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SB2828 • 2026
CTY/MUNI CD-BUILDING INSPECTOR
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CTY/MUNI CD-BUILDING INSPECTOR
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Labor ; 014-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Labor
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2026
Do Pass as Amended Labor ; 019-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2026
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
Postponed - Labor
Assigned to Labor
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
CTY/MUNI CD-BUILDING INSPECTOR
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Full Text of SB2828 Home Legislation Full Text SB2828 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 002 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 002 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2828 Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Christopher Belt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-1193 65 ILCS 5/11-31.1-1.5 Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, building inspectors who perform inspections or examinations under either Code must (i) hold specified credentials from the International Code Council; (ii) be credentialed through an equivalent nationally or state-recognized building certification or apprenticeship program approved by the United States Department of Labor in the area the building inspector is inspecting or examining; or (iii) be licensed under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989 (now, beginning January 1, 2027, the inspector must hold certification from the International Code Council in the area in which the inspector is inspecting or examining). Provides that building inspectors may have a grace period of 18 months from the date of hire or January 1, 2027, whichever is later, to acquire the required certification or credentials (now, inspectors have a grace period of one year from the date of hire to acquire the required certifications). Provides that an individual performing plumbing inspections shall be licensed under the Illinois Plumbing License Law and shall be exempt from the requirements of the provisions. LRB104 18028 RTM 31467 b A BILL FOR SB2828 LRB104 18028 RTM 31467 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 5 Section 5-1193 as follows: 6 (55 ILCS 5/5-1193) 7 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a 8 delayed effective date ) 9 Sec. 5-1193 5-1192 . Building inspector requirements. 10 (a) In this Section, "building inspector" means (i) a 11 State or county employee whose duties include the inspection 12 or examination of structures or property in a county to 13 determine if zoning or other code violations exist or (ii) a 14 third party contracting with the county whose duties include 15 the inspection or examination of structures or property in a 16 county to determine if zoning or other code violations exist. 17 "Building inspector" includes a code enforcement officer, as 18 defined in Section 5-41005. 19 (b) A building inspector who performs inspections or 20 examinations under this Code must : 21 (1) hold the following certifications certification 22 from the International Code Council : in the area in which 23 the inspector is inspecting or examining. SB2828 - 2 - LRB104 18028 RTM 31467 b 1 (A) a residential building inspector 2 certification, if inspecting or examining residential 3 buildings; 4 (B) a commercial building inspector certification, 5 if inspecting or examining commercial buildings; 6 (C) a property maintenance and housing inspector 7 certification, if inspecting or examining property 8 maintenance; or 9 (D) a certified building official certification, 10 if inspecting or examining in multiple disciplines; 11 (2) be credentialed through an equivalent nationally 12 or state-recognized building certification or 13 apprenticeship program approved by the United States 14 Department of Labor in the area the building inspector is 15 inspecting or examining; or 16 (3) be licensed under the Illinois Architecture 17 Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Engineering 18 Practice Act of 1989, or the Structural Engineering 19 Practice Act of 1989. 20 The county must keep on file a copy of the certifications 21 of the persons doing inspections or examinations on its 22 behalf. A building inspector under this Section may have a 23 grace period of 18 months one year from the date of hire or the 24 effective date of this Section, whichever is later, to acquire 25 the certification or credentials required under this Section. 26 An individual performing plumbing inspections shall be SB2828 - 3 - LRB104 18028 RTM 31467 b 1 licensed under the Illinois Plumbing Licensing Law and shall 2 be exempt from this Section. 3 (Source: P.A. 104-262, eff. 1-1-27; revised 10-2-25.) 4 Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by 5 changing Section 11-31.1-1.5 as follows: 6 (65 ILCS 5/11-31.1-1.5) 7 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a 8 delayed effective date ) 9 Sec. 11-31.1-1.5. Building inspector requirements. A 10 building inspector who performs inspections or examinations 11 under this Division must : 12 (1) hold the following certifications certification 13 from the International Code Council : in the area in which 14 the inspector is inspecting or examining. 15 (A) a residential building inspector 16 certification, if inspecting or examining residential 17 buildings; 18 (B) a commercial building inspector certification, 19 if inspecting or examining commercial buildings; 20 (C) a property maintenance and housing inspector 21 certification, if inspecting or examining property 22 maintenance; or 23 (D) a certified building official certification, 24 if inspecting or examining in multiple disciplines; SB2828 - 4 - LRB104 18028 RTM 31467 b 1 (2) be credentialed through an equivalent nationally 2 or state-recognized building certification or 3 apprenticeship program approved by the United States 4 Department of Labor in the area the building inspector is 5 inspecting or examining; or 6 (3) be licensed under the Illinois Architecture 7 Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Engineering 8 Practice Act of 1989, or the Structural Engineering 9 Practice Act of 1989. 10 The municipality must keep on file a copy of the 11 certifications of the persons doing inspections or 12 examinations on its behalf. A building inspector under this 13 Section may have a grace period of 18 months one year from the 14 date of hire or the effective date of this Section, whichever 15 is later, to acquire the certification or credentials required 16 under this Section. 17 An individual performing plumbing inspections shall be 18 licensed under the Illinois Plumbing Licensing Law and shall 19 be exempt from this Section. 20 (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. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. 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