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1	1	89R4302 MPF-F
2	2	By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 2326
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to access to universal changing facilities in places of
10	10	public accommodation and public buildings.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 341, Health and Safety
13	13	Code, is amended by adding Section 341.070 to read as follows:
14	14	Sec. 341.070. UNIVERSAL CHANGING FACILITIES. (a) In this
15	15	section:
16	16	(1) "Person with a disability" means a person with a
17	17	physical, intellectual, behavioral, or cognitive impairment
18	18	resulting in the person's inability to perform the activities of
19	19	daily life.
20	20	(2) "Place of public accommodation" means any of the
21	21	following locations:
22	22	(A) a place of exhibition, entertainment, or
23	23	gathering, including a movie theater, theater of the dramatic or
24	24	performing arts, concert hall, auditorium, sports arena or stadium,
25	25	and convention center;
26	26	(B) a sales or rental establishment comprising at
27	27	least 40,000 square feet, including a shopping mall and shopping
28	28	center;
29	29	(C) a place of public display or collection,
30	30	including a museum, library, and gallery;
31	31	(D) a place of recreation, including a park, zoo,
32	32	and amusement park;
33	33	(E) a public or private primary or secondary
34	34	school, a public or private institution of higher education, and
35	35	any other place of education;
36	36	(F) a social service center, including a senior
37	37	center and homeless shelter;
38	38	(G) a station or terminal used for specified
39	39	public transportation, including an airport, train depot, and bus
40	40	station; and
41	41	(H) a professional office of a health care
42	42	provider, including a hospital and rehabilitation center.
43	43	(3) "Public building" means a building or facility
44	44	used by the public and owned or controlled by this state or a
45	45	political subdivision of this state.
46	46	(4) "Universal changing facility" means an enclosed
47	47	family or assisted use toilet facility not designated by gender and
48	48	designed for use by a person with a disability, with the assistance
49	49	of the person's care provider, for personal hygiene purposes.
50	50	(b) This section applies only to a place of public
51	51	accommodation or public building:
52	52	(1) that is constructed on or after January 1, 2026; or
53	53	(2) for which a building permit application is
54	54	submitted on or after January 1, 2026, for renovation of its main
55	55	facility, not including a parking garage or other parking area,
56	56	with an estimated cost of at least $50,000.
57	57	(c) A person with control over the restrooms and changing
58	58	facilities in a place of public accommodation or public building
59	59	shall install in one or more of its restrooms or changing facilities
60	60	a universal changing facility that is accessible to the general
61	61	public and is not designated by gender.
62	62	(d) A universal changing facility installed as required
63	63	under this section must contain:
64	64	(1) an electronic, height-adjustable adult changing
65	65	table with a safety rail or safety belt; and
66	66	(2) amenities, including a waste receptacle, toilet,
67	67	sink, soap dispenser, and paper towel dispenser.
68	68	(e) A universal changing facility installed as required
69	69	under this section must comply with the guidelines established in
70	70	the International Building Code and the American National Standards
71	71	Institute Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and
72	72	Facilities, commonly cited as "ANSI A117.1," as the code and that
73	73	standard existed on January 1, 2024.
74	74	(f) A person with control over the restrooms and changing
75	75	facilities in a place of public accommodation or public building
76	76	shall post a sign in a conspicuous space and include on any central
77	77	directory in the place or building clear language indicating the
78	78	location of each restroom or changing facility with a universal
79	79	changing facility. The sign must comply with the 2012 Texas
80	80	Accessibility Standards.
81	81	(g) The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation by rule
82	82	shall establish exceptions to the required installation of a
83	83	universal changing facility under this section for an owner of a
84	84	place of public accommodation or public building who demonstrates
85	85	that compliance with this section:
86	86	(1) would result in an undue financial burden on the
87	87	owner; or
88	88	(2) is not possible due to the available space at the
89	89	place or building.
90	90	SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas
91	91	Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt the rules
92	92	required by Section 341.070, Health and Safety Code, as added by
93	93	this Act.
94	94	(b) This section takes effect September 1, 2025.
95	95	SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this
96	96	Act takes effect January 1, 2026.