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type: "Bill"
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title: "RESTROOM ACCESS ACT"
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description: "Creates the Restroom Access Act. Requires a retail establishment that has a toilet facility for its employees to allow a customer to use that facility during normal business hours if the following conditions are met: (1) the customer requesting the use of the employee toilet facility suffers from an eligible medical condition or utilizes an ostomy device; (2) three or more employees of the retail establishment are working at the time the request is made; (3) the retail establishment does not normally make a restroom available to the public; (4) the employee toilet facility is not located in an area where providing access would create an obvious health or safety risk to the customer; and (5) a public restroom is not immediately accessible to the customer. Provides circumstances in which the retail establishment or an employee would not be civilly liable for any act or omission in allowing a customer to use an employee toilet facility. Provides that a retail establishment is not required to make any physical changes to an employee toilet facility. Provides a penalty of not more than $100 for a violation of the Act. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 834"
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citation: "Illinois HB 834 (94th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-02-02"
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last_action: "2005-08-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0643444-6b6b-45f1-82e5-1d1210b08611"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=834&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15427&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "a3e28dbff94d0f4d29a2b25072a85fc1547b3877ccdb5139c313576a55d0987f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 834 (94th) — RESTROOM ACCESS ACT
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Creates the Restroom Access Act. Requires a retail establishment that has a toilet facility for its employees to allow a customer to use that facility during normal business hours if the following conditions are met: (1) the customer requesting the use of the employee toilet facility suffers from an eligible medical condition or utilizes an ostomy device; (2) three or more employees of the retail establishment are working at the time the request is made; (3) the retail establishment does not normally make a restroom available to the public; (4) the employee toilet facility is not located in an area where providing access would create an obvious health or safety risk to the customer; and (5) a public restroom is not immediately accessible to the customer. Provides circumstances in which the retail establishment or an employee would not be civilly liable for any act or omission in allowing a customer to use an employee toilet facility. Provides that a retail establishment is not required to make any physical changes to an employee toilet facility. Provides a penalty of not more than $100 for a violation of the Act. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0834&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15427&DocNum=834&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0834eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15427&DocNum=834&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0834enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15427&DocNum=834&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Kathleen A. Ryg — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg `filing`
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- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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- **2005-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2005-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
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- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-04-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-04-05** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2005-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 19, 2005 `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
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- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Commerce & Economic Development `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Commerce & Economic Development; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
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- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
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- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2005
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- **2005-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0450 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0643444-6b6b-45f1-82e5-1d1210b08611`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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