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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Equitable Restrooms Act is amended by
5changing Section 20 and by adding Sections 30 and 35 as
6follows:
 
7    (410 ILCS 35/20)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3751-20)
8    Sec. 20. Application. Except for Section 25 and Section
930, this Act applies only to places of public accommodation
10that commence construction, or that commence alterations
11exceeding 50% of the entire place of public accommodation,
12after the effective date of this Act.
13(Source: P.A. 101-165, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
14    (410 ILCS 35/30 new)
15    Sec. 30. Menstrual hygiene products in public restrooms.
16    (a) The General Assembly finds that:
17        (1) menstrual hygiene products are a health care
18    necessity and not an item that can be forgone or
19    substituted easily; and
20        (2) access to menstrual hygiene products is a serious
21    and ongoing need in this State.
22    (b) As used in this Section:

 

 

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1    "Menstrual hygiene products" means tampons and sanitary
2napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.
3    "Public restroom" means any public toilet facility that is
4available without preference to any specific gender or any
5public toilet facility that is available only to women.
6"Public restroom" does not include any public toilet facility
7in a mosque, temple, church, and other places of worship if the
8provision of menstrual hygiene products would conflict with
9the entity's sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or
10observances.
11    (c) This Section applies to any existing or future public
12buildings, as that term is defined in Section 18.
13    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner
14of a public restroom shall make available and accessible in
15that public restroom menstrual hygiene products at no cost and
16shall be responsible for ordering, stocking, and replenishing
17the supply of those products in that restroom.
18    (e) During any inspection of a public building by a health
19officer or health inspector, the health officer or health
20inspector may inspect the public building to determine whether
21it complies with this Section.
22    (f) The Department of Public Health shall adopt rules to
23implement this Section.
 
24    (410 ILCS 35/35 new)
25    Sec. 35. Violation. The owner of a place of public

 

 

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1accommodation or a public building that violates Section 18,
2Section 25, or Section 30 is guilty of a petty offense. The
3penalty is a fine of not more than $100.
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.