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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3572 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that no person shall sell, attempt to sell, or offer to sell to a consumer in this State a gas stove that is manufactured on or after January 1, 2024 unless a label on the gas stove bears a specified warning message. Provides that a person who violates the new provisions commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act. Defines "gas stove".
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| | HB3572 | | LRB103 30224 CPF 56652 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
| 5 | | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2BBBB as follows:
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| 6 | | (815 ILCS 505/2BBBB new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2BBBB. Gas stoves. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section, "gas stove" means a household |
| 9 | | natural gas stove or range that is used for food preparation |
| 10 | | and provides at least one of the following functions: |
| 11 | | (1) surface cooking; |
| 12 | | (2) oven cooking; or |
| 13 | | (3) broiling. |
| 14 | | (b) No person shall sell, attempt to sell, or offer to sell |
| 15 | | to a consumer in this State a gas stove that is manufactured on |
| 16 | | or after January 1, 2024 unless a label on the gas stove bears |
| 17 | | the message: |
| 18 | | WARNING: Gas stoves can release nitrogen dioxide and |
| 19 | | carbon monoxide inside homes at levels exceeding the EPA's |
| 20 | | standards for outdoor air quality. The presence of these |
| 21 | | pollutants may exacerbate pre existing respiratory |
| 22 | | illnesses or lead to the development of asthma, especially |
| 23 | | in children. Gas powered stoves should never be used |