Bill Text: IL SB0556 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0165 [SB0556 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB0556-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB0556 Introduced 1/31/2019, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
405 ILCS 5/1-100 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-100
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 1-100 as
follows:
(405 ILCS 5/1-100) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-100)
Sec. 1-100. This Act shall be known and and may be cited as
the "Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code".
(Source: P.A. 80-1414.)