Senate Bill S6937

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 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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Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S6937 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8974
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §145, Pub Bldg L (as proposed in S.5922 & A.109)

2019-S6937 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S6937 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6937 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6937
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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. Section 145 of the public buildings  law,  as  added  by  a
 chapter  of the laws of 2019, amending the public buildings law relating
 to requiring that all single occupancy bathrooms in state owned or oper-
 ated buildings be designated as gender neutral, as proposed in  legisla-
 tive bills numbers S. 5922 and A. 109, is amended to read as follows:
   §  145.  Gender neutral [single occupancy] 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 offi-
 cial state business, and shall include any building or office space, not
 owned by the state, but which is primarily used for official state busi-
 ness; and "single occupancy" shall mean intended for use by no more than
 one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.]  1.  AS  USED  IN
 THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "STATE AGENCY" MEANS ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE, BOARD, BUREAU,
 COMMISSION, AGENCY, OR ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY  OR  PUBLIC  BENEFIT  CORPO-
 RATION AT LEAST ONE OF WHOSE MEMBERS IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
   (B)  "STATE-OWNED BUILDING" MEANS ANY BUILDING OWNED BY A STATE AGENCY
 USED FOR OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS.
   (C) "STATE-LEASED BUILDING" MEANS  ANY  BUILDING  OR  PORTION  OF  ANY
 BUILDING LEASED BY A STATE AGENCY FOR OFFICE OR RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY.
   (D)  "SINGLE-OCCUPANCY  BATHROOM" MEANS A BATHROOM INTENDED FOR USE BY
 NO MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT AT A TIME OR FOR FAMILY OR  ASSISTED  USE  AND
 WHICH HAS A DOOR FOR ENTRY INTO AND EGRESS FROM THE BATHROOM THAT MAY BE
 LOCKED BY THE OCCUPANT TO ENSURE PRIVACY AND SECURITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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