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Assembly Bill A5137A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring that all single occupancy bathrooms in state owned or operated buildings be designated as gender neutral

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2017-A5137 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6620
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §144, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8634
2019-2020: A109, S5922

2017-A5137 - Summary

Requires that all single occupancy bathrooms in state owned or operated buildings and office space be designated as gender neutral.

2017-A5137 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5137
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SEAWRIGHT, ARROYO, SIMON -- 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:
   § 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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD05127-01-7

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2017-A5137A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6620
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §144, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8634
2019-2020: A109, S5922

2017-A5137A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that all single occupancy bathrooms in state owned or operated buildings and office space be designated as gender neutral.

2017-A5137A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5137--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SEAWRIGHT, ARROYO, SIMON -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to requiring that
   all single occupancy bathrooms 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:
   §  144. GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOMS. THE COMMISSIONER OF
 GENERAL SERVICES SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND IT SHALL BE HIS OR HER DUTY TO
 ENSURE THAT ALL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOMS IN STATE  OWNED  OR  OPERATED
 BUILDINGS  BE  DESIGNATED  AS GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOMS.
 FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: "STATE OWNED OR OPERATED BUILDINGS"  SHALL
 MEAN  ANY  STATE  OWNED  PROPERTY  USED FOR OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS, AND
 SHALL INCLUDE ANY BUILDING OR OFFICE SPACE, NOT OWNED BY THE STATE,  BUT
 WHICH  IS  PRIMARILY USED FOR OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS; AND "SINGLE OCCU-
 PANCY" SHALL MEAN INTENDED FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN  ONE  OCCUPANT  AT  A
 TIME OR FOR FAMILY OR ASSISTED USE.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD05127-02-7

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