Bill Text: IL HB3093 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act shall apply to any public toilet facility that is available without preference to any specific gender or any public toilet facility that is available only to women. Makes other changes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-01-30 - Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro [HB3093 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB3093-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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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 Equitable Restrooms Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 20 and by adding Sections 30 and 35 as | ||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (410 ILCS 35/20) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3751-20)
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8 | Sec. 20. Application. Except for Section 25 and Section | ||||||
9 | 30 , this Act applies only to places of public
accommodation | ||||||
10 | that commence construction, or that commence alterations
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11 | exceeding 50% of the entire place of public accommodation, | ||||||
12 | after the
effective date of this Act.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 101-165, eff. 1-1-20 .)
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14 | (410 ILCS 35/30 new) | ||||||
15 | Sec. 30. Menstrual hygiene products in public restrooms. | ||||||
16 | (a) The General Assembly finds that: | ||||||
17 | (1) menstrual hygiene products are a health care | ||||||
18 | necessity
and not an item that can be forgone or | ||||||
19 | substituted
easily; and | ||||||
20 | (2) access to menstrual hygiene products is a serious | ||||||
21 | and
ongoing need in this State. | ||||||
22 | (b) As used in this Section: |
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1 | "Menstrual hygiene products" means tampons and sanitary
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2 | napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle. | ||||||
3 | "Public restroom" means any public toilet facility that is | ||||||
4 | available without preference to any specific gender or any | ||||||
5 | public toilet facility that is available only to women. | ||||||
6 | "Public restroom" does not include any public toilet facility | ||||||
7 | in a mosque, temple, church, and other places of worship if
the | ||||||
8 | provision of menstrual hygiene products would conflict with | ||||||
9 | the entity's
sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or | ||||||
10 | observances. | ||||||
11 | (c) This Section applies to any existing or future public | ||||||
12 | buildings, as that term is defined in Section
18. | ||||||
13 | (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner | ||||||
14 | of a public restroom shall make available and accessible in | ||||||
15 | that public restroom menstrual hygiene products at no cost and | ||||||
16 | shall be
responsible for ordering, stocking, and replenishing | ||||||
17 | the supply
of those products in that restroom. | ||||||
18 | (e) During any inspection of a public building by a health | ||||||
19 | officer or health inspector, the
health officer or health | ||||||
20 | inspector may inspect the public building to determine whether | ||||||
21 | it
complies with this Section. | ||||||
22 | (f) The Department of Public Health shall adopt rules to
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23 | implement this Section.
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24 | (410 ILCS 35/35 new) | ||||||
25 | Sec. 35. Violation. The owner of a place of public |
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1 | accommodation
or a public building that violates Section 18, | ||||||
2 | Section 25, or Section 30 is guilty of a petty offense. The | ||||||
3 | penalty is a fine
of not more than $100.
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