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Senate committee narrows diaper-changing bill to new construction after members raise cost concerns

PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · March 6, 2019
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Summary

Senate Bill 443 would require diaper-changing accommodations in public restrooms regardless of gender. Committee members worried the bill's renovation threshold could force many businesses to retrofit facilities; sponsor agreed to remove 'renovations' and limit requirements to new construction to address those concerns.

Senate Bill 443 was presented to require diaper-changing accommodations be equally available in public restrooms regardless of gender, applying to new construction and renovations over a monetary threshold as originally drafted. Several members,…

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