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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5519

Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Joyce Mason

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

225 ILCS 320/13.1

Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. In provisions concerning
plumbing contractors, provides that the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation shall provide notices to each licensee regarding
application for registration on or before July 1 of each year. Requires the
Department to accept application materials on and after July 1 of each
year.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning regulation.

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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 Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by
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changing Section 13.1 as follows:

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(225 ILCS 320/13.1)
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Sec. 13.1.
Plumbing contractors; registration;
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applications.
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(1) On and after May 1, 2002, all persons or corporations
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desiring to engage in the business of plumbing contractor,
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other than any entity that maintains an audited net worth of
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shareholders' equity equal to or exceeding $100,000,000, shall
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register in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
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(2)
Applications

Application
for registration shall be
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filed with the Department each year, on or before the last day
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of September, in writing and on forms prepared and furnished
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by the Department. All plumbing contractor registrations
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expire on the last day of September of each year.
The
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Department shall provide notices to each licensee regarding
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application for registration on or before July 1 of each year.
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The Department shall accept application materials on and after
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July 1 of each year.

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(3) Applications shall contain the name, address, and

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telephone number of the person and the plumbing license of (i)
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the individual, if a sole proprietorship; (ii) the partner, if
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a partnership; or (iii) an officer, if a corporation. The
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application shall contain the business name, address, and
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telephone number, a current copy of the plumbing license, and
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any other information the Department may require by rule.
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(4) Applicants shall submit an original certificate of
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insurance documenting that the contractor carries general
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liability insurance with a minimum of $100,000 per occurrence,
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a minimum of $300,000 aggregate for bodily injury, property
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damage insurance with a minimum of $50,000 or a minimum of
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$300,000 combined single limit, and workers compensation
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insurance with a minimum $500,000 employer's liability. No
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registration may be issued in the absence of this certificate.
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Certificates must be in force at all times for registration to
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remain valid.
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(5) Applicants shall submit, on a form provided by the
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Department, an indemnification bond in the amount of $20,000
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or a letter of credit in the same amount for work performed in
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accordance with this Act and the rules promulgated under this
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Act.
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(5.5) The Department, upon notification by the Illinois
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Workers' Compensation Commission or the Department of
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Insurance, shall refuse the issuance or renewal of a license
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to, or suspend or revoke the license of, any individual,
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corporation, partnership, or other business entity that has

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been found by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission or
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the Department of Insurance to have failed:
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(a) to secure workers' compensation obligations in the
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manner required by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 4 of
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the Workers' Compensation Act;
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(b) to pay in full a fine or penalty imposed by the
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Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission or the
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Department of Insurance due to a failure to secure
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workers' compensation obligations in the manner required
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by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 4 of the Workers'
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Compensation Act; or
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(c) to fulfill all obligations assumed pursuant to any
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settlement reached with the Illinois Workers' Compensation
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Commission or the Department of Insurance due to a failure
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to secure workers' compensation obligations in the manner
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required by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 4 of the
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Workers' Compensation Act.
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A complaint filed with the Department by the Illinois
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Workers' Compensation Commission or the Department of
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Insurance that includes a certification, signed by its
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Director or Chairman or designee, attesting to a finding of
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the failure to secure workers' compensation obligations in the
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manner required by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 4 of the
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Workers' Compensation Act or the failure to pay any fines or
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penalties or to discharge any obligation under a settlement
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relating to the failure to secure workers' compensation

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obligations in the manner required by subsections (a) and (b)
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of Section 4 of the Workers' Compensation Act is prima facie
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evidence of the licensee's or applicant's failure to comply
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with subsections (a) and (b) of Section 4 of the Workers'
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Compensation Act. Upon receipt of that certification, the
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Department shall, without a hearing, immediately suspend all
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licenses held by the licensee or the processing of any
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application from the applicant. Enforcement of the
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Department's order shall be stayed for 60 days. The Department
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shall provide notice of the suspension to the licensee by
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mailing a copy of the Department's order to the licensee's or
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applicant's address of record or emailing a copy of the order
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to the licensee's or applicant's email address of record. The
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notice shall advise the licensee or applicant that the
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suspension shall be effective 60 days after the issuance of
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the order unless the Department receives, from the licensee or
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applicant, a request for a hearing before the Department to
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dispute the matters contained in the order.
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Upon receiving notice from the Illinois Workers'
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Compensation Commission or the Department of Insurance that
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the violation has been corrected or otherwise resolved, the
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Department shall vacate the order suspending a licensee's
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license or the processing of an applicant's application.
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No license shall be suspended or revoked until after the
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licensee is afforded any due process protection guaranteed by
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statute or rule adopted by the Illinois Workers' Compensation

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Commission or the Department of Insurance.
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(6) All employees of a registered plumbing contractor who
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engage in plumbing work shall be licensed plumbers or
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apprentice plumbers in accordance with this Act.
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(7) Plumbing contractors shall submit an annual
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registration fee in an amount to be established by rule.
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(8) The Department shall be notified in advance of any
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changes in the business structure, name, or location or of the
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addition or deletion of the owner or officer who is the
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licensed plumber listed on the application. Failure to notify
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the Department of this information is grounds for suspension
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or revocation of the plumbing contractor's registration.
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(9) In the event that the plumber's license on the
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application for registration of a plumbing contractor is a
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license issued by the City of Chicago, it shall be the
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responsibility of the applicant to forward a copy of the
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plumber's license to the Department, noting the name of the
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registered plumbing contractor, when it is renewed. In the
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event that the plumbing contractor's registration is suspended
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or revoked, the Department shall notify the City of Chicago
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and any corresponding plumbing contractor's license issued by
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the City of Chicago shall be suspended or revoked.
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(Source: P.A. 103-26, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)

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