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Bill	PLUMBING LICENSE LAW-HOME RULE	Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Changes the home rule provision to provide that the power to regulate the licensing of plumbers, to adopt a minimum plumbing code of standards, and the regulation of the registration of irrigation contractors and plumbing contractors, except as otherwise provided within and under the provisions of this Act, shall be exercised by the State and may not be exercised by any unit of local government, including home rule units. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 1228	Illinois HB 1228 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	43	2	2011-02-08	2011-08-15	openstates	ocd-bill/9ee447eb-f038-49ca-8cb1-d6fa4e80c6b6	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1228&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57198&SessionID=84&GA=97	9abe0d41c4e9dd778b7ed126ee33e43d7b7bfd82bc5dd7cd1c599f9f89aec865	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1228 (97th) — PLUMBING LICENSE LAW-HOME RULE

Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Changes the home rule provision to provide that the power to regulate the licensing of plumbers, to adopt a minimum plumbing code of standards, and the regulation of the registration of irrigation contractors and plumbing contractors, except as otherwise provided within and under the provisions of this Act, shall be exercised by the State and may not be exercised by any unit of local government, including home rule units. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Angelo Saviano — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2011-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano filing
• 2011-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-14 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano amendment-introduction
• 2011-02-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-17 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano amendment-introduction
• 2011-02-17 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-22 Re-assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
• 2011-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2011-03-02 Remains in Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
• 2011-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano amendment-introduction
• 2011-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
• 2011-03-09 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-03-09 Remains in Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
• 2011-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted in Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2011-03-09 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-03-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2011-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-03-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-03-30 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
• 2011-03-31 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2011 reading-1
• 2011-04-04 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
• 2011-04-04 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
• 2011-04-07 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-04-07 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-04 Assigned to Licensed Activities referral-committee
• 2011-05-13 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
• 2011-05-16 Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2011
• 2011-05-17 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2011
• 2011-05-18 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-18 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-08-15 Effective Date January 1, 2012
• 2011-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0365 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9ee447eb-f038-49ca-8cb1-d6fa4e80c6b6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).