Senate Bill S5455

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the availability of hand sanitizer and toilet seat covers in all bathrooms

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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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2021-S5455 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §147, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S2365

2021-S5455 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the availability of hand sanitizer and toilet seat covers in all bathrooms in state-owned and state-leased buildings.

2021-S5455 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5455 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5455
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to  requiring  the
   availability of hand sanitizer and toilet seat covers in all bathrooms

   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
 147 to read as follows:
   § 147. BATHROOM REQUIREMENTS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "STATE-OWNED" MEANS ANY BUILDING OWNED BY A STATE AGENCY USED  FOR
 OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS.
   (B)  "STATE-LEASED"  MEANS  ANY  BUILDING  OR  PORTION OF ANY BUILDING
 LEASED BY A STATE AGENCY FOR OFFICE OR RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL REQUIRE THAT ALL  STATE-
 OWNED AND STATE-LEASED BUILDINGS PROVIDE:
   (A)  HAND SANITIZER DISPENSERS AT THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT OF EVERY BATH-
 ROOM; AND
   (B) AT LEAST ONE TOILET SEAT COVER DISPENSER IN EVERY BATHROOM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
 before such date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09456-01-1

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