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Senate Bill S574

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to diaper changing accommodations in certain buildings

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2017-S574 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-o, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S4805

2017-S574 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to diaper changing accommodations in certain buildings.

2017-S574 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S574 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    574
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in  relation  to  diaper  changing
   accommodations in certain buildings

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 79-o to read as follows:
   §  79-O.  DIAPER  CHANGING  ACCOMMODATIONS.  1. ANY PUBLIC BUILDING OR
 PLACE OF PUBLIC  ACCOMMODATION,  RESORT  OR  AMUSEMENT,  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, THAT INSTALLS A
 BABY DIAPER CHANGING ACCOMMODATION IN A RESTROOM SHALL ENSURE  THAT  THE
 ACCOMMODATION  IS EQUALLY AVAILABLE OR PROVIDED REGARDLESS OF THE GENDER
 FOR WHICH THE RESTROOM IS DESIGNED.
   2. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY:
   (A) TO RESTROOMS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
 SECTION;
   (B)  TO  RESTROOMS  EXISTING  ON  OR  AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION WHICH UNDERGO SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATION; AND
   (C) TO THE EXTENT THAT THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  MAY BE IMPLEMENTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL
 LAWS REGARDING ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES  AND  WITH  EXISTING
 FIRE, HEALTH, AND SAFETY STANDARDS.
   3.   AS  USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  "SUBSTANTIAL  RENOVATION"  MEANS  A
 CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION PROJECT REQUIRING A BUILDING PERMIT  WITH  AN
 ESTIMATED COST OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05564-01-7

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