As you were made aware HB3293 would add language that a General Contractor would be responsible for paying the subcontractor employees if they were not paid by their company, even if you paid the subcontractor. This passed the Senate 40-17-1 on a partisan roll call. Then it went to the House of Representatives, sponsored by Jay Hoffman & Katie Stuart along with a few others outside of our area. We had compelling testimony in opposition from Bill Ward, HBAI Executive Vice President, which led the Chair of the Committee asking the sponsor to pull the bill from consideration until there is more negotiations. The bill came back on Thursday night with new opponents; The REALTORS, the Black Contractors and the Hispanic Construction Association. We survived the second wave and will be seeking out the sponsors in our territory to sit down and discuss a reasonable solution because this will most likely be back on the able in January. The Illinois Energy Conservation Advisory Council Residential Subcommittee has been reviewing several amendment proposals for the 2022 IECC and here is what has transpired: NO to recommending proposals: • Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (which was also shut down at the General Assembly) • Solar Ready Infrastructure • Demand Responsive Control Thermostats & Water Heaters • Electrical Energy Storage Infrastructure YES to recommended proposal that provides an alternative compliance path for passive homes. COMING UP is proposals to keep the 2018 IECC R402.1.3 table based on cost increases up to $10k brought to the Subcommittee by HBAI. Then there is another proposal for added exterior insulation Climate Zone 5 for moisture / condensation control. We are in Zone 4 but will be keeping a close watch over this. Page 10
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