Florida Senate - 2024                                      SB 44
       
       
        
       By Senator Stewart
       
       
       
       
       
       17-00222-24                                             202444__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to public restroom requirements;
    3         amending s. 553.86, F.S.; requiring the Florida
    4         Building Commission to adopt certain requirements in
    5         the Florida Building Code for certain public restroom
    6         facilities newly constructed or renovated after a
    7         specified date; providing an effective date.
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    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   11         Section 1. Section 553.86, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   12  read:
   13         553.86 Public restroom requirements restrooms; ratio of
   14  facilities for men and women; application; incorporation into
   15  the Florida Building Code.—The Florida Building Commission shall
   16  incorporate into the Florida Building Code, to be adopted by
   17  rule pursuant to s. 553.73(1):,
   18         (1) A ratio of public restroom facilities for men and women
   19  which must be provided in all buildings that are newly
   20  constructed after September 30, 1992, and that have restrooms
   21  open to the public. This subsection section does not apply to
   22  establishments licensed under chapter 509 if the establishment
   23  does not provide meeting or banquet rooms that which accommodate
   24  more than 150 persons and the establishment has at least the
   25  same number of water closets for women as the combined total of
   26  water closets and urinals for men.
   27         (2) For public restroom facilities with a wheelchair
   28  accessible toilet compartment or a single-user toilet room which
   29  are newly constructed or renovated after July 1, 2024, both of
   30  the following requirements:
   31         (a) That a hook be installed within the reach range of an
   32  average-sized person while the person is sitting on the toilet
   33  seat.
   34         (b) That such public restroom facilities must otherwise be
   35  in compliance with ss. 553.501-553.513 and all applicable
   36  requirements set forth in the Florida Accessibility Code for
   37  Building Construction.
   38         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.