A10658 — 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.

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 378 of the executive law.

• Section 378 of the executive law

  21. a. Standards for all-gender bathrooms to provide privacy and secu- rity, incorporating best practices in restroom design, including but not limited to: (i) lockable individual toilet stalls with a minimum door height of eighty-four inches and a maximum undercut of four inches; (ii) no visual gaps at the sides of doors and pilasters; (iii) shared sink areas positioned outside of individual toilet stalls; (iv) allowance for separate sinks within individual stalls; and (v) installation of privacy partitions compliant with the interna- tional association of plumbing and mechanical officials' standards published under the IAPMO/ANSI/CAN Z124.10-2022, or the most recently published version of such publication. b. All-gender bathrooms may include urinals provided they are enclosed within individual lockable stalls meeting the privacy standards in para- graph a of this subdivision. c. (i) The department shall promulgate or amend regulations to allow and facilitate the designation, installation, and use of all-gender bathrooms in any use group as defined in the state building code, including but not limited to commercial, institutional, educational, and public facilities. (ii) All-gender bathrooms shall be permitted in both new construction and existing structures undergoing repair, renovation, or alteration work. italics (iii) Standards developed pursuant to this subdivision shall include requirements for signage and wayfinding standards to ensure clear iden- tification of all-gender bathrooms while maintaining inclusivity and accessibility. d. For the purposes of this subdivision, "all-gender bathrooms" shall mean multi-fixture toilet rooms with separate, lockable partitions and a shared sink area that can be used by individuals of all gender identi- ties. § 403.6 All-gender bathrooms. 1. (a) All-gender bathrooms shall be designed to provide privacy and security, incorporating best practices in restroom design, including but not limited to: (i) lockable individual toilet stalls with a minimum door height of 84 inches and a maximum undercut of 4 inches; (ii) no visual gaps at the sides of doors and pilasters; (iii) shared sink areas positioned outside of individual toilet stalls; (iv) allowance for separate sinks within individual stalls; and (v) installation of privacy partitions compliant with the interna- tional association of plumbing and mechanical officials' standards published under the IAPMO/ANSI/CAN Z124.10-2022, or the most recently published version of such publication. (b) All-gender bathrooms may include urinals provided they are enclosed within individual lockable stalls meeting the privacy standards in paragraph (a) of this subdivision. 2. All-gender bathrooms shall be permitted in both new construction and existing structures undergoing repair, renovation, or alteration work. 3. Standards developed pursuant to this section shall include require- ments for signage and wayfinding standards to ensure clear identifica- tion of all-gender bathrooms while maintaining inclusivity and accessi- bility. 4. For the purposes of this section, "all-gender bathrooms" shall mean multi-fixture toilet rooms with separate, lockable partitions and a shared sink area that can be used by individuals of all gender identi- ties.

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Action History

1. March 19, 2026

   REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sponsors

• Andrew Hevesi · Primary

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