| 1 | 1 | | BILL AS INTRODUCED S.16 |
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| 2 | 2 | | 2025 Page 1 of 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | VT LEG #379233 v.1 |
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| 6 | 6 | | S.16 1 |
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| 7 | 7 | | Introduced by Senators White, Clarkson, Gulick, Hardy and Mattos 2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Referred to Committee on 3 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Date: 4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Subject: Health; public buildings; restrooms; changing stations 5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require that an 6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | infant changing station be available in at least one restroom in any public 7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | building or place of public accommodation. 8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | An act relating to infant changing stations in restrooms in public buildings 9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | and places of public accommodation 10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 1791 is amended to read: 12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | § 1791. DEFINITIONS 13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | As used in this chapter: 14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | * * * 15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | (4) “Infant changing station” means a space within a restroom where an 16 |
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| 22 | 22 | | infant’s diaper can be changed. 17 |
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| 23 | 23 | | (5) “Available” means that any individual, regardless of gender, can 18 |
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| 24 | 24 | | enter the restroom where the infant changing station is located to change an 19 |
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| 25 | 25 | | infant’s diaper. 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED S.16 |
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| 29 | 29 | | VT LEG #379233 v.1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Sec. 2. 18 V.S.A. § 1794 is added to read: 1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | § 1794. INFANT CHANGING STATIONS 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (a) At least one restroom in any public building or place of public 3 |
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| 33 | 33 | | accommodation shall contain an infant changing station and the restroom shall 4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | be available for use by any individual, regardless of gender. 5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (b) The Commissioner of Public Safety may inspect for compliance under 6 |
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| 36 | 36 | | subsection (a) of this section during any inspection conducted pursuant to 7 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 20 V.S.A. § 2731(b). 8 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 9 |
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| 39 | 39 | | This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 10 |
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