HF 2263: Relating to access to an employee restroom facility in retail establishments for individuals with eligible medical conditions, and providing penalties

What it does

This bill provides for access to an employee restroom facility in retail establishments for individuals with eligible medical conditions. The bill creates a new Code chapter entitled the “Restroom Access Act”. The bill provides definitions for the purposes of the new Code chapter, including “eligible medical condition”, which includes Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or any other inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, any condition requiring the use of an ostomy device, and any other medical condition that requires immediate access to a restroom facility; “employee restroom facility”, “health care professional”, and “retail establishment”.

In plain words

1. February 6, 2020Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee