ESHB 1562: Increasing the availability of baby diaper changing stations.

What this bill does

Requires a baby diaper changing station in both a restroom accessible to women and a restroom accessible to men, or in a gender-neutral restroom, in each newly constructed public building in which a public restroom is required and in any existing public building when a permit is issued for the renovation of a public restroom in the building with an estimated cost of $10,000 or more, with certain exceptions. Provides that a first violation of the diaper changing station requirement is subject to a warning, with any subsequent violation classified as a class 2 civil infraction.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 4, 2025
  67 yea · 28 nay · 3 not voting
• House: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 19, 2025
  67 yea · 26 nay · 5 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 15, 2025
  40 yea · 8 nay · 1 not voting

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