RESTROOM ACCESS ACT
Summary
Creates the Restroom Access Act. Requires a retail establishment that has a toilet facility for its employees to allow a customer to use that facility during normal business hours if the following conditions are met: (1) the customer requesting the use of the employee toilet facility suffers from an eligible medical condition or utilizes an ostomy device; (2) three or more employees of the retail establishment are working at the time the request is made; (3) the retail establishment does not normally make a restroom available to the public; (4) the employee toilet facility is not located in an area where providing access would create an obvious health or safety risk to the customer; and (5) a public restroom is not immediately accessible to the customer. Provides circumstances in which the retail establishment or an employee would not be civilly liable for any act or omission in allowing a customer to use an employee toilet facility. Provides that a retail establishment is not required to make any physical changes to an employee toilet facility. Provides a penalty of not more than $100 for a violation of the Act. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Apr 15, 2005
Signed Aug 4, 2005
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2005 · House Apr 14, 2005
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 55
May 18, 2005
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Aug 4, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 18, 2005
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 18, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0-4)
senate
May 5, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Commerce & Economic Development; 006-000-000
upper
Apr 21, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Commerce & Economic Development
upper
Apr 15, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 15, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 14, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (110-0-5)
house
Apr 13, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 12, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 12, 2005
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2005
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
lower
Mar 9, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Mar 9, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 9, 2005
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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