New York A 6964: Relates to participation in the targeted accessibility fund

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A06964 Summary:

BILL NOA06964A

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SAME ASSAME AS S07131-A

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SPONSOREpstein

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COSPNSRBurdick

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Amd §378, Exec L; add §403.5, NYC Ad Cd

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Establishes standards for the design and construction of all-gender bathrooms in the state and in New York city; provides standards will be permitted in both new construction and existing structures undergoing repair, renovation, or alteration work.

Go to top A06964 Actions:

BILL NOA06964A

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03/18/2025referred to governmental operations

04/25/2025amend and recommit to governmental operations

04/25/2025print number 6964a

12/08/2025enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6964--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the administrative code of the
 city of New York, in relation to establishing standards for the design
 and construction of all-gender bathrooms

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

 1 Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 21 to read as follows:
 3 21. a. Standards for all-gender bathrooms to provide privacy and secu-
 4 rity, incorporating best practices in restroom design, including but not
 5 limited to:
 6 (i) lockable individual toilet stalls with a minimum door height of
 7 eighty-four inches and a maximum undercut of four inches;
 8 (ii) no visual gaps at the sides of doors and pilasters;
 9 (iii) shared sink areas positioned outside of individual toilet
 10 stalls;
 11 (iv) allowance for separate sinks within individual stalls; and
 12 (v) installation of privacy partitions compliant with the interna-
 13 tional association of plumbing and mechanical officials' standards
 14 published under the IAPMO/ANSI/CAN Z124.10-2022, or the most recently
 15 published version of such publication.
 16 b. All-gender bathrooms may include urinals provided they are enclosed
 17 within individual lockable stalls meeting the privacy standards in para-
 18 graph a of this subdivision.
 19 c. (i) The department shall promulgate or amend regulations to allow
 20 and facilitate the designation, installation, and use of all-gender
 21 bathrooms in any use group as defined in the state building code,
 22 including but not limited to commercial, institutional, educational, and
 23 public facilities.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09382-04-5

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 1 (ii) All-gender bathrooms shall be permitted in both new construction
 2 and existing structures undergoing repair, renovation, or alteration
 3 work.
 4 (iii) Standards developed pursuant to this subdivision shall include
 5 requirements for signage and wayfinding standards to ensure clear iden-
 6 tification of all-gender bathrooms while maintaining inclusivity and
 7 accessibility.
 8 d. For the purposes of this subdivision, "all-gender bathrooms" shall
 9 mean multi-fixture toilet rooms with separate, lockable partitions and a
 10 shared sink area that can be used by individuals of all gender identi-
 11 ties.
 12 § 2. PC 403 of chapter 4 of the plumbing code of the administrative
 13 code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 403.5 to
 14 read as follows:
 15 § 403.5 All-gender bathrooms. 1. (a) All-gender bathrooms shall be
 16 designed to provide privacy and security, incorporating best practices
 17 in restroom design, including but not limited to:
 18 (i) lockable individual toilet stalls with a minimum door height of 84
 19 inches and a maximum undercut of 4 inches;
 20 (ii) no visual gaps at the sides of doors and pilasters;
 21 (iii) shared sink areas positioned outside of individual toilet
 22 stalls;
 23 (iv) allowance for separate sin