delayed effective date ) 17 Sec. 11-31.1-1.5. Building inspector requirements. A 18 building inspector who performs inspections or examinations 19 under this Division must : 20 (1) hold one of the following certifications 21 certification from the International Code Council : in the 22 area in which the inspector is inspecting or examining. 23 (A) a residential building inspector 24 certification, if inspecting or examining residential HB4361 Enrolled - 4 - LRB104 17151 RTM 30570 b 1 buildings; 2 (B) a commercial building inspector certification, 3 if inspecting or examining commercial buildings; 4 (C) a property maintenance and housing inspector 5 certification, if inspecting or examining property 6 maintenance; or 7 (D) a certified building official certification, 8 if inspecting or examining in multiple disciplines; 9 (2) be credentialed through a nationally or 10 state-recognized inspection certification or 11 apprenticeship program approved by the United States 12 Department of Labor in the discipline the building 13 inspector is inspecting or examining; or 14 (3) be licensed under the Illinois Architecture 15 Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Engineering 16 Practice Act of 1989, or the Structural Engineering 17 Practice Act of 1989. 18 The municipality must keep on file a copy of the 19 certifications of the persons doing inspections or 20 examinations on its behalf. A building inspector under this 21 Section may have a grace period of 2 years one year from the 22 date of hire or the effective date of this Section, whichever 23 is later, to acquire the certification or credentials required 24 under this Section. 25 An individual performing plumbing inspections shall be 26 licensed under the Illinois Plumbing Licensing Law and shall HB4361 Enrolled - 5 - LRB104 17151 RTM 30570 b 1 be exempt from this Section. 2 (c) This Section does not apply to building inspectors 3 employed by a municipality or county on or before January 1, 4 2026 who have 5 years or more experience working as a building 5 inspector. 6 (Source: P.A. 104-262, eff. 1-1-27.) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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