Assembly Bill A6978

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting employees of public utilities access to certain restroom facilities without being a paying customer

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Current Bill Status Via S5444 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A6978 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5444
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-k, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A5681, S8523

2023-A6978 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits employees of public utility corporations or public utility companies access to certain restroom facilities without being a paying customer.

2023-A6978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6978
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  permitting
   employees  of  public  utilities access to certain restroom facilities
   without being a paying customer

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 399-k to read as follows:
   §  399-K.  ACCESS TO RESTROOM FACILITIES.  1. A PLACE OF BUSINESS OPEN
 TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE SALE OF  GOODS  OR  SERVICES  THAT  HAS  A
 TOILET  FACILITY  FOR  ITS  EMPLOYEES  SHALL ALLOW ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
 LAWFULLY ON THE PREMISES OF SUCH PLACE OF BUSINESS  WHILE  PERFORMING  A
 UTILITY  RELATED SERVICE TO USE THAT TOILET FACILITY DURING NORMAL BUSI-
 NESS HOURS, EVEN IF THE PLACE OF BUSINESS DOES  NOT  NORMALLY  MAKE  THE
 EMPLOYEE  TOILET  FACILITY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, PROVIDED THAT ALL OF
 THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:
   A. THE INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING THE USE OF THE EMPLOYEE  TOILET  FACILITY
 IS  AN  EMPLOYEE  OF A PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY OR A PUBLIC UTILITY CORPO-
 RATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE  LAW,  PROVIDED
 THAT THE PLACE OF BUSINESS MAY REQUIRE THE INDIVIDUAL TO PRESENT REASON-
 ABLE  EVIDENCE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS AN EMPLOYEE OF SUCH PUBLIC UTILITY
 ENTITY;
   B. TWO OR MORE EMPLOYEES OF THE PLACE OF BUSINESS ARE WORKING  AT  THE
 TIME THE INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS USE OF THE EMPLOYEE TOILET FACILITY;
   C.  THE  EMPLOYEE  TOILET  FACILITY  IS  NOT  LOCATED IN AN AREA WHERE
 PROVIDING ACCESS WOULD CREATE AN OBVIOUS HEALTH OR SAFETY  RISK  TO  THE
 REQUESTING  INDIVIDUAL OR CREATE A SECURITY RISK TO THE PEOPLE, OR PROP-
 ERTY WITHIN THE PLACE OF BUSINESS;
   D. USE OF THE TOILET FACILITY WOULD NOT CREATE AN  OBVIOUS  HEALTH  OR
 SAFETY RISK TO THE REQUESTING INDIVIDUAL; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07109-01-3

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