California Assembly Bill AB1732 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1732AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 30, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ting (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Chiu) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Eggman) (Coauthor: Senator Leno) JANUARY 28, 2016 An act to add Article 5 (commencing with Section 118600) to Chapter 2 of Part 15 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to restrooms. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1732, as amended, Ting. Single-user restrooms. Existing law requires a public agency, as defined, that serves the public or is open to the public and maintains toilet facilities to make those facilities available to the public free of charge. Existing law requires publicly and privately owned facilities where the public congregates, as defined, to maintain a sufficient number of temporary or permanent toilet facilities to meet the needs of the public at peak hours. Existing law also requires each business establishment to provide, within reasonable access, a sufficient number of toilet facilities for the use of the employees. This bill  would   would, commencing March 1, 2017,  require  any business or place of public accommodation to identify a toilet facility that has only one water closet as an all gender toilet facility.   all single-user toilet facilities in any business establishment, place of public accommodation, or government agency to be identified as all-gender t   oilet facilities, as specified.  The bill would authorize health officers or inspectors to inspect for compliance with these provisions during any inspection. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Article 5 (commencing with Section 118600) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 15 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 5. Single-User Restrooms  118600. (a) If a toilet facility located in any business or place of public accommodation has only one water closet, that facility shall be identified as an all gender toilet facility.   118600.   (a) All single-user toilet facilities in any business establishment, place of public accommodation, or state or local government agency shall be identified as all-gender toilet facilities, and designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.  (b) During any inspection of a business or a place of public accommodation by a health officer or inspector, the inspector may inspect for compliance with this section.  (c) For the purposes of this section, "single-user toilet facility" means a toilet facility with no more than one water closet and one urinal with a locking mechanism controlled by the user.   (d) This section shall become operative on March 1, 2017.