H7604

	2020 -- H 7604
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE

	Introduced By: Representatives Blazejewski, Kislak, Cassar, Ajello, and Barros
	Date Introduced: February 14, 2020
	Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Chapter 23-27.3 of the General Laws entitled "State Building Code" is hereby
2	amended by adding thereto the following section:
3	23-27.3-702. Gender neutral public single-user toilet facility.
4	(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any single-user toilet facility in a public
5	building or place of public accommodation that exists or is constructed on or after July 1, 2020,
6	shall be made available for use by persons of any gender, and designated for use by not more than
7	one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use. A single-user toilet facility may be identified
8	by a sign, provided that the sign marks the facility as a restroom and does not indicate any specific
9	gender.
10	(b) A municipality may apply to the local building official for a waiver of this provision in
11	the case of unreasonable hardship.
12	(c) During any inspection of a public building or a place of public accommodation by an
13	inspector, building official, or other local official responsible for code enforcement, the inspector
14	or official may inspect for compliance with this section.
15	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE
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1	This act would require any single-user toilet facility in a public building or place of public
2	accommodation that exists or is constructed on or after July 1, 2020, be available to persons of any
3	gender.
4	This act would take effect upon passage.
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