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IA SF2014

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Molly Donahue

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires retail establishments with employee-only restrooms to provide emergency restroom access to customers with qualifying medical conditions during normal business hours

  • Covers consumers with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, conditions requiring ostomy devices, or other conditions requiring immediate restroom access

  • Consumers must provide written documentation from a licensed health care professional confirming their eligible medical condition

  • Retail establishments and their agents are immune from civil liability for injuries to consumers using employee restrooms, unless the act or omission is grossly negligent

  • Access is not required if it would create obvious health/safety risks to the consumer, obvious security risks to the business, or significantly curtail normal business operations

Legislative Description

A bill for an act creating the restroom emergency access Act, and providing civil penalties.

Last Action

Subcommittee: Sweeney, Donahue, and Webster. S.J. 123.

1/21/2026

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services1/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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