Full Text of HB0597 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Equitable Restrooms Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 18 as follows: | 6 | | (410 ILCS 35/18) | 7 | | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | 8 | | delayed effective date ) | 9 | | Sec. 18. Baby changing stations. | 10 | | (a) As used in this Section: | 11 | | "Public building" means: | 12 | | (1) a place of public accommodation, as that term is | 13 | | defined in Section 10; | 14 | | (2) a State building open to the public; | 15 | | (3) a retail store of more than 5,000 square feet that | 16 | | contains a restroom open to the public; or | 17 | | (4) a restaurant that meets the following criteria: (A) | 18 | | the restaurant has an occupancy of at least 60 persons, as | 19 | | determined by the local fire department, fire protection | 20 | | district, building permitting entity, or building | 21 | | inspector State Fire Marshal ; (B) the restaurant contains a | 22 | | restroom that is open to the public; and (C) the | 23 | | restaurant's entrance is not within 300 feet of a centrally |
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| 1 | | located facility with a baby diaper changing station that | 2 | | is open to the public. | 3 | | "Restaurant" means a business having sales of ready-to-eat | 4 | | food for immediate consumption comprising at least 51% of the | 5 | | total sales, excluding the sale of liquor. | 6 | | (b) Every public building with restrooms open and | 7 | | accessible to the public shall have: | 8 | | (1) at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and | 9 | | publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is | 10 | | accessible to women entering a restroom provided for use by | 11 | | women and at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and | 12 | | publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is | 13 | | accessible to men entering a restroom provided for use by | 14 | | men; or | 15 | | (2) at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and | 16 | | publicly accessible baby diaper changing station that is | 17 | | accessible to both men and women. | 18 | | This requirement is in addition to any accommodations that | 19 | | may be made for individuals in accordance with any local, | 20 | | State, or federal laws regarding access for persons with | 21 | | disabilities and to existing fire, health, and safety codes or | 22 | | standards. | 23 | | (c) Subsection (b) does not apply to the following: | 24 | | (1) An industrial building, nightclub, or bar that does | 25 | | not permit anyone who is under 18 years of age to enter the | 26 | | premises. |
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| 1 | | (2) A restroom located in a health facility, if the | 2 | | restroom is intended for the use of one patient or resident | 3 | | at a time. | 4 | | (3) A renovation, if a local building permitting entity | 5 | | or building inspector determines that the installation of a | 6 | | baby diaper changing station is not feasible or would | 7 | | result in a failure to comply with applicable building | 8 | | standards governing the right of access for persons with | 9 | | disabilities. The permitting entity or building inspector | 10 | | may grant an exemption from the requirements of this | 11 | | subsection under those circumstances. | 12 | | (d) A public restroom that is open and accessible to the | 13 | | public and includes a baby diaper changing station shall | 14 | | include signage at or near the entrance to the baby changing | 15 | | station indicating the location of the baby diaper changing | 16 | | station. | 17 | | (e) This Section shall not be enforceable by a private | 18 | | right of action.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 101-293, eff. 1-1-20.)
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 21 | | 1, 2020. |
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