AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RESTROOM ACCESS ACT (Requires retail establishments with 3 persons or more on premises without public restrooms to allow customers to use employee restrooms for certain medical conditions upon presentation of documentary proof with violators fined $250. Effective 1/1/20)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 3, 2019
Last action Jun 25, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 19, 2019
How they voted
71–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 73
Jun 19, 2019
D
Democratic65
96% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Referred to committee
06/25/2019 Referred to Senate Commerce
Jun 19, 2019
House · Passed
06/19/2019 House passed Sub A
Jun 12, 2019
Legislature · Reported by committee
06/12/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
May 22, 2019
Legislature · Reported by committee
05/22/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 3, 2019
House · Introduced
05/03/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Amore
DDemocratic
P
Joe Shekarchi
DDemocratic
P
Joseph McNamara
DDemocratic
P
Mia Ackerman
DDemocratic
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