Assembly Bill A5728

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits a business from limiting access to its public restrooms to paying customers of such business

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A5728 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-ii, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2618
2011-2012: A3768
2013-2014: A6346
2015-2016: A3264
2017-2018: A6852

2019-A5728 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a business from limiting access to its public restrooms to paying customers of such business; provides that a violation shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of five hundred dollars.

2019-A5728 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5728
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ABINANTI -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  access  to
   public restrooms
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 399-ii to read as follows:
   § 399-II. PUBLIC RESTROOM ACCESS. 1.  NO  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,
 ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY, CORPORATION OR OTHER BUSINESS
 ENTITY THAT OFFERS ACCESS TO RESTROOM FACILITIES  TO  THE  PUBLIC  SHALL
 REQUIRE,  AS  A  CONDITION FOR SUCH ACCESS, THAT SUCH PERSON BE A PAYING
 CUSTOMER OF SUCH BUSINESS.
   2. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  PUNISHABLE
 BY  A  CIVIL  PENALTY  NOT  TO  EXCEED  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR EACH
 VIOLATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09751-01-9

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