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S 7131 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes standards for the design and construction of all-gender bathrooms

Summary
Establishes standards for the design and construction of all-gender bathrooms in the state and in New York city; provides standards will be permitted in both new construction and existing structures undergoing repair, renovation, or alteration work.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Last action May 28, 2026
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What changed between versions

S7131A → S7131B · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill number was updated from S 7131-A to S 7131-B, and the legislative history was expanded to reflect the bill's favorable reporting and recommitment to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development. The core text regarding plumbing code amendments for all-gender bathrooms remains substantively unchanged, though the internal section numbering for the plumbing code provisions was shifted from 403.5 to 403.6.
Scope change
The bill's scope of applicability and substantive policy requirements remain unchanged; the changes are limited to administrative tracking numbers and committee status.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from S 7131-A to S 7131-B.

Committee status updated to show the bill was reported favorably and recommitted to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development.

The internal section number for the new plumbing code provision was changed from 403.5 to 403.6.

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026

How they voted

45–15
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
May 28, 2026
D Democratic41
39 Yea 1 Nay 1
95% Yea
R Republican22
6 Yea 14 Nay 2
63% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 28, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7131B
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7131A
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Rachel May
Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
48