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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to diaper changing stations in restrooms in buildings |
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accessible to the public. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 341, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 341.0615 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 341.0615. DIAPER CHANGING STATIONS. A person who |
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engages in or contracts for the construction or renovation of any |
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building owned, operated, or managed by the person that has one or |
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more restrooms accessible to the public shall provide a diaper |
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changing station in at least one restroom designated for each |
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gender or, if applicable, in at least one restroom not designated by |
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gender. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the construction or renovation of a building with restrooms |
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accessible to the public that begins on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |