Public Act 101-0165
 
SB0556 EnrolledLRB101 04317 RLC 49325 b



    AN ACT concerning health.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 




 
 
    Section 5. The Equitable Restrooms Act is amended  by 
changing Section 20 and adding Section 25 as follows:
 



    (410 ILCS 35/20)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3751-20)



    Sec. 20. Application. Except for Section 25, this This Act 
applies only to places of public
accommodation that commence 
construction, or that commence alterations
exceeding 50% of the 
entire place of public accommodation, after the
effective date 
of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 87-472.)

 
    (410 ILCS 35/25 new)
    Sec. 25. All-gender single-occupancy restrooms.
    (a) In this Section:
    "Place of public accommodation" has the same meaning 
provided in Section 5-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
    "Single-occupancy restroom" means a fully enclosed room, 
with a locking mechanism controlled by the user, containing a 
sink, toilet stall, and no more than one urinal.
    (b)   This Section applies to any existing or future places 
of public accommodation or public buildings.
    (c)   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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. Each single-occupancy restroom shall be 
outfitted with exterior signage that marks the 
single-occupancy restroom as a restroom and does not indicate 
any specific gender.
    (d) During any 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 public accommodation or public building to 
determine whether it complies with this Section.
    (e)   The Department of Public Health shall adopt rules to 
implement this Section.
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
1, 2020. 
  

Effective Date:  1/1/2020