Illinois Senate Bill 556 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Passed on July 26 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0165
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Equitable Restrooms Act. Provides that every single-occupancy restroom in a place of public accommodation or public building shall be identified as all-gender and designated for use by no more than one person at a time or for family or assisted use. Provides that "place of public accommodation" has the meaning provided in the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that each single-occupancy restroom shall be outfitted with exterior signage indicating "all-gender" or "gender-neutral". Provides that these provisions apply to any existing or future places of public accommodation or public buildings. Provides that during an inspection of a place of public accommodation or public building by a health officer or health inspector, the health officer or health inspector may inspect the place of accommodation or public building to determine whether it complies. Effective January 1, 2020.

EQUITABLE RESTROOMS-ALL-GENDER

Sen. Melinda Bush [D]	Sen. Ram Villivalam [D]	Sen. Ann Gillespie [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]
Sen. Cristina Castro [D]	Sen. Robert Peters [D]	Rep. Sam Yingling [D]	Rep. Daniel Didech [D]
Rep. Jonathan Carroll [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Sen. Diane Pappas [D]	Rep. Terra Costa Howard [D]
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]	Rep. Anna Moeller [D]	Rep. Joyce Mason [D]	Rep. Theresa Mah [D]
Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]

2019-05-21 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 109 N: 5 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-11 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-26	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0165
2019-07-26	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2020
2019-07-26	Senate	Governor Approved
2019-06-19	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2019-05-21	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
2019-05-21	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2019-05-21	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-005-000
2019-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2019-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2019-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2019-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2019-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2019-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2019-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas
2019-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2019-05-14	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
2019-05-14	House	Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Daniel Didech
2019-05-14	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2019-05-14	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-05-09	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2019-05-08	House	Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000
2019-04-30	House	Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
2019-04-23	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
2019-04-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-04-12	House	First Reading
2019-04-12	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
2019-04-12	House	Arrived in House
2019-04-11	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
2019-04-11	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2019-04-11	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bush
2019-04-11	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bush
2019-04-11	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2019-04-04	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Commerce and Economic Development; 008-000-000
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Commerce and Economic Development
2019-03-25	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2019-03-25	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
2019-03-15	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2019-03-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2019-03-14	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Commerce and Economic Development; 010-000-000
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
2019-03-12	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2019-03-12	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce and Economic Development
2019-03-08	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2019-03-08	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
2019-03-07	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Melinda Bush
2019-03-07	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019
2019-03-07	Senate	Second Reading
2019-03-06	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2019
2019-03-06	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000
2019-02-20	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2019-01-31	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-01-31	Senate	First Reading
2019-01-31	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
405	5	1-100	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=556&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB0556.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB0556eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB0556enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0165.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB0556sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB0556sam002.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/senate/10100SB0556_04112019_053000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/house/10100SB0556_05212019_027000T.pdf