Shown verbatim: the complete text as captured from the official PDF posted by the Illinois General Assembly, fetched 2026-09-25. Page and line markers are part of the official record; nothing is edited or removed. This is the current version. The official bill page.
HB4379 Enrolled LRB104 16337 BDA 29724 b
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 16 as follows:
6 (410 ILCS 35/16)
7 Sec. 16. Adult changing station.
8 (a) In this Section:
9 "Adult changing station" means a wheelchair accessible
10 toilet facility compliant with the federal Americans with
11 Disabilities Act of 1990 and regulations adopted under that
12 Act or a private, enclosed family or assisted-use toilet
13 facility, both of which shall meet all of the following
14 requirements:
15 (1) the facility contains containing an adult changing
16 table that is capable of serving persons of any age;
17 (2) the facility is accessible under the federal
18 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and regulations
19 adopted thereunder; and
20 (3) the facility is equipped with all of the
21 following:
22 (A) a waste receptacle;
23 (B) a toilet and a sink;
HB4379 Enrolled -2- LRB104 16337 BDA 29724 b
1 (C) a coat hook located in close proximity to the
2 changing surface;
3 (D) a soap dispenser;
4 (E) a paper towel dispenser;
5 (F) signage indicating "adult changing station" at
6 the entrance to the room;
7 (G) signage within the room indicating the weight
8 capacity and instructions for operation of the adult
9 changing table; and
10 (H) a side and end maneuvering clearance of at
11 least 36 inches.
12 "Adult changing table" means a powered, height-adjustable
13 table that:
14 (1) has, at a minimum, the following safety features:
15 (A) safety rails on each side that (i) are a
16 minimum of two-thirds of the length of the changing
17 surface, (ii) are centered, plus or minus 3 inches,
18 along the long open sides of the changing surface, and
19 (iii) are capable of being raised or lowered; and
20 (B) a safety belt;
21 (2) is capable of being lowered to a height of 17 19
22 inches or less and raised to a height of at least 38
23 inches;
24 (3) is at least 30 25 inches wide and at least 70 72
25 inches long; and
26 (4) supports at least 400 pounds.
HB4379 Enrolled -3- LRB104 16337 BDA 29724 b
1 "Public building" means any one or more of the following
2 if constructed on or after January 1, 2029:
3 (1) an establishment with the capacity to serve 1,500
4 or more persons per day that is not a place of education;
5 (2) a building or structure used for exhibition or
6 entertainment, including a movie theater, performance
7 theater, concert hall, convention center, sports arena or
8 stadium, shopping mall, shopping center, or a store that
9 is larger than 40,000 square feet;
10 (3) a building or structure used for public display or
11 collection, including a museum, library, or gallery;
12 (4) a building or structure that is located in a place
13 of recreation, including a park, zoo, or amusement park,
14 and that is designated by the owner or operator of that
15 place of recreation or the owner's or operator's agent as
16 a public building under this Act;
17 (5) a building or structure, not including an athletic
18 stadium, that is located in a place of education designed
19 to educate 1,500 students or more during a semester, and
20 that is designated by the owner or operator of that place
21 of education or the owner's or operator's agent as a
22 public building under this Act;
23 (6) an airport terminal;
24 (7) a bus station;
25 (8) a hospital;
26 (9) a hospital-related outpatient clinic; or
HB4379 Enrolled -4- LRB104 16337 BDA 29724 b
1 (10) a rehabilitation facility.
2 "State-owned building" means the State Capitol Building, a
3 State park campground with plumbing and electricity at toilet
4 locations, a State park visitor center with plumbing and
5 electricity at toilet locations, or a rest stop located on an
6 interstate highway.
7 (b) The owner or operator of each State-owned building and
8 the owner or operator of each public building built after
9 January 1, 2029 shall do all of the following: install and
10 maintain in that building at least one adult changing station
11 that is accessible when the building is open to the public
12 (1) install a minimum of one adult changing station in
13 the building;
14 (2) maintain, repair, and replace each adult changing
15 table in the building as necessary to ensure safety and
16 ease of use;
17 (3) clean each adult changing station in the building
18 with the same frequency as the other public restrooms
19 located within the building; and
20 (4) provide sufficient floor space around the adult
21 changing table in the building to comply with the
22 requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act
23 standards for accessible design, as prescribed in 28 CFR
24 35.151 and 36 CFR Part 1191, Appendices B and D.
25 (c) The owner or operator of each State-owned building and
26 the owner or operator of each public building shall ensure
HB4379 Enrolled -5- LRB104 16337 BDA 29724 b
1 that:
2 (1) except for places of education, the entrance to
3 each restroom in the building has conspicuous signage
4 indicating the location of the adult changing stations in
5 the building, and, for places of education, only the
6 entrance to the restroom that contains an adult changing
7 station has conspicuous signage indicating the adult
8 changing station; and
9 (2) the central directory for the building, if such a
10 directory exists, indicates the location of the adult
11 changing stations in the building.
12 (d) The owner or operator of a place of recreation
13 described in paragraph (4) of the definition of "public
14 building" in subsection (a) or that person's agent and the
15 owner or operator of a place of education described in
16 paragraph (5) of the definition of "public building" in
17 subsection (a) or that person's agent shall designate a
18 building or structure that will serve as the public building
19 for that place of recreation or education, respectively.
20 (Source: P.A. 103-894, eff. 1-1-25.)Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.