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Requiring the installation and maintenance of adult changing stations at highway rest areas
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 26, 2021
- Done: House committeeFebruary 9, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 492
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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What’s in it
AI summary The Iowa Department of Transportation would be required to install and take care of adult changing stations at certain rest areas. These stations are special facilities designed to help adults with specific needs. This new rule would end on July 1, 2026.1
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This bill requires the department of transportation (DOT) to H.F. install and maintain adult changing stations in facilities at rest areas as determined by the DOT. The bill defines the term “adult changing station”. The requirement is repealed July 1, 2026.
House subcommittee
Named January 26, 2021. On February 2, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Fiscal note
AI summary This bill requires the Department of Transportation to install and maintain adult changing stations at certain rest areas. If the Department of Transportation performs an average of four renovations per year, it would cost the Primary Road Fund between $84,000 and $104,000 annually.3
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Description
House File 492 requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to install and maintain adult changing stations in facilities at certain rest areas as determined by the DOT. An adult changing station is defined as an adult changing table placed within an enclosed restroom facility or other similar facility that is for use by persons with disabilities who need assistance with diapering.
The requirement is repealed July 1, 2026.
Background
The DOT has 38 rest areas throughout the State on several highways. Nineteen of these rest areas are considered modern rest areas by the DOT. A full list of State rest areas is provided at www.iowadot.gov/maintenance/rest-areas.
Assumptions
Based on consultations with external architects, the DOT believes that 19 modern rest areas may be suitable for adult changing stations. Older rest areas may require more significant remodeling efforts to accommodate adult changing stations. Based on consultation, the DOT estimates the cost to install an adult changing station in a modern rest area to be between $21,000 and $26,000.
Fiscal Impact
The DOT has not identified the number of rest areas that may be renovated in accordance with HF 492. However, an average of four renovations per year would require annual expenditures from the Primary Road Fund of between $84,000 and $104,000.
Sources
- Legislative Services Agency
- Department of Transportation
- Adult Changing Stations · February 17, 2021 · $104,000
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Tried before
Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.
Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- HF 2097 Requiring the installation and maintenance of adult changing stations at highway rest area…88th General Assembly · Passed House · same titlePassed a chamber
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