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Senate Bill S6682

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for diaper changing accommodations in certain buildings

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2025-S6682 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-r, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8354
2023-2024: S3218

2025-S6682 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires diaper changing accommodations be made available to all persons regardless of gender in certain buildings.

2025-S6682 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6682 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6682
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 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-r to read as follows:
   §  79-R.  DIAPER  CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS. 1. ANY PUBLIC BUILDING 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 BEFORE  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.
                                                            LBD11080-01-5

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