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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 625

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Relating to: requiring the installation and identification of diaper changing stations in public buildings and places of employment. (FE)

Building Maternal and infant care Public building Public health

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

With certain exceptions, this bill requires the owner of a public building or place

of employment (commercial building) that is constructed or renovated after the

effective date of the bill and that has restrooms that are open to the public to install

and maintain a diaper changing station in 1) a restroom designated for use by all

genders; or 2) a restroom designated for use by women and a restroom designated for

use by men.

The bill also requires the owner of a commercial building that has restrooms

that are open to the public to identify any restroom in the commercial building that

contains a diaper changing station with an appropriate sign.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Smith (D)

17 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Emerson (D) , Gruszynski (D) , Hebl (D) , L. Myers (D) , Neubauer (D) , Pope (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Dec 19, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, L. Taylor, Johnson, Carpenter and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Brostoff, Crowley, Emerson, Anderson, Hebl, L. Myers, Vining, C. Taylor, Stubbs, Zamarripa, Subeck, Pope, Spreitzer, Sinicki, Neubauer, Gruszynski and Bowen

  2. Dec 19, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. Jan 13, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1