Florida Senate - 2023 SB 1282 By Senator Stewart 17-01049A-23 20231282__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to public restroom requirements; 3 amending s. 553.86, F.S.; requiring the Florida 4 Building Commission to adopt certain requirements in 5 the Florida Building Code for certain public restroom 6 facilities newly constructed or renovated after a 7 specified date; providing an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1.Section 553.86, Florida Statutes, is amended to 12 read: 13 553.86Public restroom requirements restrooms; ratio of 14 facilities for men and women; application; incorporation into 15 the Florida Building Code.The Florida Building Commission shall 16 incorporate into the Florida Building Code, to be adopted by 17 rule pursuant to s. 553.73(1):, 18 (1)A ratio of public restroom facilities for men and women 19 which must be provided in all buildings that are newly 20 constructed after September 30, 1992, and that have restrooms 21 open to the public. This subsection section does not apply to 22 establishments licensed under chapter 509 if the establishment 23 does not provide meeting or banquet rooms which accommodate more 24 than 150 persons and the establishment has at least the same 25 number of water closets for women as the combined total of water 26 closets and urinals for men. 27 (2)For public restroom facilities with an accessible 28 toilet compartment or a single-user toilet room which are newly 29 constructed or renovated after July 1, 2023, the installation of 30 a hook within the reach range of an average-sized person while 31 the person is sitting on the toilet seat, and that such public 32 restroom facilities must otherwise be in compliance with ss. 33 553.501-553.313 and all applicable requirements set forth in the 34 Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction. 35 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.