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February 27, 2023 HB 23-1057
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Revised Fiscal Note
(replaces fiscal note dated January 25, 2023)
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 23-0047
Rep. McCormick; Vigil
Sen. Jaquez Lewis
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
February 27, 2023
House Appropriations
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:
For FY 2023-24, the bill requires appropriations of $2.3 million to multiple state
agencies. See the State Appropriations section for detail.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The revised fiscal note reflects the introduced bill, as amended by the House State,
Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 23-1057
Budget Year
FY 2023-24
Out Year
FY 2024-25
Revenue
- -
Expenditures General Fund $1.2 million -
Cash Funds $1.1 million -
Total Expenditures $2.3 million -
Transfers - -
Other Budget Impacts General Fund Reserve $182,088 -
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Summary of Legislation
Beginning January 1, 2024, the bill requires that any new construction or restroom renovation of a
qualifying public building owned, operated, or controlled by the state, a county, or a municipality
must include certain amenities regarding restrooms. It applies to publically accessible buildings by
January 1, 2024, and buildings accessible by employees or enrolled students by July 1, 2025.
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. 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(s) on that floor.
Signage. Each restroom with a baby diaper changing station and each non-gendered restroom must
be labelled 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, if a project was approved before
the bill’s effective date, or if the building is a certified historic structure. 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
The bill increases state expenditures in various state agencies by $2.3 million in FY 2023-24 to update
and add restroom signs, paid from the General Fund and cash funds. Expenditures are shown in
Table 2 on the following page and detailed below.
Signage requirements. The bill requires adding or replacing up to 7,400 signs in public and employee
spaces in state-owned buildings. Total cost for hardware, labor, contractor fees, and bonding are
estimated, on average, at $380 for a restroom sign and $220 for a lobby sign.
Future capital construction projects. 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 depending on the project’s scope and whether any of these
requirements have already been included. For informational purposes, the Office of the State
Architect estimates the costs shown in Table 3 on the following page, based on active construction
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Table 2
Expenditures Under HB 23-1057
Restroom Signs Lobby Signs FY 2023-24 Cost
Agency
Department of Higher Education 1,696 1,510 $976,680
Department of Natural Resources 1,764 694 $823,000
Department of Transportation 304 584 $244,000
Department of Public Safety 132 48 $60,720
Department of Human Services 0 170 $37,400
Judicial Department 56 2 $21,720
Department of Public Health and Environment 32 32 $19,200
Department of Agriculture 15 61 $19,120
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs 0 83 $18,260
Department of Education 38 17 $18,180
History Colorado 22 38 $16,720
Department of Personnel and Administration 23 19 $12,920
Department of Local Affairs 4 17 $5,260
Office of Information Technology 8 6 $4,360
Department of Labor and Employment 6 2 $2,720
Department of Revenue 0 3 $660
Totals 4,100 3,286 $2,280,920
Table 3
Average Restroom Construction Costs in FY 2023-24
Component Cost
Multi-Stall Restroom $203,000
Single-Stall Restroom $153,700
Changing Station $310
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Local Government
Similar to the state, expenditures will increase for local governments to update signage and
incorporate the bill’s requirements into new construction and renovation projects beginning in
FY 2023-24.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming no
referendum petition is filed.
State Appropriations
For FY 2023-24, the bill requires the following appropriations from the General Fund:
$976,680 to the Department of Higher Education;
$60,720 to the Department of Public Safety;
$37,400 to the Department of Human Services;
$21,720 to the Judicial Department;
$19,200 to the Department of Public Health and Environment;
$19,120 to the Department of Agriculture;
$18,260 to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs;
$16,720 to History Colorado;
$12,920 to the Department of Personnel and Administration;
$5,260 to the Department of Local Affairs;
$4,360 to the Office of Information Technology; and
$660 to the Department of Revenue.
For FY 2023-24, the bill requires the following appropriations from cash funds:
$823,000 to the Department of Natural Resources; and
$244,000 to the Department of Transportation.
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.