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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY – STATE BUILDING CODE | |
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Introduced By: Senators Valverde, Acosta, Mendes, Mack, DiMario, Sosnowski, and | |
Date Introduced: April 01, 2021 | |
Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-701 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled "State |
2 | Building Code" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 23-27.3-701. Baby changing tables. Baby changing tables - State and municipal |
4 | buildings |
5 | (a) All new construction of state and municipal buildings opened to the public commenced |
6 | after December 31, 1999, and all renovations, and replacements of a value in excess of fifty percent |
7 | (50%) of existing public state and municipal buildings open to the public commenced after |
8 | December 31, 1999, and the Rhode Island state house shall provide for baby changing tables in |
9 | both ladies' and men's rooms all publicly accessible restrooms. |
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) The building codes standard committee shall adopt and promulgate all rules and |
13 | regulations required to carry out the purpose of this section. |
14 | SECTION 2. Chapter 23-27.3 of the General Laws entitled "State Building Code" is hereby |
15 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
16 | 23-27.3-701.1. Baby changing tables - Publicly accessible buildings. |
17 | All new or substantially renovated construction of publicly accessible buildings shall |
18 | provide for baby changing tables in all publicly accessible restrooms and shall ensure the |
19 | accommodation is equally available or provided regardless of the gender for which the restroom is |
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1 | designed. |
2 | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY – STATE BUILDING CODE | |
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1 | This act would require that baby changing tables are installed in all publicly accessible |
2 | restrooms in existing state and municipal buildings when substantial renovations take place, |
3 | including the state house and in all such buildings that are newly constructed. It also requires that |
4 | the accommodations are equally available or provided regardless of the gender for which the |
5 | restroom is designed. |
6 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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