Amended IN Assembly June 22, 2022 Amended IN Senate April 19, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1194Introduced by Senator AllenFebruary 17, 2022 An act to add Section 118507 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to local government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1194, as amended, Allen. Public restrooms: building standards.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, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code.This bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to require, by ordinance or resolution, that public restrooms constructed within its jurisdiction comply with specified requirements instead of complying with the plumbing standards set forth in the California Building Standards Code. This bill would, except as specified, require authorize public restroom toilet facilities to be designed to serve all genders, as specified. The bill would give a city, county, or city and county discretion to exclude certain occupancies from the bills requirements.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 118507 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:118507. (a) (1)Notwithstanding Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 401.0) of the California Plumbing Code (Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), a city, county, or city and county may require new or renovated public restroom toilet facilities within its jurisdiction to be designed and constructed with single-user toilet compartments designed, constructed, and identified for use by all genders instead of the design standards for separate facilities for male and female men and women found in the applicable provisions in Chapter 4 of the California Plumbing Code.(2)(b) If the a city, county, or city and county exercises the authority provided in paragraph (1), subdivision (a), it shall adopt the requirements of this section may adopt any of the following standards by ordinance or resolution.(b)Public restroom facilities subject to this section shall be designed to serve all genders and shall meet all of the following requirements:(1) For public toilet facilities:(A) A public toilet facility shall be designed to serve all genders. (1)(B) The location of the public toilet facility shall be along open circulation paths that will maintain privacy and allow for high visibility of common-use areas for security.(2)Water closets shall be designed as single-user compartments(C) Toilet rooms shall have no more than one water closet or urinal and designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.(3)Water closets(D) Toilet rooms shall be enclosed on all sides by walls or partitions extending from the floor to the ceiling and a door with a locking mechanism controlled by the user enclosing the fixture water closet or urinal for privacy.(4)(E) Urinals shall be located either in the toilet rooms or in an area visually separated from the remainder of the facility or in individual compartments. public toilet facility.(5)(F) Lavatories shall be located either in the same compartment as a water closet toilet rooms or grouped in an immediately adjacent common-use area accessible to all users.(6)(G) Adequate light and ventilation shall be provided within each compartment toilet room and each area of the public toilet facility.(7)(H) Signage for toilet facilities and compartments in compliance with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations shall identify them for use by all genders.(c)(2) Single-use toilet facilities shall comply with the requirements of Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(c) This section does not prohibit a city, county, or city and county that exercises the authority provided in subdivision (a) from adopting, by ordinance or resolution, design standards for single-use, public toilet rooms identified for use by all genders not included in subdivision (b).(d) Adoption of an ordinance or resolution pursuant to this section shall not be construed as requiring or authorizing either of the following:(1) A reduction in the total number of plumbing fixtures that are required by Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(2) A reduction in the number of toilet facilities accessible to persons with disabilities that are otherwise required under either Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or the federal Americans with Disability Act. Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.).(e) A city, county, or city and county may, in its discretion, exclude certain occupancies from these requirements. standards adopted pursuant to this section.
Amended IN Assembly June 22, 2022 Amended IN Senate April 19, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1194Introduced by Senator AllenFebruary 17, 2022 An act to add Section 118507 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to local government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1194, as amended, Allen. Public restrooms: building standards.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, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code.This bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to require, by ordinance or resolution, that public restrooms constructed within its jurisdiction comply with specified requirements instead of complying with the plumbing standards set forth in the California Building Standards Code. This bill would, except as specified, require authorize public restroom toilet facilities to be designed to serve all genders, as specified. The bill would give a city, county, or city and county discretion to exclude certain occupancies from the bills requirements.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly June 22, 2022 Amended IN Senate April 19, 2022
Amended IN Assembly June 22, 2022
Amended IN Senate April 19, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1194
Introduced by Senator AllenFebruary 17, 2022
Introduced by Senator Allen
February 17, 2022
An act to add Section 118507 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to local government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1194, as amended, Allen. Public restrooms: building standards.
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, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code.This bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to require, by ordinance or resolution, that public restrooms constructed within its jurisdiction comply with specified requirements instead of complying with the plumbing standards set forth in the California Building Standards Code. This bill would, except as specified, require authorize public restroom toilet facilities to be designed to serve all genders, as specified. The bill would give a city, county, or city and county discretion to exclude certain occupancies from the bills requirements.
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, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code.
This bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to require, by ordinance or resolution, that public restrooms constructed within its jurisdiction comply with specified requirements instead of complying with the plumbing standards set forth in the California Building Standards Code. This bill would, except as specified, require authorize public restroom toilet facilities to be designed to serve all genders, as specified. The bill would give a city, county, or city and county discretion to exclude certain occupancies from the bills requirements.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 118507 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:118507. (a) (1)Notwithstanding Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 401.0) of the California Plumbing Code (Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), a city, county, or city and county may require new or renovated public restroom toilet facilities within its jurisdiction to be designed and constructed with single-user toilet compartments designed, constructed, and identified for use by all genders instead of the design standards for separate facilities for male and female men and women found in the applicable provisions in Chapter 4 of the California Plumbing Code.(2)(b) If the a city, county, or city and county exercises the authority provided in paragraph (1), subdivision (a), it shall adopt the requirements of this section may adopt any of the following standards by ordinance or resolution.(b)Public restroom facilities subject to this section shall be designed to serve all genders and shall meet all of the following requirements:(1) For public toilet facilities:(A) A public toilet facility shall be designed to serve all genders. (1)(B) The location of the public toilet facility shall be along open circulation paths that will maintain privacy and allow for high visibility of common-use areas for security.(2)Water closets shall be designed as single-user compartments(C) Toilet rooms shall have no more than one water closet or urinal and designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.(3)Water closets(D) Toilet rooms shall be enclosed on all sides by walls or partitions extending from the floor to the ceiling and a door with a locking mechanism controlled by the user enclosing the fixture water closet or urinal for privacy.(4)(E) Urinals shall be located either in the toilet rooms or in an area visually separated from the remainder of the facility or in individual compartments. public toilet facility.(5)(F) Lavatories shall be located either in the same compartment as a water closet toilet rooms or grouped in an immediately adjacent common-use area accessible to all users.(6)(G) Adequate light and ventilation shall be provided within each compartment toilet room and each area of the public toilet facility.(7)(H) Signage for toilet facilities and compartments in compliance with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations shall identify them for use by all genders.(c)(2) Single-use toilet facilities shall comply with the requirements of Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(c) This section does not prohibit a city, county, or city and county that exercises the authority provided in subdivision (a) from adopting, by ordinance or resolution, design standards for single-use, public toilet rooms identified for use by all genders not included in subdivision (b).(d) Adoption of an ordinance or resolution pursuant to this section shall not be construed as requiring or authorizing either of the following:(1) A reduction in the total number of plumbing fixtures that are required by Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(2) A reduction in the number of toilet facilities accessible to persons with disabilities that are otherwise required under either Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or the federal Americans with Disability Act. Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.).(e) A city, county, or city and county may, in its discretion, exclude certain occupancies from these requirements. standards adopted pursuant to this section.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 118507 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:118507. (a) (1)Notwithstanding Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 401.0) of the California Plumbing Code (Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), a city, county, or city and county may require new or renovated public restroom toilet facilities within its jurisdiction to be designed and constructed with single-user toilet compartments designed, constructed, and identified for use by all genders instead of the design standards for separate facilities for male and female men and women found in the applicable provisions in Chapter 4 of the California Plumbing Code.(2)(b) If the a city, county, or city and county exercises the authority provided in paragraph (1), subdivision (a), it shall adopt the requirements of this section may adopt any of the following standards by ordinance or resolution.(b)Public restroom facilities subject to this section shall be designed to serve all genders and shall meet all of the following requirements:(1) For public toilet facilities:(A) A public toilet facility shall be designed to serve all genders. (1)(B) The location of the public toilet facility shall be along open circulation paths that will maintain privacy and allow for high visibility of common-use areas for security.(2)Water closets shall be designed as single-user compartments(C) Toilet rooms shall have no more than one water closet or urinal and designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.(3)Water closets(D) Toilet rooms shall be enclosed on all sides by walls or partitions extending from the floor to the ceiling and a door with a locking mechanism controlled by the user enclosing the fixture water closet or urinal for privacy.(4)(E) Urinals shall be located either in the toilet rooms or in an area visually separated from the remainder of the facility or in individual compartments. public toilet facility.(5)(F) Lavatories shall be located either in the same compartment as a water closet toilet rooms or grouped in an immediately adjacent common-use area accessible to all users.(6)(G) Adequate light and ventilation shall be provided within each compartment toilet room and each area of the public toilet facility.(7)(H) Signage for toilet facilities and compartments in compliance with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations shall identify them for use by all genders.(c)(2) Single-use toilet facilities shall comply with the requirements of Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(c) This section does not prohibit a city, county, or city and county that exercises the authority provided in subdivision (a) from adopting, by ordinance or resolution, design standards for single-use, public toilet rooms identified for use by all genders not included in subdivision (b).(d) Adoption of an ordinance or resolution pursuant to this section shall not be construed as requiring or authorizing either of the following:(1) A reduction in the total number of plumbing fixtures that are required by Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(2) A reduction in the number of toilet facilities accessible to persons with disabilities that are otherwise required under either Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or the federal Americans with Disability Act. Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.).(e) A city, county, or city and county may, in its discretion, exclude certain occupancies from these requirements. standards adopted pursuant to this section.
SECTION 1. Section 118507 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
118507. (a) (1)Notwithstanding Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 401.0) of the California Plumbing Code (Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), a city, county, or city and county may require new or renovated public restroom toilet facilities within its jurisdiction to be designed and constructed with single-user toilet compartments designed, constructed, and identified for use by all genders instead of the design standards for separate facilities for male and female men and women found in the applicable provisions in Chapter 4 of the California Plumbing Code.(2)(b) If the a city, county, or city and county exercises the authority provided in paragraph (1), subdivision (a), it shall adopt the requirements of this section may adopt any of the following standards by ordinance or resolution.(b)Public restroom facilities subject to this section shall be designed to serve all genders and shall meet all of the following requirements:(1) For public toilet facilities:(A) A public toilet facility shall be designed to serve all genders. (1)(B) The location of the public toilet facility shall be along open circulation paths that will maintain privacy and allow for high visibility of common-use areas for security.(2)Water closets shall be designed as single-user compartments(C) Toilet rooms shall have no more than one water closet or urinal and designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.(3)Water closets(D) Toilet rooms shall be enclosed on all sides by walls or partitions extending from the floor to the ceiling and a door with a locking mechanism controlled by the user enclosing the fixture water closet or urinal for privacy.(4)(E) Urinals shall be located either in the toilet rooms or in an area visually separated from the remainder of the facility or in individual compartments. public toilet facility.(5)(F) Lavatories shall be located either in the same compartment as a water closet toilet rooms or grouped in an immediately adjacent common-use area accessible to all users.(6)(G) Adequate light and ventilation shall be provided within each compartment toilet room and each area of the public toilet facility.(7)(H) Signage for toilet facilities and compartments in compliance with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations shall identify them for use by all genders.(c)(2) Single-use toilet facilities shall comply with the requirements of Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(c) This section does not prohibit a city, county, or city and county that exercises the authority provided in subdivision (a) from adopting, by ordinance or resolution, design standards for single-use, public toilet rooms identified for use by all genders not included in subdivision (b).(d) Adoption of an ordinance or resolution pursuant to this section shall not be construed as requiring or authorizing either of the following:(1) A reduction in the total number of plumbing fixtures that are required by Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(2) A reduction in the number of toilet facilities accessible to persons with disabilities that are otherwise required under either Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or the federal Americans with Disability Act. Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.).(e) A city, county, or city and county may, in its discretion, exclude certain occupancies from these requirements. standards adopted pursuant to this section.
118507. (a) (1)Notwithstanding Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 401.0) of the California Plumbing Code (Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), a city, county, or city and county may require new or renovated public restroom toilet facilities within its jurisdiction to be designed and constructed with single-user toilet compartments designed, constructed, and identified for use by all genders instead of the design standards for separate facilities for male and female men and women found in the applicable provisions in Chapter 4 of the California Plumbing Code.(2)(b) If the a city, county, or city and county exercises the authority provided in paragraph (1), subdivision (a), it shall adopt the requirements of this section may adopt any of the following standards by ordinance or resolution.(b)Public restroom facilities subject to this section shall be designed to serve all genders and shall meet all of the following requirements:(1) For public toilet facilities:(A) A public toilet facility shall be designed to serve all genders. (1)(B) The location of the public toilet facility shall be along open circulation paths that will maintain privacy and allow for high visibility of common-use areas for security.(2)Water closets shall be designed as single-user compartments(C) Toilet rooms shall have no more than one water closet or urinal and designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.(3)Water closets(D) Toilet rooms shall be enclosed on all sides by walls or partitions extending from the floor to the ceiling and a door with a locking mechanism controlled by the user enclosing the fixture water closet or urinal for privacy.(4)(E) Urinals shall be located either in the toilet rooms or in an area visually separated from the remainder of the facility or in individual compartments. public toilet facility.(5)(F) Lavatories shall be located either in the same compartment as a water closet toilet rooms or grouped in an immediately adjacent common-use area accessible to all users.(6)(G) Adequate light and ventilation shall be provided within each compartment toilet room and each area of the public toilet facility.(7)(H) Signage for toilet facilities and compartments in compliance with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations shall identify them for use by all genders.(c)(2) Single-use toilet facilities shall comply with the requirements of Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(c) This section does not prohibit a city, county, or city and county that exercises the authority provided in subdivision (a) from adopting, by ordinance or resolution, design standards for single-use, public toilet rooms identified for use by all genders not included in subdivision (b).(d) Adoption of an ordinance or resolution pursuant to this section shall not be construed as requiring or authorizing either of the following:(1) A reduction in the total number of plumbing fixtures that are required by Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(2) A reduction in the number of toilet facilities accessible to persons with disabilities that are otherwise required under either Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or the federal Americans with Disability Act. Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.).(e) A city, county, or city and county may, in its discretion, exclude certain occupancies from these requirements. standards adopted pursuant to this section.
118507. (a) (1)Notwithstanding Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 401.0) of the California Plumbing Code (Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), a city, county, or city and county may require new or renovated public restroom toilet facilities within its jurisdiction to be designed and constructed with single-user toilet compartments designed, constructed, and identified for use by all genders instead of the design standards for separate facilities for male and female men and women found in the applicable provisions in Chapter 4 of the California Plumbing Code.(2)(b) If the a city, county, or city and county exercises the authority provided in paragraph (1), subdivision (a), it shall adopt the requirements of this section may adopt any of the following standards by ordinance or resolution.(b)Public restroom facilities subject to this section shall be designed to serve all genders and shall meet all of the following requirements:(1) For public toilet facilities:(A) A public toilet facility shall be designed to serve all genders. (1)(B) The location of the public toilet facility shall be along open circulation paths that will maintain privacy and allow for high visibility of common-use areas for security.(2)Water closets shall be designed as single-user compartments(C) Toilet rooms shall have no more than one water closet or urinal and designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.(3)Water closets(D) Toilet rooms shall be enclosed on all sides by walls or partitions extending from the floor to the ceiling and a door with a locking mechanism controlled by the user enclosing the fixture water closet or urinal for privacy.(4)(E) Urinals shall be located either in the toilet rooms or in an area visually separated from the remainder of the facility or in individual compartments. public toilet facility.(5)(F) Lavatories shall be located either in the same compartment as a water closet toilet rooms or grouped in an immediately adjacent common-use area accessible to all users.(6)(G) Adequate light and ventilation shall be provided within each compartment toilet room and each area of the public toilet facility.(7)(H) Signage for toilet facilities and compartments in compliance with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations shall identify them for use by all genders.(c)(2) Single-use toilet facilities shall comply with the requirements of Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(c) This section does not prohibit a city, county, or city and county that exercises the authority provided in subdivision (a) from adopting, by ordinance or resolution, design standards for single-use, public toilet rooms identified for use by all genders not included in subdivision (b).(d) Adoption of an ordinance or resolution pursuant to this section shall not be construed as requiring or authorizing either of the following:(1) A reduction in the total number of plumbing fixtures that are required by Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(2) A reduction in the number of toilet facilities accessible to persons with disabilities that are otherwise required under either Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or the federal Americans with Disability Act. Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.).(e) A city, county, or city and county may, in its discretion, exclude certain occupancies from these requirements. standards adopted pursuant to this section.
118507. (a) (1)Notwithstanding Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 401.0) of the California Plumbing Code (Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), a city, county, or city and county may require new or renovated public restroom toilet facilities within its jurisdiction to be designed and constructed with single-user toilet compartments designed, constructed, and identified for use by all genders instead of the design standards for separate facilities for male and female men and women found in the applicable provisions in Chapter 4 of the California Plumbing Code.
(2)
(b) If the a city, county, or city and county exercises the authority provided in paragraph (1), subdivision (a), it shall adopt the requirements of this section may adopt any of the following standards by ordinance or resolution.
(b)Public restroom facilities subject to this section shall be designed to serve all genders and shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) For public toilet facilities:
(A) A public toilet facility shall be designed to serve all genders.
(1)
(B) The location of the public toilet facility shall be along open circulation paths that will maintain privacy and allow for high visibility of common-use areas for security.
(2)Water closets shall be designed as single-user compartments
(C) Toilet rooms shall have no more than one water closet or urinal and designated for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.
(3)Water closets
(D) Toilet rooms shall be enclosed on all sides by walls or partitions extending from the floor to the ceiling and a door with a locking mechanism controlled by the user enclosing the fixture water closet or urinal for privacy.
(4)
(E) Urinals shall be located either in the toilet rooms or in an area visually separated from the remainder of the facility or in individual compartments. public toilet facility.
(5)
(F) Lavatories shall be located either in the same compartment as a water closet toilet rooms or grouped in an immediately adjacent common-use area accessible to all users.
(6)
(G) Adequate light and ventilation shall be provided within each compartment toilet room and each area of the public toilet facility.
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(H) Signage for toilet facilities and compartments in compliance with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations shall identify them for use by all genders.
(c)
(2) Single-use toilet facilities shall comply with the requirements of Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(c) This section does not prohibit a city, county, or city and county that exercises the authority provided in subdivision (a) from adopting, by ordinance or resolution, design standards for single-use, public toilet rooms identified for use by all genders not included in subdivision (b).
(d) Adoption of an ordinance or resolution pursuant to this section shall not be construed as requiring or authorizing either of the following:
(1) A reduction in the total number of plumbing fixtures that are required by Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(2) A reduction in the number of toilet facilities accessible to persons with disabilities that are otherwise required under either Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or the federal Americans with Disability Act. Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.).
(e) A city, county, or city and county may, in its discretion, exclude certain occupancies from these requirements. standards adopted pursuant to this section.