Assembly Bill A6486

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides standards for the number of water closets in certain areas of public assembly and increases the required number of water closets for women

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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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2013-A6486 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §378-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6424
2011-2012: A6808

2013-A6486 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides standards for the number of water closets in certain areas of public assembly and increases the required number of water closets for women; sets deadlines for compliance.

2013-A6486 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6486

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to standards for the
  number of water closets in  certain  places  of  public  assembly  and
  increases the number of water closets for women

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  378-a
to read as follows:
  S  378-A.  STANDARDS  FOR  WATER  CLOSETS  IN CERTAIN PLACES OF PUBLIC
ASSEMBLY. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY RULE, REGULATION OR LAW TO THE  CONTRA-
RY,  STANDARDS  FOR  WATER  CLOSETS IN THE BUILDINGS CONTAINING AREAS OF
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ENUMERATED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE AS  STATED  IN  THIS
SECTION.
  2.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY ARENA, AUDITORI-
UM, OR BUILDING WHERE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SOLD AND CONSUMED, MEETING
HALL, MOTION PICTURE THEATRE, PUBLIC DANCE HALL, STADIUM, OR THEATRE  IN
THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS OR SPACES:
  A. NEW BUILDINGS OR SPACES;
  B.  EXISTING  BUILDINGS  OR  SPACES THAT ARE ALTERED WHERE THE COST OF
MAKING ALTERATIONS  IN  ANY  TWELVE-MONTH  PERIOD  SHALL  EXCEED  THIRTY
PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF THE BUILDING OR SPACE; AND
  C.  EXISTING BUILDINGS OR SPACES THAT ARE ALTERED WHERE THE ALTERATION
OF THE BUILDING OR SPACE RESULTS IN A  CHANGE  IN  THE  OCCUPANCY  GROUP
CLASSIFICATION  OF  THE  BUILDING  OR  SPACE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE
BUILDING CODES APPLICABLE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
  3. BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, ANY ARENA,  AUDITORIUM,  OR
BUILDING  WHERE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SOLD AND CONSUMED, MEETING HALL,
MOTION PICTURE THEATRE, PUBLIC  DANCE  HALL,  STADIUM,  OR  THEATRE  NOT
SUBJECT  TO  SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL RE-DESIGNATE EXISTING
BATHROOMS FOR THE USE BY PERSONS OF ONE SEX TO THE OTHER, IF  MORE  THAN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06648-01-3

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