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HB 3814

Relating to seafood processors; and prescribing an effective date.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Dick Anderson and 13 co-sponsors

Allows owner-users to choose NBIC or API-510 standards for in-service pressure vessel inspections and sets a maximum five-year interval between inspections.

Chapter 84, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Bill Summary · HB 3814

Summary — HB 3814 (104th General Assembly, 2025)

Status: Chapter 84, 2025 Laws — effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die
Primary sponsor: Rep. Jay Hoffman; Co‑sponsor: Rep. Thaddeus Jones

Purpose

HB 3814 amends Section 10 of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act to give certain owner‑users of pressure vessels a choice of recognized industry inspection/repair standards and to limit the maximum allowable interval between inspections to five years.

Key provisions

  • Adds an explicit option for an owner‑user (as authorized under Section 15 of the Act) to adopt one of two standards for inspection and repair of pressure vessels in their service:
    1. The applicable rules and regulations in the National Board Inspection Code (NBIC); or
    2. The applicable provisions of American Petroleum Institute API‑510 ("API Recommended Practice for Inspection, Repair, and Rating of Pressure Vessels in Petroleum Refining Service").
  • Establishes that, in no event, shall the time period between inspections under Section 10 exceed five years.
  • Reinforces/retains existing inspection requirements for different categories:
    • Power boilers: generally annual internal and external inspections (with some flexibility tied to continuous process operations and Board rules).
    • Low‑pressure steam, hot water heating, and hot water supply boilers: biennial inspection.
    • Traction engine and certain exhibition boilers: inspection cycles (historically every 2 years).
    • Pressure vessels subject to internal corrosion: certificate inspection every 3 years.
    • Pressure vessels not subject to internal corrosion: intervals set by the Board; internal inspection not required if materials are known to be noncorrosive.
  • Inspection authority and procedure provisions remain: inspections by the Chief Inspector, Deputy Inspector, or Special Inspector; tests may be required by an inspector; construction inspections described.

Who is affected

  • Owner‑users of boilers and pressure vessels (including industrial facilities that self‑inspect under Section 15).
  • Industries that operate pressure vessels (potentially including seafood processors, food processors, refineries, chemical plants, etc.), and their compliance/inspection programs.
  • Inspectors, the Illinois Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board, and facilities choosing between NBIC and API‑510 standards.

Practical impact and considerations

  • Provides owner‑users regulated flexibility to follow NBIC or API‑510 for in‑service inspection and repair, which may better align with industry practices or existing corporate standards.
  • The five‑year cap on inspection intervals ensures a maximum frequency floor for oversight; this could change risk management and maintenance scheduling for some vessels previously inspected on longer cycles.
  • The bill does not remove the Board’s rulemaking authority to set inspection intervals for specific categories or to provide limited extensions/grace periods.

Effective date and legislative history

  • Governor signed: 2025‑05‑14; President/Speaker signed; House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed the bill.
  • Became Chapter 84 of the 2025 Laws; effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
  • Introduced 2025‑02‑07 (first reading 2025‑02‑18); referred to multiple committees; public hearings/work sessions held; enacted in 2025.

(For implementation details, refer to the amended text of 430 ILCS 75/10 and any subsequent Board rules interpreting owner‑user authorization under Section 15.)

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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