Full Text of HB0690 101st General Assembly
HB0690 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB0690 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 775 ILCS 30/3 | from Ch. 23, par. 3363 |
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Amends the White Cane Law. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the rights of the blind and others.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning human rights.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The White Cane Law is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 3 as follows:
| 6 | | (775 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 3363)
| 7 | | Sec. 3.
The
The blind, persons who have a visual | 8 | | disability, the hearing impaired, persons
who are subject to | 9 | | epilepsy or other seizure disorders,
and persons who have other | 10 | | physical disabilities have the same right as the
able-bodied to | 11 | | the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks,
| 12 | | walkways, public buildings, public facilities and other public | 13 | | places. | 14 | | The blind, persons who have a visual disability, the | 15 | | hearing impaired, persons who are
subject to epilepsy or other | 16 | | seizure disorders, and persons who have other physical | 17 | | disabilities are entitled to full and equal
accommodations, | 18 | | advantages, facilities and privileges of all common
carriers, | 19 | | airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, | 20 | | street
cars, boats or any other public conveyances or modes of | 21 | | transportation,
hotels, lodging places, places of public | 22 | | accommodation, amusement or resort
and other places to which | 23 | | the general public is invited, subject only to
the conditions |
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| 1 | | and limitations established by law and applicable alike to
all | 2 | | persons.
| 3 | | Every totally or partially blind or hearing impaired | 4 | | person, person who is subject
to epilepsy or other seizure | 5 | | disorders, or person who has any other physical disability or a | 6 | | trainer of support dogs, guide dogs,
seizure-alert dogs, | 7 | | seizure-response dogs, or
hearing dogs shall
have the right to | 8 | | be accompanied by a
support dog or guide dog especially trained | 9 | | for the purpose, or a dog
that is being trained to be a support | 10 | | dog, guide dog, seizure-alert dog,
seizure-response dog, or | 11 | | hearing dog, in any
of the
places listed in this Section | 12 | | without being required to pay an extra charge
for the guide, | 13 | | support, seizure-alert, seizure-response, or hearing dog;
| 14 | | provided that he shall be liable for
any damage done to the | 15 | | premises or facilities by such dog.
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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