101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB0579
 
Introduced 1/31/2019, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
  
775 ILCS 30/3  from Ch. 23, par. 3363

    Amends the White Cane Law.  Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the rights of the blind and others.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning human rights.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The White Cane Law is amended by changing 
5Section 3 as follows:
 



6    (775 ILCS 30/3)  (from Ch. 23, par. 3363)



7    Sec. 3. 
The
The blind, persons who have a visual 
8disability, the hearing impaired, persons
who are subject to 
9epilepsy or other seizure disorders,
and persons who have other 
10physical disabilities have the same right as the
able-bodied to 
11the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks,

12walkways, public buildings, public facilities and other public 
13places.
14    The blind, persons who have a visual disability, the 
15hearing impaired, persons who are
subject to epilepsy or other 
16seizure disorders, and persons who have other physical 
17disabilities are entitled to full and equal
accommodations, 
18advantages, facilities and privileges of all common
carriers, 
19airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, 
20street
cars, boats or any other public conveyances or modes of 
21transportation,
hotels, lodging places, places of public 
22accommodation, amusement or resort
and other places to which 
23the general public is invited, subject only to
the conditions 
 
 
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1and limitations established by law and applicable alike to
all 
2persons.

3    Every totally or partially blind or hearing impaired 
4person, person who is subject
to epilepsy or other seizure 
5disorders, or person who has any other physical disability or a 
6trainer of support dogs, guide dogs,
seizure-alert dogs, 
7seizure-response dogs, or
hearing dogs shall
have the right to 
8be accompanied by a
support dog or guide dog especially trained 
9for the purpose, or a dog
that is being trained to be a support 
10dog, guide dog, seizure-alert dog,
seizure-response dog, or 
11hearing dog, in any
of the
places listed in this Section 
12without being required to pay an extra charge
for the guide, 
13support, seizure-alert, seizure-response, or hearing dog;

14provided that he shall be liable for
any damage done to the 
15premises or facilities by such dog.

16(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)