STATE OF NEW YORK
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109
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, SEAWRIGHT, ARROYO, SIMON, GALEF,
MOSLEY, DINOWITZ, ORTIZ, D'URSO, DE LA ROSA, QUART -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
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:
1 Section 1. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section
2 145 to read as follows:
3 § 145. Gender neutral single occupancy bathrooms. The commissioner of
4 general services shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty to
5 ensure that all single occupancy bathrooms in state owned or operated
6 buildings be designated as gender neutral single occupancy bathrooms.
7 For purposes of this section: "state owned or operated buildings" shall
8 mean any state owned property used for official state business, and
9 shall include any building or office space, not owned by the state, but
10 which is primarily used for official state business; and "single occu-
11 pancy" shall mean intended for use by no more than one occupant at a
12 time or for family or assisted use.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
14 have become a law; provided, however, that the addition, amendment
15 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
16 of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made and completed
17 on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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