Public Act 099-0228
 
SB0344 EnrolledLRB099 03284 RLC 23292 b



    AN ACT concerning health.

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



 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
Lactation Accommodation in
Airports Act.
 
    Section 5. Private place for nursing mothers. 
    (a) On or before January 1, 2017, the airport manager of an 
airport operated by a city, county, city and county, or airport 
district that conducts commercial operations and that has more 
than 1,000,000 enplanements a year shall provide a room or 
other location at each airport terminal behind the airport 
security screening area for members of the public to express 
breast milk in private that:
        (1) includes, at a minimum, a chair and an electrical 
    outlet; and
        (2) is located outside of the confines of a public 
    restroom.
    (b) An airport that conducts commercial operations with 
fewer than 1,000,000 enplanements a year shall comply with 
subsections (a) and (c) of this Section upon new terminal 
construction or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of an 
existing terminal.
    (c) Upon construction of a new terminal or the replacement, 
expansion, or renovation of an existing terminal, an airport 
shall provide a sink in any room or other location designated 
to comply with this Section.
    (d) As used in this Section, "renovation of an existing 
terminal" means the repurposing of more than 25% of the space 
in the terminal.

 
    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
Section 8.39 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 805/8.39 new)
    Sec. 8.39. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
the 99th General Assembly.

Effective Date:  1/1/2016