Pennsylvania SB 854: An Act amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, in Uniform Construction Code, providing for changing stations in public buildings or facilities.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 955
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 854
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CAPPELLETTI, BARTOLOTTA, L. WILLIAMS, TARTAGLIONE,
HUGHES, SCHWANK, HAYWOOD, COSTA, MALONE AND KANE,
JUNE 18, 2025
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JUNE 18, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), entitled
"An act establishing a uniform construction code; imposing
powers and duties on municipalities and the Department of
Labor and Industry; providing for enforcement; imposing
penalties; and making repeals," in Uniform Construction Code,
providing for changing stations in public buildings or
facilities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. 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:
Section 306. Changing stations in public buildings or
facilities.
(a) Installation and maintenance.--An individual, agency,
corporation, partnership, company, organization, association or
other business entity that owns or manages a public building or
facility, a State-owned building or a health care facility shall
install and maintain at least one adult changing station for
persons with disabilities or special health care issues or the
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elderly. Each changing station shall be accessible to both men
and women when the public building or facility is open to the
public and any of the following conditions are met:
(1) The public building or facility, State-owned
building or health care facility is constructed on or after
the date which is two years after the effective date of this
subsection.
(2) 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 public building or facility, State-owned
building or health care facility that existed before the
effective date of this subsection and:
(i) the alteration or addition requires a permit;
and
(ii) the estimated cost of the alteration or
addition is $20,000 or more.
(b) Signage.--A public building or facility, State-owned
building or health care facility shall ensure that:
(1) the entrance to each adult changing station has
conspicuous signage indicating the location of the adult
changing station; and
(2) if the public building or facility, State-owned
building or health care facility has a central directory, the
central directory indicates the location of the adult
changing station.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Adult changing station." A private, enclosed family or
assisted-use toilet facility containing an adult changing table
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that is for use by older children, the elderly and adults with
disabilities or special health care needs.
"Adult changing table." A powered, height-adjustable table
that:
(1) Has safety rails on each side of the table and a
safety belt.
(2) Is capable of being lowered to a height of no less
than 19 inches and raised to a height of no less than 38
inches.
(3) Is at least 25 inches wide and at least 72 inches
long.
(4) Supports at least 400 pounds.
"Health care facility." A general or special hospital,
including psychiatric hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals and
long-term care nursing facilities. The term includes both for-
profit and nonprofit entities and includes those operated by an
agency or State or local government. The term shall also include
a hospice. The term does not include an office used primarily
for the private or group practice by health care practitioners
where no reviewable clinically related health service is
offered.
"Public building or facility." An establishment with the
capacity to serve 1,500 or more persons per day, including an
auditorium, convention center, permanent amusement park, movie
theater, theater, concert hall, sports arena, stadium, shopping
center or store of at least 40,000 square feet, museum library,
park, zoo, airport, train station and bus station.
"State-owned building." The Capitol Building, a building
owned or managed by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania
Courts, rest stops located on interstate highways and the
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Pennsylvania Turnpike and a public building or facility located
on a State-owned or State-related college or university.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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