Lawmakers continue crafting a measure to allow public restrooms in Illinois to be converted to gender neutral multi-occupancy facilities.
The House narrowly passed House Bill 1286 in March. The measure allows for public restrooms to be converted to gender neutral as long as there are stall dividers with a locking mechanism, vending devices for menstruation supplies and a small trash receptacle in each toilet stall.
The Senate is poised to amend the bill to require stalls be fully enclosed in such facilities and that urinals are removed.
State Sen. Neil Anderson, R-Andalusia, asked bill sponsor state Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, about one particular part of the bill.
“Can you explain why there’s no urinals,” Anderson asked during a committee hearing.
“So we took into consideration the concerns of several members who voiced that concern in terms of again, people who walk into a restroom and might be offended by a urinal so what we are trying to do is to make sure that we are addressing those concerns,” Villanueva said. “Urinals are just as good as a toilet.”
“Are they going to be offended if I leave the toilet seat up,” Anderson asked.
“I mean, I might be offended,” Villanueva said.
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Springfield legislatures AGAIN overstepping their jurisdiction on stupid inconsequential virtue signaling stuff.
How about working on something beneficial to Illinois- like reforming Illinois Workmen’s Comp issues that are keeping potential employers out of our state. Do something!