House Bill 4245 was filed by state Rep. Jay Hoffman and requires irrigation contractors to have their work looked over by a state-licensed plumber or face a $10,000 fine.
This is the biggest plumbing issue facing Illinois?
Illinois circling the drain might be something to be looked at, but the Illinois Political Class looks into only one thing: “Where’s mine?”
Giddyap
3 years ago
If you can do the job with an e-How video, there is no need for mindless regulations that only benefit crooked unions/insider trolls.
Poor Taxpayer
3 years ago
Illinois doing its best to discourage business and raise costs to the poor honest taxpayer. The only way to avoid it is to leave. So sad, they have killed Illinois and now are beating a dead body. Government SUXS.
Old Spartan
3 years ago
This is a great example of heavy handed union influence in Illinois. Most landscapers are non-union. You don’t need any special skill to install an outdoor sprinkler system. It is basically plastic pipe in the ground with simple sprinkler heads on a timer. The Plumbers Union has been after these non-union landscapers for years. Now, they think they have their toadies locked in in state government and can get a piece of the landscaping business. If this power play works, a lot of other industries where the unions haven’t had a toehold yet better watch out. And of course who… Read more »
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
This is the biggest plumbing issue facing Illinois?
Illinois circling the drain might be something to be looked at, but the Illinois Political Class looks into only one thing: “Where’s mine?”
If you can do the job with an e-How video, there is no need for mindless regulations that only benefit crooked unions/insider trolls.
Illinois doing its best to discourage business and raise costs to the poor honest taxpayer. The only way to avoid it is to leave. So sad, they have killed Illinois and now are beating a dead body. Government SUXS.
This is a great example of heavy handed union influence in Illinois. Most landscapers are non-union. You don’t need any special skill to install an outdoor sprinkler system. It is basically plastic pipe in the ground with simple sprinkler heads on a timer. The Plumbers Union has been after these non-union landscapers for years. Now, they think they have their toadies locked in in state government and can get a piece of the landscaping business. If this power play works, a lot of other industries where the unions haven’t had a toehold yet better watch out. And of course who… Read more »
File this with other solutions to non-existent problems.