HB4379: ADULT CHANGING STATIONS

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 .)