Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB5582 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5582 Introduced , by Rep. Hoan Huynh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Gender-Neutral Toy Act. Provides that a retail department store that offers childcare items or toys for sale shall maintain a gender-neutral section or area, to be labeled at the discretion of the retailer, in which a reasonable selection of the items and toys for children that it sells shall be displayed, regardless of whether they have been traditionally marketed for either girls or for boys. Provides that the provision shall apply only to retail department stores that are physically located in the State that have a total of 500 or more employees across all retail department store locations in the State. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, a retail department store that fails to comply with the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for a first violation and not to exceed $500 for any subsequent violation, that may be assessed and recovered in a civil action by the Attorney General in circuit court. LRB103 38120 SPS 68252 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5582 Introduced , by Rep. Hoan Huynh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Gender-Neutral Toy Act. Provides that a retail department store that offers childcare items or toys for sale shall maintain a gender-neutral section or area, to be labeled at the discretion of the retailer, in which a reasonable selection of the items and toys for children that it sells shall be displayed, regardless of whether they have been traditionally marketed for either girls or for boys. Provides that the provision shall apply only to retail department stores that are physically located in the State that have a total of 500 or more employees across all retail department store locations in the State. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, a retail department store that fails to comply with the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for a first violation and not to exceed $500 for any subsequent violation, that may be assessed and recovered in a civil action by the Attorney General in circuit court. LRB103 38120 SPS 68252 b LRB103 38120 SPS 68252 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Creates the Gender-Neutral Toy Act. Provides that a retail department store that offers childcare items or toys for sale shall maintain a gender-neutral section or area, to be labeled at the discretion of the retailer, in which a reasonable selection of the items and toys for children that it sells shall be displayed, regardless of whether they have been traditionally marketed for either girls or for boys. Provides that the provision shall apply only to retail department stores that are physically located in the State that have a total of 500 or more employees across all retail department store locations in the State. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, a retail department store that fails to comply with the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for a first violation and not to exceed $500 for any subsequent violation, that may be assessed and recovered in a civil action by the Attorney General in circuit court.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning business.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
15	15	5 Gender-Neutral Toy Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Findings.
17	17	7 (a) Unjustified differences in similar products that are
18	18	8 traditionally marketed either for girls or for boys can be
19	19	9 more easily identified by the consumer if similar items are
20	20	10 displayed closer to one another in one, undivided area of the
21	21	11 retail sales floor.
22	22	12 (b) Keeping similar items that are traditionally marketed
23	23	13 either for girls or for boys separated makes it more difficult
24	24	14 for the consumer to compare the products and incorrectly
25	25	15 implies that their use by one gender is inappropriate.
26	26	16 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
27	27	17 "Childcare item" means any product designed or intended by
28	28	18 the manufacturer to facilitate sleep, relaxation, or the
29	29	19 feeding of children, or to help children with sucking or
30	30	20 teething.
31	31	21 "Children" means persons 12 years of age or less.
32	32	22 "Toy" means a product designed or intended by the
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36	36	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5582 Introduced , by Rep. Hoan Huynh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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39	39	Creates the Gender-Neutral Toy Act. Provides that a retail department store that offers childcare items or toys for sale shall maintain a gender-neutral section or area, to be labeled at the discretion of the retailer, in which a reasonable selection of the items and toys for children that it sells shall be displayed, regardless of whether they have been traditionally marketed for either girls or for boys. Provides that the provision shall apply only to retail department stores that are physically located in the State that have a total of 500 or more employees across all retail department store locations in the State. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, a retail department store that fails to comply with the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for a first violation and not to exceed $500 for any subsequent violation, that may be assessed and recovered in a civil action by the Attorney General in circuit court.
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67	67	1 manufacturer to be used by children when they play.
68	68	2 Section 15. Gender-neutral toy requirements.
69	69	3 (a) A retail department store that offers childcare items
70	70	4 or toys for sale shall maintain a gender-neutral section or
71	71	5 area, to be labeled at the discretion of the retailer, in which
72	72	6 a reasonable selection of the items and toys for children that
73	73	7 it sells shall be displayed, regardless of whether they have
74	74	8 been traditionally marketed for either girls or for boys.
75	75	9 (b) This Section shall apply only to retail department
76	76	10 stores that are physically located in this State that have a
77	77	11 total of 500 or more employees across all retail department
78	78	12 store locations in this State. This Section shall not apply to
79	79	13 retail department stores that are physically located outside
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