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
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5582 Introduced , by Rep. Hoan Huynh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act 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.
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1 AN ACT concerning business.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Gender-Neutral Toy Act.
6 Section 5. Findings.
7 (a) Unjustified differences in similar products that are
8 traditionally marketed either for girls or for boys can be
9 more easily identified by the consumer if similar items are
10 displayed closer to one another in one, undivided area of the
11 retail sales floor.
12 (b) Keeping similar items that are traditionally marketed
13 either for girls or for boys separated makes it more difficult
14 for the consumer to compare the products and incorrectly
15 implies that their use by one gender is inappropriate.
16 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
17 "Childcare item" means any product designed or intended by
18 the manufacturer to facilitate sleep, relaxation, or the
19 feeding of children, or to help children with sucking or
20 teething.
21 "Children" means persons 12 years of age or less.
22 "Toy" means a product designed or intended by the
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5582 Introduced , by Rep. Hoan Huynh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act 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.
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1 manufacturer to be used by children when they play.
2 Section 15. Gender-neutral toy requirements.
3 (a) A retail department store that offers childcare items
4 or toys for sale shall maintain a gender-neutral section or
5 area, to be labeled at the discretion of the retailer, in which
6 a reasonable selection of the items and toys for children that
7 it sells shall be displayed, regardless of whether they have
8 been traditionally marketed for either girls or for boys.
9 (b) This Section shall apply only to retail department
10 stores that are physically located in this State that have a
11 total of 500 or more employees across all retail department
12 store locations in this State. This Section shall not apply to
13 retail department stores that are physically located outside
14 of this State.
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