Thursday, August 13, 2009

HB 1088 Becomes Law

HB 1088 was signed into law August 10, 2009 as Public Act 96-0195. The act Amends the Radon Industry Licensing Act. It prohibits any person from selling a device in Illinois to detect the presence of radon or radon progeny in the indoor atmosphere without prior approval of the device from the Agency. Requires all electronic radon detection devices sold in this State to be calibrated to ensure the accuracy and precision of their measurements of radon and radon progeny. Effective immediately.

The act also further amends the Radon Industry Licensing Act. Creates the Radon-Resistant Building Codes Task Force to make recommendations concerning the adoption of rules for building codes.

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