Assembly Bill A6500A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to single occupancy bathrooms

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A6500 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5993
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-o, Civ Rts L; add §409-m, amd §§355, 6206 & 6306, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A5240, S815, S6479

2017-A6500 - Summary

Relates to making all single occupancy bathrooms gender neutral in school districts, charter schools, SUNY, CUNY, community colleges, restaurants, bars, mercantile establishments, factories and state owned or operated buildings.

2017-A6500 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6500
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law and the education law, in  relation
   to single occupancy bathroom facilities
 
   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-o to read as follows:
   §  79-O.  GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES.  1. ALL
 SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES IN PUBLIC PLACES, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO THOSE LOCATED IN  RESTAURANTS,  BARS,  MERCANTILE  ESTABLISH-
 MENTS,  FACTORIES  OR STATE-OWNED OR OPERATED BUILDINGS, SHALL BE DESIG-
 NATED AS GENDER NEUTRAL FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT AT  A  TIME
 OR  FOR  FAMILY  OR  ASSISTED USE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "STATE-
 OWNED OR OPERATED BUILDINGS" SHALL MEAN ANY  STATE-OWNED  PROPERTY  USED
 FOR  OFFICIAL OFFICE BUILDING SPACE, AND SHALL INCLUDE ANY OFFICE SPACE,
 NOT OWNED BY THE STATE, BUT WHOSE PRIMARY  USE  IS  FOR  OFFICIAL  STATE
 BUSINESS.
   2. SUCH GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM FACILITIES SHALL BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED
 BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON OR NEAR EACH FACILITY.
   §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 409-m to
 read as follows:
   § 409-M. GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY  BATHROOM  FACILITIES.    THE
 BOARD  OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE PRINCI-
 PAL OR OTHER PERSON IN CHARGE OF EVERY NONPUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY
 SCHOOL WITHIN THE STATE SHALL AUTHORIZE THE  PROMULGATION  OF  RULES  OR
 POLICIES  REQUIRING  THAT  ALL  SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES ARE
 DESIGNATED AS GENDER NEUTRAL FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT  AT  A
 TIME OR FOR FAMILY OR ASSISTED USE. SUCH GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM FACILI-
 TIES  SHALL BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON OR NEAR EACH
 FACILITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A6500A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5993
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-o, Civ Rts L; add §409-m, amd §§355, 6206 & 6306, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A5240, S815, S6479

2017-A6500A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to making all single occupancy bathrooms gender neutral in school districts, charter schools, SUNY, CUNY, community colleges, restaurants, bars, mercantile establishments, factories and state owned or operated buildings.

2017-A6500A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6500--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL, DICKENS, MOSLEY, JAFFEE, ORTIZ -- read
   once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Governmental Operations --
   reported and referred to the Committee on  Rules  --  Rules  Committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to the Committee on Rules

 AN  ACT to amend the civil rights law and the education law, in relation
   to single occupancy bathroom facilities
 
   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-o to read as follows:
   § 79-O. GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES.   1.  ALL
 SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES LOCATED IN PUBLIC PLACES, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE LOCATED IN RESTAURANTS, BARS, MERCANTILE ESTAB-
 LISHMENTS,  FACTORIES  OR  STATE-OWNED  OR  OPERATED BUILDINGS, SHALL BE
 DESIGNATED AS GENDER NEUTRAL FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT  AT  A
 TIME  OR  FOR  FAMILY  OR  ASSISTED  USE.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 "STATE-OWNED OR OPERATED BUILDINGS" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE-OWNED  PROPERTY
 USED  FOR  OFFICIAL  STATE  BUSINESS  AND  SHALL INCLUDE ANY BUILDING OR
 OFFICE SPACE, NOT OWNED BY THE STATE, BUT WHICH PRIMARY USE IS FOR OFFI-
 CIAL STATE BUSINESS.
   2. SUCH GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM FACILITIES SHALL BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED
 BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON OR NEAR EACH FACILITY.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  409-m  to
 read as follows:
   §  409-M.  GENDER  NEUTRAL  SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES.  THE
 BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR, IN THE  CASE
 OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE CHANCELLOR, AND EVERY BOARD
 OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, CHARTER SCHOOL AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL
 WITHIN  THE  STATE  SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REQUIRING THAT
 ALL SINGLE  OCCUPANCY  BATHROOM  FACILITIES  ARE  DESIGNATED  AS  GENDER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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