New York S 5924: Requires certain buildings display domestic violence signs in their bathrooms

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S05924 Summary:

BILL NOS05924 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05372

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §575, Exec L; add §§206-g & 390-f, Gen Bus L; add §389-a, Pub Auth L; add §148, Pub Bldg L

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Requires certain buildings display domestic violence signs developed by the office for the prevention of domestic violence in their bathrooms.

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BILL NOS05924 

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03/04/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5924

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the general business law, the public
 authorities law, and the public buildings law, in relation to requir-
 ing certain buildings display domestic violence signs in their bath-
 rooms

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Domestic
 2 Violence Bathroom Signage Act".
 3 § 2. Paragraph (p) of subdivision 3 of section 575 of the executive
 4 law, as relettered by chapter 740 of the laws of 2022, is relettered
 5 paragraph (q) and a new paragraph (p) is added to read as follows:
 6 (p) Developing domestic violence signage and enforcing the display of
 7 such signage under sections two hundred six-g and three hundred ninety-f
 8 of the general business law, three hundred eighty-nine-a of the public
 9 authorities law, and one hundred forty-eight of the public buildings
 10 law.
 11 (i) Such signage shall:
 12 (A) include information regarding services and assistance available to
 13 victims of domestic violence.
 14 (B) be in English, Spanish, and any other language determined appro-
 15 priate by the director of the office.
 16 (ii) The office shall create a mechanism for people to register a
 17 complaint which may initiate an investigation by the office.
 18 (iii) The office, while a building is undergoing otherwise mandated
 19 inspections, may inspect for compliance with domestic violence signage
 20 requirements.
 21 (iv) The director of the office shall inform the entity of any discov-
 22 ered failure to comply with domestic violence signage requirements. The
 23 entity shall cure the violation or demonstrate to the director that the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04142-01-5

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 1 finding of non-compliance was incorrect. If the entity is found to be in
 2 non-compliance, the department shall provide the entity signage and
 3 resource materials.
 4 § 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 206-g
 5 to read as follows:
 6 § 206-g. Information concerning services for domestic violence
 7 victims. 1. For purposes of this section, "lodging facility" shall mean
 8 any inn, hotel, motel, motor court or other establishment that provides
 9 lodging to transient guests. Such term shall not include an establish-
 10 ment treated as a dwelling unit for the purposes of any state or local
 11 law or regulation or an establishment located within a building that has
 12 five or less rooms for rent or hire and that is actually occupied as a
 13 residence by the proprietor of such establishment.
 14 2. Every keeper of a lodging facility shall make available in plain
 15 view and in a conspicuous place and manner in the public restrooms, and
 16 in the individual guest rooms, and near the public entrance or in anoth-
 17 er conspicuous location in clear view of the public and the employees
 18 where similar information is customarily displayed in such lodging
 19 facility, informational signage developed by the office for the
 20 prevention of domestic violence. Such informational signage shall be
 21 placed on the bottom right corner of the restroom mirror or, if no
 22 mirror larger than forty-eight inches by thirty inches is in the rest-