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---
type: "Bill"
title: "EQUITABLE RESTROOMS-ALL-GENDER"
description: "Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 556"
citation: "Illinois SB 556 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/784890a0-525e-47cf-bfb4-e8d47df1e64f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=556&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=116493&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "c1ac238c88c477c37ebc88b65b0d2e68159a7b5ea0b7aedb3966ec676dcb3f46"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois SB 556 (101st) — EQUITABLE RESTROOMS-ALL-GENDER
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0556&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116493&DocNum=556&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0556eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116493&DocNum=556&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0556enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116493&DocNum=556&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1095** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Pappas — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — primary (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — primary (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2019-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2019
- **2019-03-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019
- **2019-03-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2019-03-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce and Economic Development
- **2019-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2019-03-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
- **2019-03-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2019-03-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Commerce and Economic Development; 010-000-000
- **2019-03-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2019-03-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2019-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Commerce and Economic Development
- **2019-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Commerce and Economic Development; 008-000-000
- **2019-04-11** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bush `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bush `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2019-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-14** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2019-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2019-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2019-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas
- **2019-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2019-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2019-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2019-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2019-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2019-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-26** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0165 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/784890a0-525e-47cf-bfb4-e8d47df1e64f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).