AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RESTROOM ACCESS ACT (Requires retail establishments with 3 persons or more on premises without public restrooms to allow customers to use employee restrooms for certain medical conditions upon presentation of documentary proof with violators fined $250. Effective 1/1/20)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 3, 2019
Last action Jun 25, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 19, 2019
How they voted
54–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 56
Jun 19, 2019
D
Democratic50
96% Yea
R
Republican6
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 25, 2019
Committee
06/25/2019 Referred to Senate Commerce
legislature
Jun 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/19/2019 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 12, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 22, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/22/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 3, 2019
Introduced
05/03/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Amore
DDemocratic
P
Joe Shekarchi
DDemocratic
P
Joseph McNamara
DDemocratic
P
Mia Ackerman
DDemocratic
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