S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8634
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
December 23, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to requiring that
all single use bathroom stalls in state owned or operated buildings be
designated as gender neutral
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section
144 to read as follows:
S 144. GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM STALLS. THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL
SERVICES SHALL MANDATE THAT ALL SINGLE USE BATHROOM STALLS IN STATE
OWNED OR OPERATED BUILDINGS BE DESIGNATED AS GENDER NEUTRAL. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "STATE OWNED OR OPERATED BUILDINGS" SHALL MEAN
ANY STATE OWNED PROPERTY USED FOR OFFICIAL OFFICE BUILDING SPACE, AND
SHALL INCLUDE ANY OFFICE SPACE, NOT OWNED BY THE STATE, BUT WHOSE PRIMA-
RY USE IS FOR STATE OFFICIAL BUSINESS.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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