Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes businesses to designate multi-occupancy bathrooms as all-gender.

Highlights:

• Authorizes converting any multiple-occupancy restroom into an all-gender multi-occupancy restroom (Sec. 1). 

• Requires that if a multiple-occupancy restroom is converted into an all-gender multi-occupancy restroom then those close to it be converted into an all-gender multi-occupancy restroom (Sec. 1). 

• Requires an all-gender multi-occupancy restroom to have the following (Sec. 1): 

• Prominently displayed inclusive signage 

• Stall dividers with strong locks and a partition that ensures nobody can see inside the stall; and 

• Partitions for urinals.

• Specifies that if a facility contains 50% or more all-gender multi-occupancy restrooms, they must also include the following (Sec. 1): 

• Satisfy all the accessibility requirements laid out in the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Illinois Accessibility Code; 

• A small covered trash can in each stall; 

• A distribution device for menstruation supplies; and 

• A baby changing station. 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes businesses to designate multi-occupancy bathrooms as all-gender.

Highlights:

• Authorizes converting any multiple-occupancy restroom into an all-gender multi-occupancy restroom (Sec. 1). 

• Requires that if a multiple-occupancy restroom is converted into an all-gender multi-occupancy restroom then those close to it be converted into an all-gender multi-occupancy restroom (Sec. 1). 

• Requires an all-gender multi-occupancy restroom to have the following (Sec. 1): 

• Prominently displayed inclusive signage 

• Stall dividers with strong locks and a partition that ensures nobody can see inside the stall; and 

• Partitions for urinals.

• Specifies that if a facility contains 50% or more all-gender multi-occupancy restrooms, they must also include the following (Sec. 1): 

• Satisfy all the accessibility requirements laid out in the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Illinois Accessibility Code; 

• A small covered trash can in each stall; 

• A distribution device for menstruation supplies; and 

• A baby changing station. 

Full Bill Text