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IN SB0521
Bill
Status
1/14/2015
Primary Sponsor
Frank Mrvan
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AI Summary
Senate Bill No. 521 Summary
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Requires retail establishments with employee toilet facilities to allow customers with eligible medical conditions to use them during normal business hours upon request, if no public restroom is immediately accessible.
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Eligible medical conditions include Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, ostomy device users, and any other condition requiring immediate toilet access.
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Access is permitted only if the facility is reasonably safe, at least three employees are working, the establishment doesn't normally make restrooms public, and access creates no obvious health, safety, or security risks.
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Denying access in violation of these conditions constitutes a Class C infraction with a civil penalty of up to $100.
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Provides immunity from civil liability for retail establishment owners, operators, and employees allowing customer access under these conditions, unless the act or omission is willful, grossly negligent, or occurs in a public-accessible area.
Legislative Description
Restroom access for certain retail customers. Provides that if a retail establishment has a toilet facility on its premises for the use of the retail establishment's employees, a customer, upon request, must be allowed to use the toilet facility during normal business hours if certain conditions are met, including that: (1) the customer has Crohn's disease or another medical condition requiring the customer to have immediate access to a toilet facility; (2) the toilet facility is reasonably safe for use by the customer; and (3) there is no public restroom immediately accessible to the customer. Makes it a Class C
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Civil Law
1/14/2015