U.S. Legislation for Adult Changing Stations

There is currently no legislation introduced in Alabama involving adult changing stations. Notably however, the Alabama DOT is in the design process for adding adult changing tables to their family restrooms.

There is currently no legislation introduced in Alaska involving adult changing stations.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 9, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1444, to read:

Changing stations; public buildings

1) A public entity that constructs a new restroom that is accessible to the public in a public building or that totally renovates an existing restroom that is accessible to both men and women and to the public in a public building shall:

(a) Include in at least one restroom in each building at least one changing station that is capable of serving both a baby and an adult and that is accessible to both men and women.

(b) Provide signage at or near the entrance to the changing station indicating the location of the changing station.

(c) Indicate the location of the changing station in the central building directory, if such a directory exists.

2) The responsible authority may grant an exemption from the requirements of this section if the responsible authority determines that any of the following would apply to the installation of a changing station that is capable of serving both a baby and an adult:

(a) The installation would not be feasible.

(b) The installation would result in a failure to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act standards for access for persons with disabilities.

(c) The installation would threaten or destroy the historic significance of a historic property.

(d) The public building is not frequented by the public.

(e) The installation of a changing station under this section must provide sufficient clear floor space to comply with the requirements of the 2010 Americans With Disabilities Act standards for accessible design.

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The people of the state of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 19952.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

A person, private firm, organization, or corporation that owns or manages a commercial place of public amusement shall install and maintain at least one adult changing station for persons with a physical disability that is accessible to both men and women when the facility is open to the public, if either of the following occur:

(a) The commercial place of public amusement is newly constructed on or after January 1, 2020.

(b) When an existing commercial place of public amusement is renovated on or after January 1, 2025, and requires a permit or the estimated cost of the renovation is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more.

(c) A commercial place of public amusement with an enclosed restroom facility or other similar private facility with an adult changing table in use before January 1, 2025, shall be deemed to comply with this paragraph.

(d) A facility shall ensure that the entrance to each adult changing station has conspicuous signage indicating the location of the station, and, if the facility has a central directory, shall ensure that the central directory indicates the location of the adult changing station.

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Section 1. Section 553.5145, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
1) A person, private firm, organization, corporation, or state or local government that operates a place of public accommodation or public building or facility shall install and maintain at least one universal changing place at each of the following locations in a family or assisted-use restroom facility for persons of either sex who have a physical disability:
(a) Places of exhibition or entertainment, which include movie theaters, theaters, concert halls, sports arenas, and stadiums.
(b) Shopping centers, shopping malls, or stores of at least 40,000 square feet.
(c) Places of public display or collection, which include museums, libraries, and galleries.
(d) Places of recreation, which include parks, zoos, and amusement parks.
(e) Places of education, which include elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and postgraduate private or public schools.
(f) Social service centers, which include senior centers and homeless shelters.
(g) Public buildings or facilities, which include any state or local government buildings, rest areas, and state parks.
(h) Stations used for public transportation, which include airport terminals, railway depots, and bus stations.
(i) Professional offices of health care providers, which include hospitals and rehabilitation centers.

2) The universal changing place must measure at least 8 feet by 10 feet, with adequate space for a wheelchair to maneuver; be equipped with a powered, height-adjustable adult changing table, a waste receptacle, a toilet, a sink or washbasin, a soap dispenser, and a paper towel dispenser; and comply with current accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The powered, height-adjustable adult changing table in the universal changing place must:
(a) Be able to lower to a height of no less than 8 inches and raise to height of no less than 34 inches;
(b) Be at least 25 inches in width by 70 inches in length;
(c) Support up to at least 350 pounds.
3) A family or assisted-use restroom facility that has a universal changing place shall include signage at or near the entrance to the family or assisted-use restroom facility indicating that the facility has a universal changing place. If a place of public accommodation or public building or facility has a central directory identifying the location of offices, restrooms, and other facilities, the central directory shall indicate the location of each universal changing place in the place of public accommodation or public building or facility.
This section applies to any place of public accommodation or public building or facility that is open to the public and is:
(a) Built on or after January 1, 2021; or

(b) (b) An existing place of public accommodation or public building or facility that applies for a building permit on or after January 1, 2021, for a renovation of a main facility in the place of public accommodation or public building or facility, not including a parking garage, estimated to cost $37,500 or more.
This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.

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Section 1. Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to handicapped persons, is amended by adding a new chapter to read as follows:

(a) A commercial public facility having a total occupant load greater than 1,000 persons shall install and maintain a minimum of one adult changing station for persons with disabilities. This chapter shall not apply to any historic building or structure or landmark museum building as defined under Code Section 25-2-13.
(b) Each commercial public facility covered under this chapter shall provide signage at or near the entrance of each adult changing station indicating the location of such station. The central facility directory, if provided by such facility, shall indicate the location of any adult changing stations. This subsection shall not require a central facility directory if one is not otherwise provided by the commercial public facility or otherwise provided for by any other provision of law or regulation.
(c) All commercial public facilities under this chapter receiving permits for construction or renovation on or after January 1, 2020, shall comply with the rules, regulations, and procedures adopted by the Commissioner to establish the minimum standards and requirements under this chapter.

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For purposes of this section, “adult changing station” means a universally-accessible, height-adjustable adult changing table placed within an enclosed restroom facility or other similar facility that is for use by persons with disabilities who need assistance with diapering.

1) An adult changing station shall be installed and maintained at all of the following locations:

(a) Any building or facility to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, on which construction will commence on or after January 1,2022.

(b) Any building or facility to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, on which construction of renovations to the building or facility will commence on or after January 1,2025, and where such renovations will require a permit, certificate, authorization, or other required document or where the renovations will cost ten thousand dollars or more.

(c) Any building or facility to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, with the capacity to serve one thousand five hundred or more persons in any one day, including but not limited to state buildings and facilities.

(d) Shopping malls and retail stores with a floor space of forty thousand square feet or more.

(e) Entertainment venues with a floor space of forty thousand square feet or more, including but not limited to theaters, concert halls, auditoriums, and other facilities primarily used for exhibiting motion pictures, stage performances, lectures, musical recitals, and other similar performances, bingo facilities, gambling structures, and indoor arenas including sports arenas.

(f) Public transportation facilities under the authority of the state or its political subdivisions, including bus stations.

(g) Galleries, libraries, museums, and tourist information centers.

(h) Parks, playgrounds, recreational centers, zoos, and amusement or theme parks.

(i) General aviation airports as defined in section 328.1.

(j) Rest areas as defined in section 306C.10.

(k) Public or nonpublic educational facilities, including but not limited to schools, colleges, and universities.

(l) Hospitals as defined in section 135B.1.

(m) A facility as defined in section 125.2.

2) Each location required to install and maintain an adult changing station, as provided for in subsection 2, shall ensure that the entrance to each adult changing station has conspicuous signage indicating the location of the adult changing station.

3) A person who violates this section shall be assessed a civil penalty by the department of human rights which is not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars. Moneys collected under this subsection shall be remitted to the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state.

This bill takes effect January 1, 2021.

The bill shall be known as Adalynn’s law.

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Public Buildings – Changing Facilities for Adult Diapers

For the purpose of requiring, except under certain circumstances, that a diaper–changing facility suitable for changing the diaper of an adult be installed in certain public restrooms in certain public buildings; requiring certain entities responsible for the enforcement of this Act to report to the Department of General Services the location of a diaper–changing facility suitable for changing the diaper of an adult when the diaper–changing facility is installed; requiring the Department to maintain on its website a list containing all the locations of certain diaper–changing facilities; altering a certain definition; and generally relating to diaper–changing facilities in public buildings.

In a public building, a diaper–changing facility SUITABLE FOR CHANGING THE DIAPER OF A CHILD OR AN ADULT shall be installed in at least one public restroom or, if the restrooms are divided by gender, in at least one men’s public restroom and one women’s public restroom if:

(a) The public building is constructed on or after October 1, 2020.

(b) A public restroom is constructed in a public building on or after October 24 1, 2020; or

(c) A public restroom in a public building undergoes substantial renovation 26 on or after October 1, 2020.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 5409

January 23, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Stone, Anthony, Love, Hood, Brenda Carter, Liberati, Haadsma, Garrett, Ellison, Kennedy, Peterson, Greig, Bolden, Yaroch, Gay-Dagnogo and Yancey and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled

"Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act,"

(MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531) by adding section 13h.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 13h. (1) The owner of any of the following buildings or structures, constructed on or after January 1, 2022, or renovated on or after January 1, 2025, for renovations requiring a permit under this act or having an estimated cost of $10,000.00 or more, shall install and provide access to not less than 1 height-adjustable, adult-sized changing table in a toilet facility or other space within that building or structure that is universal as to gender and is available to the public:

(a) A building or structure, including, but not limited to, any building or structure owned by this state, that has a capacity to serve 1,500 or more persons per day.

(b) A building or structure used for exhibition or entertainment, including, but not limited to, a movie theater, performance theater, concert hall, convention center, shopping mall, or a store that is larger than 40,000 square feet.

(c) A building or structure used for public display or collection, including, but not limited to, a museum, library, or gallery.

(d) A building or structure that is located in a place of recreation, including, but not limited to, a park, zoo, or amusement park.

(e) Any of the following located in this state:

(i) An airport.

(ii) A bus station.

(iii) An interstate rest stop.

(iv) A place of education.

(v) A hospital.

(vi) A rehabilitation facility.

(2) The location of the toilet facility or other space described in subsection (1) shall be conspicuously displayed at the entrance of the building or structure, or place of recreation, where it is located. If the building or structure, or place of recreation, has a central directory, the location shall be indicated in that directory.

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Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 326B.106, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1) Adult-size changing facilities. The code must require the installation of adult-size changing facilities on each floor where there is a restroom accessible to the public. This requirement is met by providing adult-size changing facilities in either a unisex restroom or in both a men's restroom and a women's restroom. Adult-size changing facilities consist of:
(a) An adult-size changing table in a private location;
(b) A supply of paper table liners and disinfectant wipes;
(c) An appropriately sized waste container for used supplies;
(d) Nonslip flooring;
(e) Wall-mounted hooks and a shelf for a user's personal supplies;
(f) A chair for the user's attendant or caregiver; and
(g) Signage indicating the presence of the adult-size changing facilities.

2) Adult-size changing tables must have a changing surface that:
(a) Is a minimum of 24 inches wide and 71 inches long;
(b) Either sits at or is capable of being adjusted to a height of between 18 and 28 inches above the floor;
(c) Is weight-bearing to a minimum of 350 pounds; and
(d) Has both a safety rail and restraint straps available.

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Each public building under the power and control of the state or any of its political subdivisions, as well as any private or commercial business that is open to the public for assembly or amusement purposes constructed on or after July 1, 2020, shall have at least one (1) restroom facility located therein with an adult changing station for persons with physical disabilities, which is accessible to both men and women. By January 1, 2023, each public building, private or commercial business that is open to the public for assembly or amusement purposes, which was constructed before July 1, 2020, shall install and maintain an adult changing station for persons with physical disabilities, which is accessible to both men and women. The adult changing station shall meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Has conspicuous signage at the entrance of each adult changing station indicating the location of the station, and if there is a central directory, the directory shall indicate the location of the adult changing station;

(b) Has a table with a weight capacity of at least four hundred (400) pounds;

(c) Has a table with a minimum length of at least seventy-two (72) inches and a minimum width of at least eighteen (18) inches from the wall;

(d) Has a table that sits at a minimum height of eighteen (18) inches from the floor;

(e) Is located in an enclosed area of the restroom that fits the table in an open position that accommodates a wheelchair and a caregiver.

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Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

333:1 New Subdivision; Universal Changing Stations. Amend RSA 155 by inserting after section 78 the following new subdivision:

1. A person, private firm, organization, corporation, or state government that operates a public building or facility shall install and maintain at least one universal changing station in a family restroom facility for persons of either sex who have a physical disability.

II.(a) The universal changing station shall measure at least 8 feet by 10 feet and per Americans with Disabilities Act governance and rules, adequate space for an electronic/full adult-sized wheelchair to maneuver; be equipped with a powered, height adjustable adult changing table, a waste receptacle, a toilet, a lavatory, a soap dispenser, and a paper towel dispenser; and comply with current Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility standards.

(b) The powered, height adjustable adult changing table in the universal changing station shall:

(1) Be able to lower to a height of no less than 8 inches and raise to height of no less than 34 inches.

(2) Be at least 25 inches wide by 72 inches in length.

(3) Support up to at least 350 pounds.

(c) The entrance to each universal changing station in the family restroom facility shall have accessible signage indicating the location of the changing station, and, if the building or venue has a central directory, the owner shall ensure that the central directory indicates the location of the universal changing station.

III. This subdivision shall apply to any public building or facility that is open to the public and is built on or after January 1, 2021.

333:2 Repeal. The subdivision heading preceeding RSA 155:79 and RSA 155:79 and RSA 155:80, relative to universal changing stations in certain places of public accommodation, are repealed.

333:3 Contingency. Section 2 of this act shall take effect on the date that the chairperson of the building code review board certifies to the director of the office of legislative services that pursuant to RSA 155-A:10, V, the state building code review board has adopted, and the legislature has ratified, a rule to amend the state building code that incorporates the requirements of RSA 155:79 and RSA 155:80. If the board does not adopt such a rule, or such a rule is not ratified by the legislature, section 2 of this act shall not take effect.

Approved: August 16, 2019

Effective Date:

3. Section 2 shall take effect as provided in section 3.
4. Remainder shall take effect January 1, 2020.

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Restroom accessibility and equipment requirements for public buildings:

1) In addition to all of the requirements of the state building code referenced in section fifty-one of this article, all buildings constructed after the effective date of this section which are covered by this article shall be required to include, at a minimum, at least one family restroom, accessible from any point within the building open to the public, which is to be equipped such that a caregiver is able to attend to the sanitary and hygienic needs of any person affected by any combination of physical and/or cognitive disabilities such that they require constant assistance with activities for daily living, including, but are not strictly limited to, an inability to utilize conventional restroom facilities.

2) The precise configuration and equipment to be included in such family restroom facilities shall be determined pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the department of state codes division, in cooperation with the office for persons with developmental disabilities, and with the input of an independent party, appointed by the governor, who is a person with disabilities or who is the parent or legal guardian of a person whose disabilities prevent their use of conventional restroom facilities. The equipment is to include a horizontal flat raised surface area suitable for safely diapering an adult person of at least two hundred fifty pounds weight and equipped with a system to sanitize the surface. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated and implemented within one hundred eighty days of the effective date of this section.

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The General Assembly of Ohio states sections 3781.109 and 5747.98 be amended and section 5747.79 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

1) The board of building standards shall adopt rules governing the number of water closets required to be installed in women's and men's rest room facilities in buildings or parts of buildings used for assembly purposes in accordance with the standards specified under a national model plumbing code that is consistent with rules adopted by the board pursuant to division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.

2) The rules adopted by the board pursuant to division of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code shall require every building constructed, or undergoing major renovations, on or after the effective date of this amendment, that is used for assembly purposes to have at least one rest room facility with an adult changing table. At a minimum, the rules shall contain all of the following requirements:

(a) A requirement that an adult changing table be placed in an enclosed space with room for the table in a usable position, a wheelchair, and a caregiver;

(b) A requirement that adult changing tables be constructed from a material that is suitable for use in a wet area.

(c) A requirement that restrooms with adult changing tables be marked with signage, at or near their entrance, indicating the availability of an adult changing table.

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1) An Act relating to public health and safety; creating the Oklahoma Universal Changing Stations Act; defining terms; requiring installation and maintenance of a universal changing station in certain public buildings; providing for certain requirements of a universal changing station; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

(a) All new construction of a public building or facility commenced after January 1, 2021, and all renovations requiring a permit or in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) of an existing public building or facility commenced after January 1, 2021, shall install and maintain at least one universal changing station in a family restroom facility for persons of either sex who have a physical disability.

(b) The universal changing station shall measure at least eight (8) feet by ten (10) feet and, per governance and rules of the Americans with Disabilities Act, shall have adequate space for an electronic adult-sized wheelchair to maneuver; be equipped with a height-adjustable adult changing table, a waste receptacle, a toilet, a lavatory, a soap dispenser, and a paper towel dispenser; and comply with current accessibility standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

2) The height-adjustable adult changing table in the universal changing station shall:

(a) Be able to lower to a height of no less than 8 inches and raise to a height of no less than 34 inches.

(b) Be at least 25 inches wide by 72 inches in length.

(c) Support up to at least 350 pounds.

3) The entrance to each universal changing station shall have accessible signage indicating the location of the changing station and, if the building or venue has a central directory, the owner shall ensure that the central directory indicates the location of the universal changing station.

This act shall become effective January 1, 2021.

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The act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, is amended by adding a section to read:

1) Changing stations in places of public accommodation. Installation and maintenance.--An individual, corporation, partnership, company, organization, association or other business entity that owns or manages a place of public accommodation shall install and maintain at least one adult changing station for persons with disabilities or special health care issues or the elderly. Each changing station shall be accessible to both men and women when the place of public accommodation is open to the public and any of the following conditions are met:

(a) The place of public accommodation is constructed on or after the date which is two years after the effective date of this subsection.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (b), when an alteration or addition is made on or after the date which is four years after the effective date of this subsection to a place of public accommodation which existed before the effective date of this subsection and:

(i) The alteration or addition requires a permit; or

(ii) The estimated cost of the alteration or addition is $10,000 or more.

2) A place of public accommodation shall ensure that:

(a) the entrance to each adult changing station has conspicuous signage indicating the location of the adult changing station; and

(b) if the place of public accommodation has a central directory, the central directory indicates the location of the adult changing station.

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A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §17-4-56, relating to providing changing stations for persons with disabilities in all rest areas and welcome centers in the state.

1) Rest area and welcome center changing stations for persons with disabilities.

(a) The Division of Highways shall provide private changing stations for adult persons with disabilities at all rest areas and welcome centers in the state, all to be constructed in accordance with federal law.

(b) The commissioner shall propose rules for legislative approval or emergency rules pursuant to §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

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Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires certain buildings to include at least one single-occupant restroom with a “universal changing station,” which the bill defines as a floor-mounted or wall-mounted, powered, and height adjustable adult changing table with a safety rail that can be used for personal hygiene purposes by an individual with a disability of either sex and the individual's care provider. The bill specifies other requirements that a universal changing station must satisfy, including requirements regarding size, maneuverability space, weight load, adjustability, and signage.

The bill applies to certain buildings that are subject to the state's commercial building code, which is administered by the Department of Safety and Professional Services. Specifically, the building must be one of the following: a place of exhibition or entertainment; a shopping center, shopping mall, or store of at least 40,000 square feet; a place of public display or collection, including a museum, library, or gallery; a place of recreation, including a building at a park, zoo, or amusement park; a place of education, including an elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate private or public school; a social service center, including a senior center or homeless shelter; a state or local government building, including a building at a rest area; a public transportation station; or a professional office of a health care provider, hospital, or rehabilitation center.

The bill's applicability also depends on whether a building is a “high capacity building,” which the bill defines as a building with the capacity to serve more than 3,000 persons per day. The bill requires any high capacity building for which construction begins on or after July 1, 2021, to include at least one single-occupant restroom with a universal changing station.

For any other high capacity building, the building must have at least one single-occupant restroom with a universal changing station only if the building owner applies for a building permit for a project that satisfies each of the following:

(a) The project alters, renovates, or makes an addition to the building;

(b) The project has an estimated cost of $15,000 or more; and

(c) The project does not involve solely a parking garage. For a building that is not a high capacity building, the bill's applicability depends on whether the building includes at least one single-occupant restroom before July 1, 2021. If so, the building must include at one single-occupant restroom with a universal changing station if, on or after that date, the building owner applies for a building permit for a project described above. If a building does not include at least one single-occupant restroom before that date, and such a restroom is added to the building on or after that date, the building must include one single-occupant restroom with a universal changing station when the restroom is added.

The bill also creates an income and franchise tax credit for small businesses that install universal changing stations. Under the bill, a small business is any entity that, during the preceding taxable year, either had gross receipts of no more than $1,000,000 or employed no more than 30 full-time employees. The credit is equal to 50 percent of the amount the small business paid to install the universal changing station, up to a maximum credit of $5,125. The credit may only be claimed if the universal changing station meets the requirements described above relating to such issues as size and weight load. If the small business's income or franchise tax liability for the taxable year is less than the amount of credit it is eligible to claim, the business may carry forward the unused credit to the next 15 taxable years to offset taxes in those years.

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