NY State Assembly Bill 2023-A8373C

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Apr 29, 2024	print number 8373c
Apr 29, 2024	amend and recommit to governmental operations
Apr 10, 2024	print number 8373b
Apr 10, 2024	amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations
Feb 13, 2024	print number 8373a
Feb 13, 2024	amend and recommit to governmental operations
Jan 03, 2024	referred to governmental operations
Dec 13, 2023	referred to governmental operations

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2023-A8373 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:: Add §79-r, Civ Rts L; add §148, Pub Bldg L

2023-A8373 - Summary

Provides for adult changing tables to be placed within an enclosed restroom facility or other similar private facility that is for use by persons with disabilities who need help with diapering at commercial places of public amusement and state-owned buildings open to the public.

2023-A8373 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8373
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to enacting the "trav-
   eling with dignity act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "traveling with dignity act".
   § 2. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section  79-r  to
 read as follows:
   §  79-R.  ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS.   1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "ADULT CHANGING  ACCOMMODATION"  MEANS  AN  ADULT  CHANGING  TABLE
 PLACED  WITHIN  AN  ENCLOSED  RESTROOM FACILITY OR OTHER SIMILAR PRIVATE
 FACILITY THAT IS FOR USE BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO NEED HELP WITH
 DIAPERING.
   (B) "COMMERCIAL  PLACE  OF  PUBLIC  AMUSEMENT"  MEANS  AN  AUDITORIUM,
 CONVENTION  CENTER,  CULTURAL COMPLEX, EXHIBITION HALL, PERMANENT AMUSE-
 MENT PARK, SPORTS ARENA, OR THEATER OR MOVIE HOUSE FOR WHICH THE MAXIMUM
 OCCUPANCY IS DETERMINED TO BE TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED OR MORE PEOPLE.
   (C) "COVERED FACILITY" MEANS A COMMERCIAL PLACE OF  PUBLIC  AMUSEMENT,
 PUBLIC  ROADSIDE  REST  AREA  WITH  SANITARY  FACILITIES, MUSEUM, PUBLIC
 LIBRARY OR OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING.
   (D) "DISABILITY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDI-
 VISION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE
 LAW.
   (E)  "PUBLIC  BUILDING"  MEANS A PUBLIC BUILDING OWNED BY THE STATE OF
 NEW YORK, UNDER THE SUPERVISION  AND  CONTROL  OF  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
 GENERAL  SERVICES, THAT IS DETERMINED BY SUCH COMMISSIONER TO BE OPEN TO
 THE PUBLIC.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11897-03-3
 A. 8373                             2

 
   2. (A) A COVERED FACILITY SHALL INSTALL  AND  MAINTAIN  AT  LEAST  ONE
 ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY THAT
 IS  ACCESSIBLE  TO  BOTH  MEN AND WOMEN WHEN THE FACILITY IS OPEN TO THE
 PUBLIC, IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OCCUR:
   (I)  THE  COVERED  FACILITY  IS  NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR;
   (II) WHEN AN EXISTING COVERED FACILITY IS RENOVATED ON OR AFTER  JANU-
 ARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, AND EITHER REQUIRES A PERMIT OR THE
 ESTIMATED COST OF THE RENOVATION IS TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE; OR
   (III)  IF NEITHER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OR (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH APPLY, IN
 THE CASE OF:
   (1) A COVERED FACILITY THAT IS A PUBLIC BUILDING, NO LATER THAN  JANU-
 ARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN;
   (2)  A  COVERED  FACILITY THAT IS A MUSEUM OR PUBLIC LIBRARY, NO LATER
 THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE; OR
   (3) A COVERED FACILITY THAT IS A COMMERCIAL PLACE OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT,
 NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-ONE; OR
   (B) A COVERED FACILITY WITH AN ENCLOSED  RESTROOM  FACILITY  OR  OTHER
 SIMILAR  PRIVATE  FACILITY  WITH  AN  ADULT CHANGING TABLE IN USE BEFORE
 JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, SHALL BE DEEMED TO COMPLY  WITH
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   3.  A  COVERED  FACILITY  SHALL ENSURE THAT THE ENTRANCE TO EACH ADULT
 CHANGING ACCOMMODATION HAS CONSPICUOUS SIGNAGE INDICATING  THE  LOCATION
 OF  THE  ACCOMMODATION,  AND,  IF  THE FACILITY HAS A CENTRAL DIRECTORY,
 SHALL ENSURE THAT THE CENTRAL DIRECTORY INDICATES THE  LOCATION  OF  THE
 ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2023-A8373A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:: Add §79-r, Civ Rts L; add §148, Pub Bldg L

2023-A8373A - Summary

2023-A8373A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8373--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BURDICK, LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,
   sec.  2  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to enacting the "trav-
   eling with dignity act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "traveling with dignity act".
   § 2. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section  79-r  to
 read as follows:
   §  79-R.  ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS.   1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATION"  MEANS  A  HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE  ADULT
 CHANGING  TABLE  PLACED  WITHIN  AN  ENCLOSED RESTROOM FACILITY OR OTHER
 SIMILAR PRIVATE FACILITY THAT IS FOR USE BY  PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES
 WHO NEED HELP WITH DIAPERING.
   (B)  "COMMERCIAL  PLACE  OF  PUBLIC  AMUSEMENT"  MEANS  AN AUDITORIUM,
 CONVENTION CENTER, CULTURAL COMPLEX, EXHIBITION HALL,  PERMANENT  AMUSE-
 MENT PARK, SPORTS ARENA, OR THEATER OR MOVIE HOUSE FOR WHICH THE MAXIMUM
 OCCUPANCY IS DETERMINED TO BE TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED OR MORE PEOPLE.
   (C)  "COVERED  FACILITY" MEANS A COMMERCIAL PLACE OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT,
 PUBLIC ROADSIDE REST  AREA  WITH  SANITARY  FACILITIES,  MUSEUM,  PUBLIC
 LIBRARY OR OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING.
   (D) "DISABILITY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDI-
 VISION  TWENTY-ONE  OF  SECTION  TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE
 LAW.
   (E) "PUBLIC BUILDING" MEANS A PUBLIC BUILDING OWNED BY  THE  STATE  OF
 NEW  YORK,  UNDER  THE  SUPERVISION  AND  CONTROL OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11897-05-4

 A. 8373--A                          2
 
 GENERAL SERVICES, THAT IS DETERMINED BY SUCH COMMISSIONER TO BE OPEN  TO
 THE PUBLIC.
   2.  (A)  A  COVERED  FACILITY  SHALL INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE
 ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY THAT
 IS ACCESSIBLE TO BOTH MEN AND WOMEN WHEN THE FACILITY  IS  OPEN  TO  THE
 PUBLIC, IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OCCUR:
   (I)  THE  COVERED  FACILITY  IS  NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE;
   (II) WHEN AN EXISTING COVERED FACILITY IS RENOVATED ON OR AFTER  JANU-
 ARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, AND EITHER REQUIRES A PERMIT OR THE
 ESTIMATED COST OF THE RENOVATION IS TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE; OR
   (III)  IF NEITHER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OR (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH APPLY, IN
 THE CASE OF:
   (1) A COVERED FACILITY THAT IS A PUBLIC BUILDING, NO LATER THAN  JANU-
 ARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT;
   (2)  A  COVERED  FACILITY THAT IS A MUSEUM OR PUBLIC LIBRARY, NO LATER
 THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTY; OR
   (3) A COVERED FACILITY THAT IS A COMMERCIAL PLACE OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT,
 NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-TWO; OR
   (B) A COVERED FACILITY WITH AN ENCLOSED  RESTROOM  FACILITY  OR  OTHER
 SIMILAR  PRIVATE  FACILITY  WITH  AN  ADULT CHANGING TABLE IN USE BEFORE
 JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, SHALL BE DEEMED TO COMPLY  WITH
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   3.  A  COVERED  FACILITY  SHALL ENSURE THAT THE ENTRANCE TO EACH ADULT
 CHANGING ACCOMMODATION HAS CONSPICUOUS SIGNAGE INDICATING  THE  LOCATION
 OF  THE  ACCOMMODATION,  AND,  IF  THE FACILITY HAS A CENTRAL DIRECTORY,
 SHALL ENSURE THAT THE CENTRAL DIRECTORY INDICATES THE  LOCATION  OF  THE
 ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2023-A8373B - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:: Add §79-r, Civ Rts L; add §148, Pub Bldg L

2023-A8373B - Summary

2023-A8373B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8373--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK, LEVENBERG, SEAWRIGHT, SLATER, SHIMSKY --
   read  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --
   recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Operations in  accordance
   with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   again  reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law and the public  buildings  law,  in
   relation to enacting the "traveling with dignity act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "traveling with dignity act".
   §  2.  The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-r to
 read as follows:
   § 79-R. ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS.  1. AS USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "ADULT  CHANGING  ACCOMMODATION"  MEANS A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE ADULT
 CHANGING TABLE THAT IS FOR USE BY PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES  WHO  NEED
 HELP WITH DIAPERING.
   (B)  "COVERED  FACILITY" MEANS A COMMERCIAL PLACE OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT,
 INCLUDING AUDITORIUMS, THEATRES, CONVENTION CENTERS,  EXHIBITION  HALLS,
 PERMANENT  AMUSEMENT  PARKS,  AND  SPORTS  ARENAS, FOR WHICH THE MAXIMUM
 OCCUPANCY IS DETERMINED TO BE TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED OR MORE PEOPLE.
   (C) "DISABILITY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDI-
 VISION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE
 LAW.
   2.  ALL SINGLE-OCCUPANCY BATHROOMS LOCATED IN COVERED FACILITIES SHALL
 INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT  LEAST  ONE  ADULT  CHANGING  ACCOMMODATION  FOR
 PERSONS  WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS OF
 ANY GENDER WHEN THE FACILITY IS OPEN TO THE  PUBLIC,  AND  SHALL  ENSURE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11897-06-4

 A. 8373--B                          2
 
 THAT SUCH BATHROOM SHALL BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON
 OR NEAR THE ENTRY DOOR OF EACH BATHROOM, PROVIDED THAT:
   (A)  COVERED  FACILITIES  NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST,
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 SECTION AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION;
   (B)  EXISTING  COVERED FACILITIES RENOVATED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST,
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 SECTION AT THE TIME OF RENOVATION; AND
   (C)  ANY  OTHER  EXISTING  COVERED  FACILITY  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION NO LATER THAN  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
 THIRTY-TWO.
   3.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, IN COLLAB-
 ORATION WITH THE CHIEF DISABILITY OFFICER, SHALL PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS
 IN  ORDER TO EFFECTUATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING THE DIMENSIONS  OF  SUCH  ADULT
 CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS.
   §  3.  The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section 148
 to read as follows:
   § 148. ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS. 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
 CORPORATION 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)  "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; AND
   (D)  "ADULT  CHANGING  ACCOMMODATION"  MEANS A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE ADULT
 CHANGING TABLE THAT IS FOR USE BY PERSONS  WITH  DISABILITIES  WHO  NEED
 HELP WITH DIAPERING.
   2.  EACH  STATE  AGENCY  SHALL  ENSURE  THAT ALL STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS
 DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES  TO  BE
 OPEN  TO THE PUBLIC SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE SINGLE-OCCUPANCY BATHROOM IN
 SUCH BUILDING WITH AN ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATION BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE  OF  GENERAL  SERVICES,  IN  COLLAB-
 ORATION  WITH THE CHIEF DISABILITY OFFICER, SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS
 IN ORDER TO EFFECTUATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO,  SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING THE DIMENSIONS OF SUCH ADULT
 CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2023-A8373C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:: Add §79-r, Civ Rts L; add §148, Pub Bldg L

2023-A8373C (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-A8373C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8373--C
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BURDICK, LEVENBERG, SEAWRIGHT, SLATER, SHIMSKY,
   BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Governmental
   Operations  -- recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Operations
   in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee -- again  reported  from  said  committee  with  amendments,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the civil rights law and the public buildings law, in
   relation to enacting the "traveling with dignity act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "traveling with dignity act".
   § 2. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section  79-r  to
 read as follows:
   §  79-R.  ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS.   1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATION"  MEANS  A  HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE  ADULT
 CHANGING  TABLE  THAT  IS  FOR USE BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO NEED
 HELP WITH DIAPERING.
   (B) "COVERED FACILITY" MEANS A COMMERCIAL PLACE OF  PUBLIC  AMUSEMENT,
 INCLUDING  AUDITORIUMS,  THEATRES, CONVENTION CENTERS, EXHIBITION HALLS,
 PERMANENT AMUSEMENT PARKS, AND SPORTS  ARENAS,  FOR  WHICH  THE  MAXIMUM
 OCCUPANCY IS DETERMINED TO BE TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED OR MORE PEOPLE.
   (C) "DISABILITY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDI-
 VISION  TWENTY-ONE  OF  SECTION  TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE
 LAW.
   2. ALL SINGLE-OCCUPANCY BATHROOMS LOCATED IN COVERED FACILITIES  SHALL
 INSTALL  AND  MAINTAIN  AT  LEAST  ONE  ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATION FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11897-08-4

 A. 8373--C                          2
 
 PERSONS WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS  OF
 ANY  GENDER  WHEN  THE  FACILITY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND SHALL ENSURE
 THAT SUCH BATHROOM SHALL BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON
 OR  NEAR  THE  ENTRY  DOOR  OF EACH BATHROOM, AND, IF THE FACILITY HAS A
 CENTRAL DIRECTORY, SHALL ENSURE THAT THE CENTRAL DIRECTORY INDICATES THE
 LOCATION OF THE ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATION, PROVIDED THAT:
   (A) COVERED FACILITIES NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ON OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,
 TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION;
   (B) EXISTING COVERED FACILITIES RENOVATED ON OR AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,
 TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE,  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION AT THE TIME OF RENOVATION; AND
   (C)  ANY  OTHER  EXISTING  COVERED  FACILITY  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 THIRTY-TWO.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE  OF  GENERAL  SERVICES,  IN  COLLAB-
 ORATION  WITH THE CHIEF DISABILITY OFFICER, SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS
 IN ORDER TO EFFECTUATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO,  SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING THE DIMENSIONS OF SUCH ADULT
 CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS.
   § 3. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new  section  148
 to read as follows:
   § 148. ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS. 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
 CORPORATION 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) "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; AND
   (D) "ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATION"  MEANS  A  HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE  ADULT
 CHANGING  TABLE  THAT  IS  FOR USE BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO NEED
 HELP WITH DIAPERING.
   2. EACH STATE AGENCY  SHALL  ENSURE  THAT  ALL  STATE-OWNED  BUILDINGS
 DETERMINED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES TO BE
 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE SINGLE-OCCUPANCY BATHROOM  IN
 SUCH BUILDING WITH AN ADULT CHANGING ACCOMMODATION BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT.
   3.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, IN COLLAB-
 ORATION WITH THE CHIEF DISABILITY OFFICER, SHALL PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS
 IN  ORDER TO EFFECTUATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING THE DIMENSIONS  OF  SUCH  ADULT
 CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Assembly Bill A8373C

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2023-A8373A - Details

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2023-A8373B - Details

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2023-A8373C (ACTIVE) - Details

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BURDICK

Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

Dana Levenberg

2023-A8373 - Details

2023-A8373 - Summary

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co-Sponsors

Dana Levenberg

Rebecca Seawright

Matthew Slater

MaryJane Shimsky

2023-A8373A - Details

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co-Sponsors

Dana Levenberg

Rebecca Seawright

Matthew Slater

MaryJane Shimsky

2023-A8373B - Details

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co-Sponsors

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