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IllinoisSB2503104th General Assembly (2025–2026)SenateWALLET
ROOFING LICENSING SUNSET
Sponsored By: Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Summary
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2031. Amends the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions. Adds provisions concerning an applicant's or licensee's address of record and email address of record. Makes changes in provisions concerning the application for a license; examinations; duties and responsibilities of a qualifying party; qualifying party termination; commercial vehicles; contracts; expiration and renewal; applicant convictions; licensure requirements; grounds for disciplinary action; subpoenas; final administrative decisions; criminal penalties; unlicensed practice; the Roofing Advisory Board; and the surrender of a license. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.
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21 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 10 costs, 6 mixed.
Geologists face broader criminal misconduct penalties
Professional geology criminal penalties now cover fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment in obtaining or renewing a license. They also cover unsafe practice caused by habitual or excessive substance use or addiction. Dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public is also covered. A first offense is a Class A misdemeanor; a second or later offense is a Class 4 felony.
Higher penalties for roofing violations
Maximum roofing disciplinary fines and civil penalties for unlicensed practice rise from $10,000 to $15,000 per violation or offense. Department penalties require notice and a hearing opportunity; qualifying parties can also face $15,000 fines when their acceptance is suspended or revoked. That action suspends the contractor’s license until a replacement qualifying party is designated and accepted. A first criminal violation is a Class A misdemeanor with a fine up to $2,500. Later offenses are Class 4 felonies carrying a $25,000 fine, and each day of violation counts separately.
Roofers face deadlines when supervisors leave
A roofing license becomes inoperative immediately when its qualifying party leaves. Both the contractor and qualifying party must notify the state in writing within 30 business days. The contractor must name a replacement within 60 days after notifying the state. The replacement needs state approval and must pass the required exam within 7 months after approval. An inoperative license does not authorize roofing work; missing these deadlines also triggers inoperative status.
Homeowners gain roofing contract protections
Before work starts, owners must receive a contract signed by both parties listing work, materials, dates, costs, and contractor contact details. It must identify applicable insurers and sureties, explain cancellation and refund terms, and remain available for state inspection. Owners have 72 hours after signing to cancel and get their full deposit back. Contractors cannot pay, waive, rebate, or promise to pay an insurance deductible; insurance-funded contracts must disclose this ban. A bold statement must explain that payments stay in trust until materials arrive or most work is done.
Broader discipline for roofing credential holders
Qualifying-party credential holders face discipline for breaking earlier disciplinary terms. Child-support action requires a state finding that the person is more than 30 days behind and certification to licensing officials. A state or federal agency’s ban on serving its participants also becomes grounds for roofing discipline. After suspension or revocation, licensees must immediately return their licenses and credentials; the department can seize unreturned documents.
Stricter standards for roofing work
Roofing businesses must follow current industry standards, and roof replacements must meet the Illinois Energy Conservation Code. Contractors cannot cover over water-soaked roofing, an inadequate base, slate, or tile. Adding a layer over two or more existing layers requires a structural report accepted by the state licensing department. An Illinois-licensed architect or structural engineer must confirm the structure can support another layer.
Roofing supervisors must be paid employees
A roofing business must name a qualifying party who takes the required exam and works in daily operations. This person must be a paid employee with payroll tax withholding and workers’ compensation, not a Form 1099 contractor. Onsite supervision can go only to another employee; conflicting jobs and lending credentials to unrelated or unlicensed businesses are restricted. One person can serve no more than two contractors of the same license type. Serving two requires at least 25% ownership or management in each, or a contractor-subsidiary relationship with at least 25% ownership or management.
Roofers face licensing and identification rules
Roofing and waterproofing contractors need state licenses; employees are exempt only when they qualify under the Employee Classification Act. Their designated qualifying party must take the matching exam: residential for limited licenses, all building types for unlimited licenses. Both exams cover Illinois roofing law; applicants and license holders must provide street and email addresses and report changes within 14 days. Commercial vehicles offering regulated services must show the licensee name and license number. Marking violations carry $250–$1,000 penalties, but must be dismissed when corrected by the hearing date.
Fairer roofing licensing after felony convictions
The licensing department can deny an initial roofing license based on a conviction only for a directly related felony. The same limit applies when accepting a qualifying party. Officials must consider the offense’s link to fitness, time since conviction, and the person’s age when convicted. These protections do not guarantee approval.
Military service brings roofing fee relief
Roofing contractors can avoid lapsed renewal fees when their qualifying party’s license expires during covered military service, training, or education. The qualifying party must submit satisfactory proof within 2 years after that service, training, or education ends. Relief is unavailable when it ends under conditions other than honorable.
Roofing sellers keep a licensing exemption
Roofing-service or material sellers do not need a roofing license when neither they nor their employees perform the work. Sellers of roofing services must subcontract that work to licensed roofing contractors. Businesses and government entities can qualify as sellers. The roofing registration law also preserves professional and structural engineering work allowed under Illinois engineering laws.
Unfinished roofing contracts can continue
An unlicensed or uncredentialed person can finish an existing roofing contract after the qualifying party dies or the contractor dissolves. The contract must already have been entered into or awarded, including an award following the contractor’s low bid. The person finishing it must give the state their name and address within 30 days.
Public loses yearly geology roster access
The department no longer must maintain yearly rosters of licensed professional geologists and people disciplined in the previous calendar year. The law also removes the public’s right to obtain those rosters by written request and payment of a fee. This removes that specific source of licensing and disciplinary information.
Geologist applicants face a shorter exam deadline
Professional geologist applicants must take and pass the licensing exam within 3 years after applying, down from 6 years. The state must deny applications when applicants fail to take or pass the exam within that time. After denial, applicants must apply again, pay a new fee, and meet the requirements then in force.
Geologist applicants face deadlines and reporting
Geologist applicants must provide mailing and email addresses when applying or renewing; applicants and licensees must report changes within 14 days. Original applications require a Social Security Number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number; renewals and restorations require the state-assigned customer number. The department can require foreign-educated applicants to pay for an education review by an approved, nationally recognized service. Applications must be completed within 3 years after the department receives them, or they are denied and fees are lost. Anyone reapplying must meet the requirements then in effect.
Roofing subcontractors must update assumed business names
Licensed roofing contractors working as subcontractors must keep any assumed business names updated with Illinois licensing officials. This requirement applies when the subcontractor uses an assumed business name.
Inactive geologists save fees but cannot practice
Professional geologists can request inactive license status in writing using state forms. They owe no renewal fees while inactive, but cannot practice professional geology in Illinois. Returning to active status requires written notice to the department.
More licensing paths for professional geologists
An accredited geology degree or a related-science degree defined by state rules can meet the degree requirement. Applicants still need 30 semester or 45 quarter geology hours, including 24 semester or 36 quarter upper-level hours. Both exam parts must be passed, but applicants can take them at different times. The department can grant endorsement licenses without a prior board recommendation. Endorsement still requires a fee, an active U.S. license with equivalent or stricter standards, and required conduct and other qualifications.
Roofing and geology licensing lasts longer
The law moves the scheduled repeal of Illinois roofing and professional geology licensing laws from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2031. This preserves licensing oversight and its consumer safeguards. Covered contractors and geologists remain subject to licensing requirements and related compliance costs until the new repeal date.
Geology oversight gains experience and record-sharing
Geologist board members must be licensed, have at least 10 years of experience, and have no discipline in the previous 10 years. The licensing department can share confidential exam or investigation records with regulators whose regulatory interest the Secretary approves. Receiving regulators cannot share those records further. Disclosure to law enforcement and parties with lawful subpoenas remains allowed.
Public roofing contracts face stronger checks
State and local public entities, including school districts, must follow lawful procurement processes for roofing contracts. The winning vendor or a subcontractor must have verified active licenses and a state-issued qualifying-party credential. School officials must check compliance before awarding covered contracts and can require bidders to show license proof. School districts can also require roofing permits, fees, inspections, advance plan approval, and stricter local standards.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Anthony DeLuca
Democratic • House
Harry Benton
Democratic • House
Kimberly A. Lightford
Democratic • Senate
Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/31/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs
Yes: 57 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/31/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs
Yes: 57 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/29/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities;
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/29/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities;
Yes: 8 • No: 0
House vote • 5/23/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 5/23/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed
Yes: 106 • No: 0
House vote • 5/21/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee;
Yes: 27 • No: 0
House vote • 4/23/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee;
Yes: 24 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Third Reading - Passed;
Yes: 56 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/3/2025
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities;
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/19/2025
Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities;
Yes: 6 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0427
8/15/2025SenateEffective Date August 15, 2025
8/15/2025SenateGovernor Approved
8/15/2025SenateSent to the Governor
6/27/2025SenatePassed Both Houses
5/31/2025SenateSenate Concurs
5/31/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
5/31/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
5/31/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
5/29/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
5/29/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities
5/27/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities
5/27/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/27/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
5/27/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/27/2025SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
5/27/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3 - May 27, 2025
5/26/2025SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3
5/26/2025SenateAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
5/23/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
5/23/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
5/23/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/23/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
5/23/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
5/23/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
5/23/2025House
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Enrolled
House Amendment 1
House Amendment 2
House Amendment 3
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1
Senate Amendment 2
Senate Amendment 3
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