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January 25, 2023 HB 23-1057
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 23-0047
Rep. McCormick; Vigil
Sen. Jaquez Lewis
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
January 25, 2023
House State Affairs
Matt Bishop | 303-866-4796
matt.bishop@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: AMENITIES FOR ALL GENDERS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill creates requirements for public buildings regarding non-gendered bathrooms,
baby diaper changing stations, and signage. The bill increases state and local
expenditures beginning in FY 2023-24.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary of Legislation
Beginning January 1, 2024, the bill requires that any new construction or renovation of a public
building owned, operated, or controlled by the state, a county, or a municipality must include certain
amenities regarding restrooms. These requirements apply to projects estimated to cost at least $10,000.
Non-gendered restrooms. Each floor where a restroom is publically available must contain a
single-stall restroom or a non-gendered multi-stall restroom, and each single-stall restroom must not
be a gender-specific restroom. Multi-stall restrooms must be usable by people of any gender provided
that certain code requirements are met.
Baby diaper changing stations. On each floor that contains a public restroom, each such building
must provide at least one baby diaper changing station that is accessible to the public in each
gender-specific restroom, non-gendered multi-stall restroom, and non-gendered single-stall restroom.
Each baby diaper changing station must be maintained for safety and ease of use, and must be cleaned
on the same schedule as the restroom where it is located.
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Signage. Each restroom with a baby diaper changing station must be indicated with non-gendered
pictogram signage. In addition, each building must include signage near its entrance indicating the
location of any baby diaper changing station, and any central directory that indicates the location of
offices, restrooms, and other building facilities must include non-gendered pictograms of the location
of any baby diaper changing stations, and any non-gendered restrooms.
Other requirements. The bill allows an exemption if meeting these requirements would cause a
failure to comply with building standards governing accessibility. Failure to comply with the bill’s
requirements constitutes a discriminatory or unfair practice, and an employee working in the public
building may file a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division.
State Expenditures
Expenditures in state agencies will increase beginning in FY 2023-24. The fiscal note assumes that
most capital projects appropriated in the FY 2023-24 Long Bill will commence before January 1, 2024,
and will not be affected. However, new construction or renovation projects that commence on or after
that date and cost at least $10,000 must be updated to include the applicable bathrooms, baby diaper
changing stations, and signage. If the increase in expenditures cannot be accommodated within the
project’s appropriation, additional funding or a change in project scope may be required. Any such
changes will be addressed through the annual budget process.
The bill’s requirements will be incorporated into future capital construction and renovation requests
by state agencies and state institutions of higher education seeking funding beginning in FY 2024-25.
This will increase state expenditures, though the amount will vary from project to project, and has not
been estimated.
Local Government
Similar to the state, expenditures will increase for local governments to incorporate the bill’s
requirements into new construction and renovation projects beginning in 2024.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming no
referendum petition is filed.
State and Local Government Contacts
Counties Information Technology Law
Municipalities Personnel Regulatory Agencies
Special Districts
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit: leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.