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HB 2783

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Bob Fehrenbacher and 2 co-sponsors

HB 2783, as amended, tasks the Secretary of State to provide free menstrual products in Capitol Complex restrooms, oversee dispensers and stocking, effective Jan 1, 2026.

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Bill Summary · HB 2783

Summary — HB 2783 (2025)

Note on sources: The provided document appears to contain text from two different measures (an Arizona accessory dwelling unit amendment and an Illinois bill on menstrual hygiene products). This summary focuses on the Illinois measure titled and tracked here as HB 2783 (menstrual hygiene products / CMS), and highlights important variant language from an adopted House amendment that narrowed the bill’s scope.

Purpose / Intent

HB 2783 establishes a policy and implementation framework to provide free menstrual hygiene products in public restrooms maintained by state government, and (in its introduced form) to promote and support provision of such products in local government and school district buildings. The aim is to increase access to menstrual products in public facilities.

Key provisions

  • Introduced version (broader):

    • Adds Section 405‑217 to the Department of Central Management Services Law (Illinois).
    • Requires the Department of Central Management Services (CMS) to provide free menstrual hygiene products in all State government buildings and in any public restrooms maintained by the State that are not designated as male‑only.
    • Declares it state policy to provide free menstrual hygiene products in: state government buildings, units of local government buildings, and school district buildings, and in public restrooms maintained by those entities that are not male‑only.
    • Directs CMS to coordinate with local governments and school districts and authorizes CMS to award grants to units of local government or school districts to effectuate the policy.
    • For school restrooms, requires that the employee or contractor normally responsible for stocking toilet tissue/paper towels also be responsible for stocking menstrual products.
    • Authorizes CMS to adopt implementing rules.
    • Effective date: January 1, 2026.

  • House Amendment / Engrossed version (narrower):

    • Recasts the measure (titled “Illinois Accessibility Act / State Capitol Complex Menstrual Hygiene Product”) to make the Office of the Secretary of State responsible for providing menstrual products at no cost in public restrooms located within the Illinois State Capitol and the William G. Stratton State Office Building.
    • Directs the Secretary of State to determine dispenser locations, establish maintenance/restocking schedules, and oversee procurement, installation, and upkeep.
    • Effective date: January 1, 2026.

Who is affected

  • Primary: visitors and employees using public restrooms in State facilities (and, in the introduced version, users of local government and school district facilities).
  • Implementing agencies: Department of Central Management Services (original bill) or Office of the Secretary of State (as amended for the Capitol complex).
  • Local governments and school districts (if the broader version is implemented), potentially eligible for coordination and grants.

Implementation, timeline & procedural status

  • Effective date specified as January 1, 2026.
  • The bill’s legislative history shows House committee consideration, adoption of House Amendment No. 1 (narrowing scope), passage in the House, and transmittal to the Senate where it was referred to Assignments. Companion Senate bills: SB 2248 and SB 2559.
  • The Department (or Secretary of State, per amendment) may adopt rules to implement provisions; CMS may award grants under the introduced version.

Potential impacts / considerations

  • Access: Increased availability of menstrual products in state‑maintained public restrooms, reducing economic and access barriers.
  • Cost & logistics: Ongoing procurement, installation of dispensers, and restocking will have recurring costs; the introduced bill authorizes grants to local entities to help cover costs.
  • Administrative burden: Agencies will need staffing or contractor arrangements for stocking and maintenance; the bill assigns responsibility in schools to existing restroom supply personnel or contractors.
  • Scope uncertainty: The enacted obligations depend on final language—either statewide coverage (CMS + local governments and schools) or a limited requirement for the State Capitol Complex (Secretary of State).

If you’d like, I can:
- Produce a side‑by‑side comparison table of the introduced vs. amended (engrossed) texts, or
- Track current Senate actions and update status as the bill moves.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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